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BEATRICE:

My heart felt so heavy seeing Christina. Her face was pale and did not even bother to wipe her tears. When her eyes landed on mine, her lips quivered and burst out crying uncontrollably. It seemed like seeing me made her cry even more.

What the heck did I just do? I did not do anything wrong, right? I did not.

My insides were already panicking inside.

I held my hands in the air, planning to comfort her, but stopped mid-air. She would only slap my hands away.

Everette automatically rushed towards his wife while I stood on the doorway, without knowing what to do anymore. All I could do was stare at the two of them while painfully witnessing how the woman who was always strong in front of me became vulnerable. Christina was always smiling when I had some problems. She was my cheerleader in the past. But when I was on the verge of returning my favors towards her, I could no longer do it.

"Why did you bring here, Everette?" she said between sobs. “That woman was the caus