Chapter 18

The caller quickly revealed the truth I'd been unaware of for so long. When the Smith family fell into crisis and the company was on the verge of bankruptcy, almost everyone chose to distance themselves. True colors were revealed in times of hardships like this. I was among the people who had left. I was the one Ophelia once loved deeply and dreamed of marrying. She had thought I'd stay by her side at her most vulnerable moment, but I hadn't. Not only had I left, but I had also delivered a devastating blow. I left without saying goodbye and sent her a text that crushed her hopes entirely. Then, I disappeared into the ends of the world. But that hadn't been the only misfortune. Her father got beaten up by debt collectors and hospitalized because of company issues. He'd already been suffering from preexisting health conditions, and the combined pressure of the company's crisis proved to be too much for him. He passed away not long after being hospitalized. All these events pili