"Noah, that's horrible," Selena cried quietly, reaching out to hold my hand.
"It gets much worse," I whispered, holding her hand tightly. "I tried to defend myself. I told her mother that Claire and I loved each other. I told her that love was more important than rank or money. But her mother just laughed in my face and pulled out a white envelope." telling this for the first time in years felt like relieving that moment all over again and it hurt.
"She told me that Claire didn't have the courage to break my heart to my face, so she sent her mother to do the dirty work."
"No," Selena whispered, completely shocked.
"I opened the envelope," I continued, my voice shaking violently. "Inside was a letter. It was written in Claire's handwriting. I knew her writing. I read the words, Selena,
