Chapter 1909

Her lips quivered, no words forthcoming.

He released her hand with gentle resignation.

Frustration gnawing at him, he longed for a smoke.

Finally, he spoke, his voice a calm veneer.

“Cecilia, I’ve wronged you, I know.

And I feel your resentment.

I’ve lived these years, risking everything for you, our kids.

I’ve earned your coldness, but I’m aging, Cecilia.

I wanna do everything to care for you and our family while I still can.

this, I fear it’ll

His gaze held her.

contrasted his concealed fear

never dared let her see the insecurity shadowing his

her,

wasn’t reluctance to chase her, but a cruel race against

Cecilia’s heart sank.

to grasp his hand, to say

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But she couldn’t.

tears, unaware

of rights and wrongs,

on,

ceased his overtures, kept abreast of her life only through

moves, social life, unsuccessful

sporadically, thanks to

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