Ethan really did resemble Kenneth. Both of them were mostly expressionless.

Kenneth's expression made it hard to discern his feelings at the moment.

After they had walked away, Olivia asked, "Mom, are you okay?"

"Why wouldn't I be? She's just as underhanded as ever. She was just trying to make me angry."

As if recalling something, Janice smiled.

"Her tactics weren't that ingenious. She simply manipulated my feelings for Kenneth.

"The more I cared about him, the easier I would lose control of my emotions.

"Even if I knew she was setting me up, I could never stop myself from falling for it. And the misunderstandings piled up over time."

"Since they were misunderstandings, have you ever tried to explain yourself?"

Janice brought Olivia to a cafe on the top floor to relax. She stirred her coffee in the air-conditioned cafe and told Olivia about her past.

"If he loves you, he should believe you even if you didn't explain yourself. If he doesn't love you, anything you do would irritate