After being taken to the police station, I knew there was no longer any use in concealing the truth, so I confessed to everything. I had foreseen this conclusion when making my decisions. It seemed my luck had never been very good. Born into a family that valued sons over daughters, I had worked hard to get into university and join a lab. My family, desperate to pay off my brother's gambling debts, tried to force me into marrying an old widower from my village. If it hadn't been for Sullivan saving me on several occasions, I might have already ended up living that life. Selling the apartment Sullivan left...