The couple’s departure didn’t put an end to the celebration, but Mukhtar Waris knew that he wouldn’t be able to muster enough enthusiasm for the celebratory mood. Not with the shocker, he just got that moment and the way his inside was set in turmoil, so he turned towards the direction of his car, feeling like he had to leave that place instantly.

Yet when he got to his car, he could only sit down without starting the ignition, and his held-back thoughts all flooded his mind.

Marissa! Right there under his nose! Well, not really that she was so close to him, but he could not believe that he...