"Yes, we were in love," Kane admitted before looking downward like he was in deep regret. By the time he lifted his face from the window again, she had developed a sense of empathy towards him. He saw the look on her face as simply pitiful. Maybe, the widow was creating a mental picture of him and what he might have gone for pursuing a forbidden love.

"I understand how you feel," the widow began after a short silence between them. "I know you might have gone through a lot to get to this point. I know perhaps, you have made a lot of sacrifices for this too but, you...