Chapter: 2271

A look of pain flashed across Rowland's face, and his heart felt as if it had been struck. "The fact that you're here proves you still care about me."

“Of course, I care! And I always will," she declared, as if it were the most natural thing in the world. “You're my friend. You've looked out for me since we were children and played with me. Whatever happens, we're family."

“But I don‘t want to just be your friend!" Rowland bellowed, his grip tightening unconsciously. "We were one step away from getting married,"

He could have been Mia's husband and sharing a life that was rightfully theirs.

Had it not been for that incident at the boutique, he would be holding her now, lying next to her.