He Spat on Her Love, Now He Begs in Vain

At seven, Lila Bertha drank poison to save Frank Bernard, her mind forever broken. He vowed to marry her. Yet a week before their wedding, she learned she was not his love and chose to let him go. Unaware, Frank stayed entangled with his first love, even humiliating Lila to protect her. When the wedding day came, Lila vanished—and appeared at his mentor's banquet, as his mentor's wife. Only then did he realize he had lost her forever.