Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

Chapter 0576

Nicholas kept explaining in a low voice, "I really know I was wrong."

His words made my breath catch, and for a moment, it felt like my heart had stopped. I forced a light, mocking laugh. "So, does that mean you'll actually let me take Tabitha and leave?"

Nicholas was too feverish to immediately grasp the meaning behind my words. He stared at me, confused. Why was it that every time we met, all I ever talked about was leaving? If I wasn't telling him to go, I was saying I wanted to leave.

He pressed his lips together and shook his dizzy head, trying to clear his thoughts. But in the end, he said nothing.

How could he? Now that I was back, how could he let me leave again? As long as I stayed, he thought he had a chance to make amends.

Seeing his silence, I couldn't help but frown. Then, I instantly felt a strange sense of clarity.

Some people's so-called "I knew I was wrong" was nothing more than empty words.

apologize with words. You lower yourself and say everything I might want to hear, but what's the reality? You're domineering,

uncontrollable wave of anger surged within me. It wasn't just fury-it was the humiliation

genuine. I almost believed he truly understood his mistakes. If he had let me take Tabitha and Wendy and leave, I might have remembered him as someone

He

strength. Caught off guard, his tall figure stumbled. He tried to steady himself, but his

I flung his

breathe again. Yet his faint scent of tobacco clung stubbornly, lingering in my

rushed down the hall and stopped in front of the next door. I couldn't let the

as I reached for the door, it swung open unexpectedly. Wendy stood there with a

me

to the kitchen to make you something to eat. I checked your room, but

eat something. You won't last if you don't take