She wanted the floor to open up and swallow her whole. She wanted to disappear. She did not want to stand in front of this crowd with all these people staring at her.
"A gold digger."
"An opportunist."
"She is just using her son to get her hands on the money of the Hawkins family."
She could read on their faces what they thought of her. She could see in their eyes how they were judging her actions. She believed she would never be good enough for these people.
Truthfully, she could not care less about what all these people presumed about her. They could all think the worst of her, and she would not mind.
However, the only opinion that mattered to her was that man whose gaze never left her. She could not ignore the pain she saw in his eyes upon seeing the proof of her betrayal. She hurt him, but he did not deserve it.
