Chapter 46 He Is Not Himself

• Everyone froze in shock and seemed to turn to stone. Yes, I wanted to hear such words, but right now I felt so much pain for my sister, as I had never felt for myself on that fateful night when Alan took advantage of my helplessness. Silence hung in the room and no one dared to speak a word.
• Valeri opened her mouth slightly and obediently took the box that her former fiancé handed to her.
• "This is my farewell gift to you. I hope it will comfort you at least a little," Shulgin spoke again and abruptly turned his back to all of us. "Thank you for the dinner invitation, but I better leave now."