Chapter 38: Clearing the Misunderstanding [ Part 2 ]

In the hospital room, George's voice was filled with a mixture of remorse and urgency as he began to explain himself to Sherly. He watched her closely, hoping to convey the sincerity of his words through his eyes.

"Sherly, I need you to understand." The grip he had on Sherly's hand tightened a little as he assured her that everything was really real and that everything he wanted to say, he wanted her to believe. Meanwhile, Sherly only rubbed her hand against his hand and listened to him. George then took a deep breath before continuing. "That day, the person I was with was Andrea," George confessed, his voice laced with regret. "We had an arrangement, a contract of sorts, that if we didn't find anyone else, we would marry each other. But things changed, Sherly. We both found someone we truly cared about. That is the reason why we decided to meet each other after years of stablishing our contract."

Sherly listened intently, her heart heavy with the weight of George's revelation. Who wo