Her gaze fell on Mer Chu, his face filled with love and concern, his voice so warm and gentle, and Jiho felt like she was choking.
How could she stand here, accepting his love, when she had brought so much destruction into the lives of others? Madam Li, who had loved her husband and daughter with every fiber of her being, was gone.
The original Jiho, who had given everything for the Mer she loved, was dead. And here she was, married to five mers, tearing apart families, and blaming the Su brothers for lying to her when... had she ever been true to any of them?
The realization hit her like a tidal wave—when she wanted to forget the Su brothers, she had married Mer Chu, fully aware of how much he loved her.
What had she been so proud of? Of being a woman loyal to her husbands? When? she asked herself bitterly. When had she ever been loyal to them?
