Chapter 1047

Nicola could not even hear the crowd's sneers. Her mind was stuck on Charles' words. A woman of loose morals. So that was how he saw her. Not long ago, he had held her tenderly with eyes full of adoration. He had said, "Nicola, you'll always be the woman with the purest heart to me. "I'll treat you well. I want to marry you and make you Mrs. Gibson. I only want you for life." His talk of purity turned out to be all lies. In his heart, she was always tainted. He never wanted her. His true bride, the one he wanted forever, had always been Shelby. But why? Why had he been so good to her if he loved someone else? He treated her so well that she had fallen hard and wanted to stay by his side forever. And now he said he did not want her. All their love, all their sweet moments, were just a mirage. Charles' and Shelby's lips met eventually. Nicola wanted to bolt. She could not watch them together. But before she could turn, her vision went black, and she felt herself falling forward