I sat down on his bed and smiled bitterly, "But it won't be me."

"Why?" Seth got up and sat down beside me. Then he grabbed my hand and said, "Patrick has nothing to do with you anymore. He is going to marry Caroline Archer, right? I know all of this. You are an independent person. You are free. And you don't belong to anyone!"

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I didn't pull back my hand. Instead, I let him hold my hand like this.

Seth looked at me and seemed to be a little anxious, "If you are worried about my parents, you can rest assured that I will handle them well and...