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Chapter 292 Thank You, I’m Sorry

But this didn’t mean Asher was free to go.

He still had to remain in police custody, awaiting the final decision.

As soon as the trial ended, officers escorted the boy out of the courtroom.

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Mindy pushed through the crowd, slipping between people until she reached the front. Though a short distance separated them, it felt too far–too far to touch, too far to close the gap.

Her shoulders trembled involuntarily. Her eyes shimmered with something raw and broken, tears threatening to spill over–but she held them back.

She just stood there, locked in place, staring at her son with clenched lips and aching silence.

Asher caught her gaze. His expression tightened ever so slightly.

The corner of his mouth twitched faintly. After a beat of silence, he called out-

“Mom.”

His voice was soft and cool, drifting between a sigh and a murmur. The words reached Mindy’s ears like a fragile breeze. Her tears nearly broke free.

“I’ll come back.”

small, easy smile–calm

another glance, Asher turned away and followed the

the doorway. Asher drew closer, about

Jean said, having deliberately waited here just to give him this final push of encouragement. She offered a warm smile, her curved

steps at the sound of her voice, blinking as something flickered in his

He looked at her.

thousands of thoughts flooded his mind–so fast, so chaotic, so hard to name. His feelings toward Jean were complicated, tangled up

of him called, turning to prompt

lips parted slightly. Then

“Thank you. And…”

“I’m sorry.”

didn’t look back. Just sped up and

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Thank

thanked her–she expected

he

feel wronged by

turned

Asher trailed the officers with lowered

cut off from

bits

had told him a lot–about what was being

people insulted him. None of that mattered.

Jean because of

those words–I’m sorry–had