That night, the city was blanketed in its heaviest snowfall. She stood at Pier No. 8, her heart full of youthful hope and anxiety, waiting for him in the biting cold wind. What awaited her, however, was a loud slap from William S. Lancaster, the mocking face of Doreen Lancaster, and her own sudden fainting.
Having frozen through the night in the snow, she ended up with a high fever that lasted three days. When she finally woke up, he had already become her Vincent. It turned out that on the day after their planned elopement, he held a grand wedding with Grace Lancaster.
In an instant, they transformed from intimate lovers to a brother-in-law and sister-in-law relationship. She became the laughingstock of the entire family, the saddest tragedy of them all.
Now, on the eve of her impending marriage, he spoke such words to her, and she suddenly recalled a phrase she had read long ago: "As the years go by, when I look back, everything has changed beyond recognition."
