Chapter 17

Conrad

I stared in awe as Katherine and a man I couldn't recognize walked away before me. I had no idea what to feel at that moment, but I did my best to restrain my emotions from getting the better of me. I was in public, and acting recklessly would earn me nothing but disrespect.

I had suddenly lost the charisma and energy that was brewing in me moments ago. The scene I had just witnessed had drained me completely of energy, and I was struggling to keep myself from collapsing on my knees and crying like a child.

I had thought that Katherine turning down my offer was heartbreaking, but this had thrown me off balance. Katherine had accepted another man's offer, the very moment she rejected mine, and right in front of me. I wanted to feel like a fool for coming here, but my feelings wouldn't let me.

I should not be any, she didn't owe me anything. It was all my fault, I was the reason I was in this condition. We were divorced now, and there was nothing I could do about it. She had the