“What happened?” Alex's voice echoed.
“I stormed into her f*****g empire, ready to teach her a lesson. Ready to destroy her for........ Well, daring to hurt Eva. I even hit her without realising it's my Lii. But the moment I saw her — REALLY saw her — I broke. I lost my f*****g mind.”
He looked like he was going to vomit.
“I hit her, Alex. I f*****g HIT HER. After five f*****g years I saw her and the first thing I did was to hit her. Without even knowing it was her. Without even looking at her face properly. I bloody hit the only girl I ever f*****g loved.…” His voice cracked again.
“I slapped her so hard she hit her head. Bleeding. And when she fought back— when her eyes locked onto mine— I saw... My Lii. But she was different. She wasn’t the sweet, innocent girl I once knew but a gro
