Chapter Eighty-eight

Catherine's POV

I felt as though I were imprisoned in some sort of hallucination as everyone around me began to blur. The news that Philip had wed another person came as a shock to me. Everything he told me was so unbelievable.

"My new wife." My heart wrenched as I heard the words again in my head. My system took a tremendous jolt from it, and I was experiencing uncontrollable emotional outbursts. The man I had been searching for with all of my heart and thoughts would provide me with answers and closure had not only walked away from me but had also started a fresh home.

I walked out of the area because I couldn't stand to be around Philip and Lizzie, who had become his new wife. My chest was in anguish, and my mind was racing. How would he have treated me like this?

I quickly went back to my new room, where Rose was waiting for me. I was unable to remain in that house any longer due to the rage, hurt, and humiliation that were coursing through me. I had to get away from the unpleasa