Jeffrey had prepared an outpouring of confessions, heartfelt truths, but at that moment, Karen had cornered him into silence, leaving him with just one line.

"So what now?" Karen didn't want to drag all those issues out into the open, but he kept pressing, leaving her no choice.

"As long as we don't break up, I'll agree to anything you say, okay?" "But all I want is to break up with you, cleanly and completely.” Karen didn't look at him, her back turned to Jeffrey.

"Karen, ever since I've been with you, I stopped going out, and I haven't been involved with anyone else. Paige was just...

someone I didn't know about! If I had known, I would've never let that child be born." Karen scoffed.

her. I can give Paige a sum of money, and have her take the child and leave, okay?" Jeffrey raised his hand in an oath. "I, Jeffrey, swear on everything that I will never see them again! From now on, you are the only one in my eyes and in my heart." Once, such words might

this, I end up being the villain! I'm the one keeping you from seeing your child, the one breaking up a father and his daughter. Have you thought about that? Your daughter will grow up! Then what? How is she going to see me?" "I... I just won't let her know who her father is!" "Stop joking.

but empathy was enough to understand

the resentment, and

didn't want any part

the child from Paige and have my parents raise her, so she wouldn't resent you! Or maybe... maybe... she actually..."

couldn't bring himself to finish

not when he had

agree either. I'll admit, that day outside the hospital, I was willing to give us a chance to get back

she didn't want a third party always

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