When My Heart Turned Cold

For eight years, Catherine believed she was the exception in Nicholas's life. He quit smoking and drinking for her, sent his childhood best friend Olivia abroad, and knelt before both families to sign a written vow never to see Olivia again. Then came the multi-car pileup on the freezing mountain pass. In that split second, Nicholas spun the wheel to expose the back seat where Catherine sat, unbuckled his belt, and shielded Olivia with his own body. Pinned in the mangled frame, Catherine watched him carry Olivia away without a single glance back.

Then glowing lines of text appeared in the air, naming her a vicious villainess and Olivia the reborn female lead. Bleeding and broken, Catherine let the blood-soaked promise slip from her fingers and closed her eyes on eight years of devotion.

At the hospital, Nicholas brings her soup that Olivia had the chef lace with the peanuts Catherine is severely allergic to, and calls her calm a tantrum. Catherine no longer cries or screams. She only looks at the stranger before her, while his phone rings with Olivia's voice.