Chapter 5

Without a second thought, I blocked Ethan everywhere.

I stood up and took a good look around this villa that William had especially prepared for me in this unfamiliar city.

I opened the window, and the air was instantly filled with the sweet scent of fresh flowers.

Right in the yard, there was a stunning sea of crimson roses, blooming wildly and catching my breath.

When I was 22, Ethan showed up, holding a bunch of fiery red roses, just like these, telling me how much he loved me.

He asked me to be his girlfriend.

That year... felt like…