I stared at him, startled. Did he actually think that I broke up with him to be with someone else?

He must have, because he returned my stare with one of his own.

“No.” I wished with all of my heart that he would believe me without an explanation, I didn’t want to lie to

him.

But I knew him. So I knew it wouldn’t be enough.

“Then, why?” he asked, voice soft in the quiet room.

I couldn’t tell him the truth. He would hate me worse than he already did.

“Please don’t ask me that.”

His expression hardened. “I can only hope you learned from your mistake. Obviously the man you left me

for wasn’t worthy, if he abandoned you and Elva.”

He had it all wrong. I would have never left Nicholas for anyone else. Who else could compare? Nicholas

had my full heart from the start. Even now, I was still peeling parts of it away from him.

“You were short–sighted, chasing after selfish pleasures.” Looking away from me, Nicholas returned to aggressively scrubbing an already–clean dish. “You left your studies and your boyfriend behind, and for

what?”

I reached over and removed the dish from him before he could break it.

into the sink.

betrayal, but I hadn’t realized before

had hurt him

knew he was a

as

expected the hurt would stay with him, even three years later. Unless, of course,

of

are calloused,”

for a moment just now.

litle I have. I do my best to care for

s fond

receiving such a compliment from Nicholas, so I eagerly

you, but I feel like I never get to see her enough. I

happy. She had such a

what about you? Were

gave a small shrug. “At times. But it was tiring too. The political

why

me. “Most

medical care

haven’t been easy for you since you left

it mildly,” I said,

as much as smile. If anything, he

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