Chapter 19

I know that saying sorry is not enough for them to forgive me. Lucas is right; if I ask for forgiveness, papa should be the one who has the right.

"You are not like this, Azeria!" "Is it because of that man?!” I don't want him to tell others what I did. I immediately separated from Red and looked at Lucas, his jaw set.

"It's my fault; I left him too. Lucas," I said, crying. "I-I left him as well." It's all my fault. Now that they say I only did that thing because of Rezoir, it hurts me. I closed my eyes. I knew what I had done was wrong. If I don't make them understand, they will never understand me. So I decided that to understand a person, one must first know their story. I took a deep breath, wiped my tears, and tried to calm down. I need to calm down because I'm still pregnant.

I stared at the three of them. Even dimly, they understand me. It's still better for them to know my reason.

"I want to be here in Manila, not because I badly want to become independent," I said. "My mother