Chapter 64. Fake Life

“I understand how furious you are right now, and I’d be lying if I said that I don’t feel the same thing,” Evelyn confessed, her voice lower than usual.

“But River… He didn’t intend to harm you. He only meant to protect you.”

I bit my lower lip as I clenched my fists, holding back all the emotions that were about to burst.

And it even intensified as I looked at the notebook in Evelyn’s hand. I heard their conversation about it earlier. It was… mine.

Real mine.

I want to take the notebook from Evelyn and read it, but at the same time, I don’t.

I just knew the entire truth by now, and it felt like my heart was splitting into two because of it.

I’m afraid that reading its contents will hurt me more… and this time, I’m not sure if I can still take it.

“I have the right to know…” I muttered as I raised my head, looking at River, who maintained some distance from me. “But how… How could you keep this from me?”

“How could you pretend li