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LUKE’S POV

her

As she looked from me to our mother, tears welled in Catherine’s eyes, emotions

warring within her. Slowly, she nodded, a silent acknowledgment of the difficult path ahead.

My mother’s eyes brimmed with tears as she approached us, her movements tentative yet filled with hope. She sank to her knees before Catherine, her voice trembling with emotion.

“I am so sorry, Catherine,” she whispered, her words a prayer for absolution. “I cannot undo the pain I have caused, but I promise to spend the rest of my days trying to make amends. Please find it in your heart to forgive me.”

Catherine’s tearful gaze met mine, and I felt a surge of empathy wash over me. Despite the hurt and betrayal she had endured, I could still see the hope in her eyes -a flicker of willingness to let go of the past.

“Catherine,” I said softly, squeezing her hand gently. “I know it’s not easy, but forgiveness can be the first step towards healing. We don’t have to forget what happened, but we can choose to move forward.”

She gazed at me without saying anything, and I gave her a knowing look, raising my brows at her and smiling at her cute face.

“So, what’s your decision? You’ve changed your mind?” I asked, and i still raised as I demanded an answer politely and softly I’d say.

my

brows were

Catherine didn’t say anything but didn’t take her eyes off me either. We kept on staring at each other like we were carrying out a staring contest. But she lost, taking her eyes off me and setting them on her mother–my mother, er, as well; I knew that. Let’s just go on with the narration.

Turning to my mother, I could see the desperation etched on her face and the raw vulnerability in her eyes. Despite the pain she had caused, I couldn’t ignore the love still lingering in her gaze.

bitterness for her anymore. I didn’t know why, but it

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all thanks to Ariel for talking some senses into me and changing that mindset. You could call that one of her achievements

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she had her lips shut. “I want to believe that you’ve changed and are not the same

“I understand, Luke. I’ll do whatever it takes to

I gestured toward Catherine. “She’s just a little kid. Now she sees you as nothing but

I

you know that. Once you’ve broken someone’s trust, it becomes very

trusts you, doesn’t

at her immediately. “What

caused her so much pain in the past, but she decided

is different. We were never the loving type in

“Oh really?”

The simple truth, quite clear as that,” I answered, but I was curious about something. “And by the way, how

a notable billionaire in New Haven. Who wouldn’t know about the things you do?!

about that. Right now, you and your daughter need

hurt you; she treated you like trash and tried

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unpredictable.”

my mother said, and I took a look at her. She clearly understood the expression. “Okay, do what you have

back to Catherine. “You see, that’s

chimed in again.

please let me

ahead with your speech,” she said, turning her face

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