Perhaps it was the girl's enchanting smile that day that had touched his heart.
The day the contract was laid on the table, the girl had a look of astonishment and embarrassment, but in the end, she still signed her name.
He had thought it was merely a case of rejecting what she wanted, he could tell she liked him.
But at that time, he only treated Hannah as a plaything he had bought with money. She was nothing more than a stand-in due to their unequal status. He never truly cared about her. Even on the day they separated, her desperate pleas failed to sway him.
On the contrary, he only felt annoyance.
During those two years, he sometimes lamented that Hannah had lost the vivacity and charm she had in the peach forest. She was like a lifeless puppet, her face was the only thing valuable about her.
But then, Hannah's transformation...
