Any man would want to pick her up and protect her to the best of their ability.

Before she could say anything, Nathan spoke up first with a bitter look of regret. His words were as sharp and merciless as knives.

"Briana, we are not young anymore. We're adults now and we have to be reasonable. Therefore, the past should stay in the past. You're already in your mid thirties. So, you should understand that we're long past the age of living for the sake of love. Look at you, you cried so much that your wrinkles are showing!"

Those words stabbed into her heart, that beat only for the...