"Ian...I am married..." Ian could not believe his ears...This can not be true... "Sorry...Irene...i did not hear you correctly..." He wished that his ears betrayed him at the moment. "No Ian ...you heard it right... I am married..." She paused and dared to took a glance at him.But his face was undescribable... he still had the confused look but he did not ask her anything but waited for her to continue. "I am sorry Ian...I know I should have told you earlier...but it is my dark secret...a past which I tried to forget when I left my hometown years before..." She removed her hand from his as expecting the worst from him. "But now... at this point , I can't hide it from you anymore...I put a wall around myself,to stay away from others...not to get attached with anybody... But when you

