“Raphael?” I whispered.

"Yes?”

“Why did you want to marry me?”

He sighed. “Because I was attracted to you, Alice. Not just physically, but also emotionally. At first, when I saw you crying, I thought that I had done something wrong. But then I remembered that it was my fault you fell. And I thought that perhaps, you could forgive me."

“I don’t know what to say,” I admitted, staring at him in astonishment. “But I can assure you that I’ve forgiven you, Raph. I think you’re one of the only people who has ever made me cry like that. I’ve never cried in front of anyone other than him,...