“I don’t want the money,” Yena said, “because I don’t regret marrying you.”
“What does that have to do with it?”
“Everything.” She frowned at him, like he didn’t understand. “I don’t want you to think I only married you for the money.”
He sighed and said, “I know, Yena. I know you believe that.”
“It’s true,” she said. “I know things started off strange between us, but I married you because I wanted you all along. And then… I loved you, too, Nolan.”
She looked like she was shaking. Nolan wanted to reach out and hold her, but it wouldn’t have been right.
“I’m willing go back to my regular life now,” she said, “without you feeling like you have to compensate me for anything. You don’t owe me. I wanted to be here with you all this time.”
Nolan felt tears start to well in his eyes.
