When Meghan was taken away, her eyes were vacant and filled with despair. "Ashton, if I had never gone back to Halston and had stayed in Calder to live an ordinary life, would things have turned out differently?"I looked at her and answered coldly, "There are no what-ifs."Meghan let out a bitter laugh before the police led her to the patrol car.The case went through trial quickly. The evidence was solid, and Meghan was ultimately sentenced to life in prison.After settling everything in Halston, I returned to the Nicholson estate in Calder. It was the last thing Mom and Dad had left me.I had already dug up the rose bushes in the yard, just like I had uprooted whatever love I once had for Meghan. I hired someone to turn over the soil and plant a new sapling.It wasn't a dogwood this time, but an oak tree. An oak tree stood strong through everything. I figured it was time for me to start a new life.Once in a while, late at night, I still dreamed of that young woman running th
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