"Yes, we were in love," Kane admitted before looking downward like he was in deep regret. By the time he lifted his face from the window again, she had developed a sense of empathy towards him. He saw the look on her face as simply pitiful. Maybe, the widow was creating a mental picture of him and what he might have gone for pursuing a forbidden love.
"I understand how you feel," the widow began after a short silence between them. "I know you might have gone through a lot to get to this point. I know perhaps, you have made a lot of sacrifices for this too but, you don't have to give up. You have come too far to give up. Not just that, you have sacrificed enough to turn back now. "If I may ask you, how did you discover her---how did it all begin?"
Amid his intense looks, Kane smiled
