"Being together will lead to no good end!" Freddy Nelson stood at the only exit, reaching out to Victoria Gibson.
Each word, each sentence, was like a knife harshly stabbed into her heart.
The gap between them had never been about their backgrounds.
It was about hatred.
Just like the scar on his chest, which hadn't faded in over ten years, constantly reminding her of the mistakes her father once made...
Victoria Gibson's resolve was slowly wavering, yet her heart sank gently.
Suddenly, she lifted her head, her gaze directly meeting Freddy Nelson's.
"I can't leave! No matter what you say, I can't abandon Chad Yakov... He might be right; this is what I owe him..."
With one sentence spoken, Victoria felt like she was freed.
Without really thinking about it, she pondered whether she truly wanted to stay for compensation or if she couldn't simply leave this Villa's Master...
