She kept her head low, like an afflicted puppy.

Seeing her somber expression, Sanford took his anger down a notch.

In a calmer tone, he asked, “If you could go back to the past, would you still leave me?"

Maggie pressed her lips together. After a moment of hesitation, she nodded her head and said, “Yes.”

Sanford almost let out a curse at how she casually answered that.

He was so angry that he felt his heart might rip open and bleed out.

He tried to give her a chance to make it up to him, but she blew it off yet again.

In a sudden move, he swiveled the car to the right and pulled up to the side of the road.

"Get out," he spat.

After hearing her answer, he saw no point in continuing the conversation.

As Maggie looked at the angry Sanford, she couldn't help but bite her lip and clench her fists. In a very low voice, she whispered in protest, "This isn't your car."

She was insinuating that he had no right to kick her out.

Sanford's eyebrow raised, amused despite his irritation.

“Oh, you won't get out? Fine, then I will!"

But as Sanford grabbed the car door in an attempt to open it, Maggie quickly clung onto his arm.

"Wait. Listen to me first. I never said that I didn't trust you. It was just that I felt too insignificant, and that I was not worthy of boo Hearing this, Sanford's movements stopped, and he eventually turned to face her. His eyes carefully scanned her pale face."

"So you thought it was alright to leave me without any explanation?"

Unable to meet such a serious gaze, Maggie looked down and murmured, "It wasn't easy. I too felt furious and helpless back then. What scared me the most was the thought that if I told you the truth, you wouldn't let me leave. Yes, it was possible that you could solve all my problems, but I was afraid that over time, you would get tired of me, and I would lose myself. I didn't want that! At that time, I was fueled by the desire to become stronger enough that no one would ever trample on me again,”

Maggie declared softly but with indignation.

Sanford's eyes were still fixed on her as she clung to his arm. With a deep sigh, the anger in his heart slowly subsided.