Tears of blood welled in my eyes, but no matter how I pleaded, no one believed me.
With Alyssa and Josephine working together, Jonathan produced the "love letter" I had supposedly written to him, right in front of everyone at Jenny Manor.
Andrew personally compared the handwriting, and the moment the results were confirmed, the disappointment in his eyes drowned me.
Except for Teal, no one believed me.
Everyone present pointed at me and whispered, discussing my supposed indecency and impurity.
My dignity, like a wild weed on the barren plains, was trampled upon.
They avoided me like the plague, just as they had before.
It was as if I was once again burdened by the cursed rumors, every glance a silent command to stay away.
I was more repulsive and frightening to them than even the m
