"If ever you fall in love, guard your heart. Keep it closed to those who are unworthy of entry."

I was rendered speechless. For the next few minutes, I just stared at him in sheer stupefaction.

He said it so casually, but I know that there's something deep within those words.

Suddenly, the conversation that I had with Cynthia a couple of weeks ago came back to my memory. She told me that Celestine, Garren's supposed wife, left them on the exact day of their marriage.

By any chance, is Garren referring to that woman as the unworthy one?

Perhaps the wounds in his heart that were caused by her...