A year had passed since Lydia left the country. In that single year, her entire life had changed.
She excelled at work, gradually settled into her new life, and most importantly, she had met someone new and finally built a future that belonged to her alone.
"What are you thinking about?"
Sitting in the restaurant, Lydia had been gazing absentmindedly out the window, her thoughts drifting back to the past.
She could not help wondering why she had not left sooner, why she had wasted so much time and energy on someone who had long since become rotten beyond saving.
The sudden voice pulled her out of her thoughts. Lydia shook her head and looked at the man seated across from her.
The man seated opposite her possessed strikingly sharp features and an almost oppressive presence. At first g
