Lisa approached Terry, her voice trembling. "But I understand now. Five years ago, you agreed to Monica Hart's conditions and broke up with me to protect me. Five years later, you once again protected me from Monica Hart even though you were suffering from the blood parasite that made you feel immense pain every time you touched me. You let Monica Hart into your mansion in order to remove the parasite..."

Terry remained emotionless, his face devoid of any expression as he listened. Her tears, sobs, and regrets seemed to hold no significance to him.

"Oh, so now you know?" he finally responded, his tone indifferent.

Lisa bit her lip. "That day, when I went to the mansion to find you, I wanted to tell you that we could start over. But when I saw Monica Hart leaving your mansion, I thought that you and her... I didn't realize it was because of the blood parasite. I misunderstood!"

"Yes, you misunderstood," Terry murmured. "But if you could misunderstand so easily, you must have never t