The Orphan He Never Loved

I was an orphan saved by Ethan Reed.

He cherished me, adored me, made me the most envied girl in the city---yet he never married me.

That day, I overheard him talking to his best friend about me.

His tone was indifferent.

"She's just an orphan with no status. How could I possibly marry her?"

At his grand wedding to a high-society woman, my uncle arranged for me to marry far away.

I got into the car leaving town.

That day, he abandoned everything and chased after me, just to tell me---he regretted it.

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"Clara, I promise you. I'll marry him."