Andrew saw that I kept silent and came over smiling to rub my lower back for me.
"I put Jessie in jail. As for Jacob, I cleared his debts for him. I gave him some money and sent him on his way."
Honestly, I didn't care at all.
After all, the only person who mattered to me was the one standing right in front of me. Besides, this man had been using Jacob as an excuse to demand an awful lot of compensation from my body.
On New Year's Eve, Andrew held me in his arms as we stood on the terrace watching fireworks.
"Claire."
"Hmm?"
I squinted, my whole body feeling completely drained of strength.
"Every year from now on, I'll be right here with you."
"Okay."
Our wedding was warm and low-key, witnessed only by our closest loved ones.
I was in my wedding dress, my arm looped through Andr
