It may have been his secret crush on her for the past eight years, his refusal to divorce her when she suddenly left without saying goodbye, or the shock of how much she had changed since she came back. Leo was pretty confident that he had already fallen in love with Mona, no matter which one it was. But he also knew that no matter how he tried to explain, she would never believe him again.

Mona wouldn't take him back, even if she believed it. The agony of the past can't be fixed. He stayed quiet as he thought about these things. But Mona got the idea to tell...