Alden half-threw Hannah onto the bed, pinning her arms so she couldn’t struggle. Alden’s eyes were red, holding back tears. Inside, Alden was truly tormented.

If it were that easy to get rid of Sarah, Alden would have done it long ago. However, what happened in the past was something Alden had to bear as punishment.

“Don’t say that again!” Alden half-commanded.

“You chose Sarah in the first place!”

“I choose you!”

“Even if you choose me, she will always haunt us. I can’t live a married life with another woman’s shadow,” Hannah retorted. “For how long? Forever?”

Alden couldn’t answer that because no one knew when Sarah would truly...