Joanna’s eyes narrowed slightly. It didn’t seem like she had fully expected this, but she wasn’t very surprised, either.

In fact, it seemed as though she had prepared herself for this very day, just in case.

“Tense is putting it lightly,” she said coldly. “You were always the golden child, weren’t you? You got all the attention, all the praise. And then, when you got into that accident in order to save me…”

Her voice trailed off, and a mixture of guilt and resentment flickered in her eyes.

Michael’s features tensed. “It might sound unbelievable to you, but I never blamed you for that,” he said quietly.

She looked at...