Listening to Evelyn's voice, Caden Lockwood's heart felt like it was being painfully unraveled.
In the end, he and Evelyn still faced the current predicament.
He opened his mouth, wanting to tell her that this was all false, that he harbored no ill intentions toward her and only wished for her to stay by his side, loving him.
However, he was in no position to say such words.
Because… he couldn't deny it, nor could he lie.
"Say it!" Evelyn shouted, "Tell me my brother is lying to me, tell me he is lying to me!"
Caden held Evelyn, yet he felt utterly powerless.
He could only release his hands, then fixed his gaze on her, his dark eyes filled with intense pain, gently parting his lips: "It's… true."
Those three words were more devastating than an earthquake, tsunami, and volcanic eruption combined.
Evelyn seemed to be suddenly thrown into a confined space made of millennia-old ice, her entire body frozen from head to toe, completely devoid of warmth.
