He obviously liked Ellie, and the person he wanted to be with was Ellie— forever and always. No matter how much Leila pretended, she was just a fake, a substitute. How could a fake ever compare to the real thing? Even if she did a good job, she could not even compare to one of Ellie's fingers. She was just a stand-in.
Leila was just a stand-in.
Just a stand-in…
Silas told himself this over and over again. But for some reason, the dull pain in his heart did not disappear, as if something important could no longer be grasped.
Therefore, Silas's expression was not very good. In the eyes of a third party, he was simply angry about Ellie and Andre's marriage, which would be held soon.
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