Chapter 8

The pain I went through back then was unbearable, and I never wanted to experience anything like that again. Honestly, the moment I found out that Silas had faked going bankrupt just to push me into a divorce, any feelings I had for him just vanished. Silas stood there. His lips were barely moving. It took him a few seconds before he finally murmured, "Rhea, I've never told anyone this, but those months we spent in that rented apartment were the best days of my life." I slapped him. I probably wouldn't have if he hadn't brought that up. How could he be that shameless? Did he even realize what those days meant to me? "You call those the best days of your life? Did you ever stop to think about what they were like for me? I worked three jobs a day and wouldn't even spare two bucks for bus fare. I walked everywhere instead. "That was the hardest, darkest time of my life. Not because of the work, but because I gave you everything I had, but you crushed it like it meant nothing. "If I