Chapter 11 POV of Nicholas

I admitted that I indeed only proposed to Luna back then in the interest of angering Ashley. I was mad at her for wanting to break up and fall into another man's arms.

Luna and I grew up together. In those years, I merely treated her like a sister. Yet, I was surprised when I learned that people around me kept referring to us as childhood sweethearts. Still, what surprised me even more was that Luna actually had a crush on me.

Since I knew Ashley lived in the city where I attended university, I suggested we settle there after Luna and I got married. Even though I couldn't have her, it was enough that I could glance at her from a distance.

Yet later, I gradually realized that Luna seemed like a fine choice, too. She was attentive and dynamic. She never threw a tantrum and even did everything by herself in the decoration of our new house. At night, she lay on my shoulder and thought of our future lives. She told me that judging by how this year was the ninth year she had loved me, it