I Paid in Blood, He Paid in Regret
He said, "Lucia, once I've handled everything, I'll marry you. No matter what happens to you, I'll still want you."
Back then, I was shaking with pain, but I felt like the luckiest person in the world.
And now, he was in the same posture, using the same tone, and making the same promise. But this time, I wasn't the one he was making it to.
Demetrio took out a ring from his blazer pocket.
The next moment, he carefully slid that ring onto Carlotta's unscarred ring finger right in front of me. "I will marry you, Carlotta."