Chapter 0066

I stared at him, startled. Did he actually think that I broke up with him to be with someone else?

He must have, because he returned my stare with one of his own.

“No.” I wished with all of my heart that he would believe me without an explanation, I didn’t want to lie to

him.

But I knew him. So I knew it wouldn’t be enough.

“Then, why?” he asked, voice soft in the quiet room.

I couldn’t tell him the truth. He would hate me worse than he already did.

“Please don’t ask me that.”

His expression hardened. “I can only hope you learned from your mistake. Obviously the man you left me

for wasn’t worthy, if he abandoned you and Elva.”

He had it all wrong. I would have never left Nicholas for anyone else. Who else could compare? Nicholas

had my full heart from the start. Even now, I was still peeling parts of it away from him.

“You were short–sighted, chasing after selfish pleasures.” Looking away from me, Nicholas returned to aggressively scrubbing an already–clean dish. “You left your studies and your boyfriend behind, and for

what?”

the dish from him before he could break it. He froze, hands

into the sink.

supposed betrayal,

had hurt him

he

move on quickly, as jealous as

stay with him, even

the result of having his ego

are

only touched him for a moment

I have. I do my best to care

s fond

was rare receiving such a compliment from Nicholas, so

her enough. I work long hours, and being here

worth it though, to see her happy. She had

what about you? Were you happy at the

shrug. “At times. But it was tiring too. The political mind

not sure why anyone would want

“Most

care for Elva. I wish I could afford

been easy for you since you left the

it mildly,” I

as smile. If anything, he only

to me the reasoning behind the

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