With reddened eyes glaring at the man before her, Eliana said everything she needed to say and left, fighting back her humiliation.

She walked away decisively, never looking back.

Samuel instinctively wanted to reach out and stop her. But his hand froze in mid-air, catching nothing.

Watching Eli's retreating figure, his heart felt like it was pierced by thousands of arrows, bleeding with pain.

Indeed, he had always been Eli's faith and the support for both mother and ...