Hearing Amos Smith's words, Bertha Haines also felt she might have overreacted, but she couldn't shake off the feeling that something wasn't right. People's memories may fade, but their character shouldn't change.
Considering how well she knew herself, she questioned how she could have fallen in love with someone else so easily when she loved Amos Smith so deeply?
But with Clare Lewis and Emma Mu as proof, she couldn't argue against it.
"Can I ask you a question?"
Bertha Haines glanced sideways and asked Amos Smith.
"When you brought down The Norris Clan back then, did you ever think about me? Between me and your career, would you have chosen the latter without hesitation?"
This question had been bothering her since she read the diary. If her place in his heart really came after his career, then her pride wouldn't allow her to continue compromising for him.
And her 'transfer of affection' found an explanation.
