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.

I fear it’ll be

His gaze held her.

contrasted his concealed

see the insecurity

fear that standing next to her, he’d invite judgment, bring her

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

Cecilia’s heart sank.

his hand, to say

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But she couldn’t.

in tears, unaware Mark mirrored her

of rights and wrongs, perhaps misguided

on, Mark

his overtures, kept abreast of her life

career moves, social life,

to the kids, with brief,

wasn’t sure if it

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