“Start all over?” I looked at him coldly, feeling amused. “Richard, have you asked yourself why you want to start over with me?”

In the past, once he said something, I would earnestly believe him right away. But my trust only led to a painful outcome, leaving me battered and bruised.

Now that I had woken up from that dream, I would never repeat the same mistakes.

His thin lips pressed together slightly. “Because…”

I interrupted him with a faint smile and ...