Tammy gave a self–mockingugh. “Yeah, that’s right. Just because I liked you–because as a woman, I fell for a woman—it made sick, you pushed me away, you couldn’t stand me. But… Enna, bwhat /bdid I do wrong? I just wanted to be with you,”

    He shut his eyes in despair, drawing in a shaky breath.

    Aftering back to the country and finding out Sienna was pregnant, the first thing he wanted bwas /bto see her.

    But he bwas /bafraid–afraid of letting her see what he’d be

    “Tammy, you’ve got some nerve saying that! If you hadn’t drugged Enna back then, she could’ve stopped her mother from killing herself! Nora shouted angrily.

    Tammy snapped back, “No! It wasn’t because of me! Selina had already made up her mind–bthis /bwasn’t my fault!”

    That was the one scar he could never face.

    “Why did it have to be bthat /bday?‘ he thought, pain twisting in his chest.

    Why does the heavens always have to torment me like this?‘ he thought bitterly.

    you

    Fifteen years ago, Tammy Tobin, the Tobin family’s illegitimate child, was brought back home and transferred to the same school as Sienna and the others. She instantly became everyone’s favorite target.

    But Tammy wasn’t some pitiful pushover

    She was a loner, but vicious–anyone who messed with her usually ended up half–dead.

    One time, her half–sister tied her up and tried to feed her to the crocodilesb. /bIt was Sienna who swooped in and saved her

    After that, Tammy became part of Sienna and Nora’s group–the three of them turned into besties who told each bother /beverything,

    With Sienna’s help, Tammynded a spot in thepany and finally had a real ce in the Tobin family,

    But in their sophomore year, when Julian showed up. Tammy just couldn’t handle bSienna’s /battention slowly drifting away to someone else.

    She could ept Sienna favoring her sisters, or even Nora.

    But the one thing she couldn’t ept was Sienna being with another man.

    As time went bon/b, Tammy’s feelings grew more twisted, and she finally realized that what she felt for Sienna wasn’t just friendship–it was

    love.

    She was in love with Sienna.

    She wanted to be with her for the rest of her life.

    At seventeen, Tammy bdrugged /band kidnapped Sienna, taking her back home with the intention of taking advantage of her.

    She thought bthat /bif they crossed that line, maybe Sienna could finally forget about Julian.

    But halfway through, bSienna /bwoke up, her eyes filled with nothing but cold disgust as bshe /bstared at Tammy.

    Tammy dropped to her knees, desperately hurting herself, begging Sienna not to hate bher/bb, /bher voice trembling with fear and despair.

    But the only thing she got in return was Sienna’s cold, merciless bresponse/b.

    “Tammy Tobin, from this day on, we’re bno /blonger friends. I never want to see byou /bagain. Leave. Go abroad,” Sienna bsaid/b, her voice icy and unfeeling.

    Tammy’s world came crashing down.

    She used to me it all on not being ba /bbman/b.

    So she made up her mind–she was going to be one, no matter what.

    But the Tobin family caught on and decided there was something seriously wrong with her. They forced her to go abroad, and she k

    ******anted her gone.

    knew Sienna had yed a part in it. She just couldn’t figure out why Sienna It wasn’t untilter that she learned Sienna’s mother, Selina, had taken her own life on that very day

    The crushing guilt haunted her for more than ten years–she just couldn’t move on.

    A few years ago, she went through with bing a man, all so Tammy could face Sienna bas /bba /bman. But Tammy didn’t die–he came back.

    But now, he was afraid. He had no idea how to return or who he was supposed to be a

    anymore.

    “Enna, I’m sorry,” bTammy /bchoked out, tears welling up in his eyes before he even realized it

    It

    ‘t until this very moment bthat /bit truly hit him that Sienna had her own family t

    y now, and she had adorable babies who took after

    Tammy ached to hold those children–Sienna’s children. ‘What are their bnames/b?‘ he wondered desperately. Coughing, Tammy reached out toward Sienna, his hand trembling.

    But just as Sienna stepped back. he suddenly spat out ba /bmouthful of blood and dropped to bhis /bknees.

    Sienna’s eyes flickered bin /brm, and she hurried to catch bhim /bin her arms.

    “bTammy /bTobin! What’s happening?” Nora cried out, scrambling to grab some tissues to wipe the blood from his mouth.

    Sienna quickly checked his pulse, but jerked her hand bback /blike she’d been burned.

    “You… you drank poison,” she choked out, barely able to get the words out.

    Sienna’s eyes turned red, locking onto him with a desperate, unblinking stare.

    “Tammy Tobin, are you insane! You actually drank poison? Enna, we have to get him to the hospital–now!” Nora shouted, her voice shaking with panic.

    Sienna btook /ba shaky breath, hershes trembling bas /bshe closed her eyes. b“/bbIt’s /btoote,” she whispered.

    The poison had already seeped into all his organs–even a miracle couldn’t save him now,

    Tears shimunered in Sienna’s eyes, her heart heavy and suffocating, like something was stuck there and just wouldn’t go away

    Nora waspletely stunned, her legs bgiving /bout as she copsed to the floor. She just couldn’t process what was happening. How… how could it end up like thisb?/bb‘ /bshe thought, her mind nk

    ‘I never wanted Tammy to die, Nora thought numbly.

    Tammy finally smiled, a look of peace settling over his face as he reached out to gently caress Sienna’s check.

    He softly wiped away the tears at the corner of her eye.

    His

    Arth