'I fell for Nathaniel completely. He is kind, loving, attentive—everything a woman dreams of in a husband. I can't help but feel blessed to have him by my side. And yet, there has always been a corner of my heart restless with doubt.
Would he still have chosen me if he knew it was Zara who saved him from the water? Would the truth make him turn away from me… or worse, despise me?
So many times I wanted to tell him the truth, but the fear of losing him, of shattering everything we had, held me back. I couldn't muster the courage to speak.'
Zara's hands trembled as she held onto the pages, her eyes burning with unshed tears. Her lips twisted into a bitter sneer as she whispered hoarsely, "So you did feel guilty… yet you never said a word to me. You never once apologized, Nora."
Her voice cracked with the weight of betrayal. "You didn't even know I was there that day, listening. You lied to him."
