Chloe Bennet was no longer the woman he loved.
This realization drove him to utter despair.
He had made tremendous sacrifices and concessions, yet in the end, all he saw was an empty shell.
A woman wearing her mask, exploiting her identity, exploiting his love for her, wantonly doing as she pleased.
Yet the most pathetic part was that he was powerless to resist.
She hooked her arm around his neck, pressing close to him, and breathed on him.
He still couldn't control himself, couldn't stop himself from embracing her waist.
"What do you plan to compensate me with?" he asked her.
He could see his own reflection in her eyes, sinking deeper and deeper,
"You can have whatever compensation you want." The woman who spoke these words had no connection to the Chloe Bennet of the past.
Matilda Murphy knew, she knew it all.
Now he was finally willing to admit that he was a weak man.
Above his seemingly strong exterior, there was a wound that was difficult for anyone to find.
