"Yes."
Debra saw no reason to hide it from Juan any longer. She took a deep breath and said calmly, "I hope we can proceed with the divorce as soon as possible."
Juan felt a sudden, sharp pain in his chest. It was so intense that he could hardly breathe.
"Does it have to be this way?"
Debra paused mid-step, her back to him. Slowly, she revealed the harsh truth. "Juan, I don't love you anymore."
Those simple words felt like a dagger twisting in his heart. He instinctively clutched his chest, the pain almost unbearable.
As the head of the Nichols family, he had weathered many storms and losses, but he had nearly forgotten the raw, aching sensation of heartbreak. Until now.
Debra went on to leave, her expression serene. Before uttering those words, she recalled the first time she met Juan and how he held her hand, guiding her forward.
She had truly loved him, but that love belonged to a different lifetime. Given a second chance, she refused to repeat her mistakes.
Her love for Ju
