An unprecedented sense of helplessness and frustration engulfed me.
I opened my mouth, but no sound came out.
Tears streamed down my face as my gaze fell to the ground covered in black ash, and my broken heart burned with the flames.
When he proposed the secret marriage three years ago, I should have known that Renee and I were just pawns to be used by them to placate the Kain family, and they had only ever loved Maria.
Unfortunately, I realized this too late.
Adam discreetly wiped his hand with a tissue, then went to console Maria.
She sobbed piteously for a while, and Bowen finally released his grip on my neck, not because he was soft-hearted, but because he was busy handing Maria a tissue.
I watched the two men from the Kain family surrounding Maria, their voices filled with concern and tenderness.
Maria gradually stopped crying in their soothing voices.
At that moment, I felt ridiculously stupid for the past three years.
I lifted my foot and walked towards Renee, who lay motionless on the ground. I just wanted to take her away from this place.
But Maria still wouldn't let us go.