She smiled with a hint of bitterness. "I didn't break up with him just because of Irene. I also didn't have the courage to face the whole world with him."

"I love him so much that I don't want him fighting his family and the whole world because of me. He could've had a perfect life as a young master, but he might end up with nothing. Chris, since you say you have feelings for me, I think you can understand what I mean," she said.

Chris felt a deep ache hearing Aurora's confession ...