Chapter 1785:

He nodded, his voice steady but soft. “I know I messed up big time. I hurt you, and I own every rotten thing I did. But the truth is, I care about you—more than anything—and I would love for us to try again.”

She gazed at him, her face calm and unreadable. “My heart’s a tangled mess right now. I don’t have any clear answers for you.”

He reached for her hand, shaking his head with quiet desperation. “Don’t brush me off like that. I’m begging you for a chance. I would grovel if I had to—I can’t picture my life without you. No one else could ever take your place.”

A faint, rare smile flickered across her lips. “Oh, come on, don’t kid yourself,” she teased gently. “You’ll fall for someone else someday—just not right this second.”

Shaun frowned, pushing back. “Why would you even want me to move on to someone new?”

Her voice softened. “Because that is how you’ll find real peace. We’ve both got scars from what we went through together. Even if we patched things up, I don’t think we would have the energy left to love each other properly.”

his head again, a tender stubbornness in his eyes. “We could figure it out, you know—take it slow, rebuild what we had,

and that is exactly why I want you to be happy. In my mind, you’ll always be

bright, carefree guy from our school days. I just hope you find your own way to

my joy. I don’t want anyone else; it’s you

on me? We don’t click like we used to. We’re both wiped out from

more, unwavering. “I’m not wiped out when it comes to you. Being with you is what lights me up inside. I feel that truth deeper

had grown weary of the exchange and wished to end it. “Please, Shaun, let’s leave it be,” she murmured, exhaustion edging her voice. “I need to step out


her. “I’ll join

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her head gently. “No,

not safe out there. I’ll walk

staying within the neighborhood, just strolling along the path. I’ll

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