"Look..."

"Look..."

Both of them hesitated for too long, and when they finally spoke, they did so in unison, leading to a shared laugh.

"You go first," Edgar gestured to Sherilyn.

Nodding, Sherilyn cautiously observed his expression, "You're doing alright, aren't you? Don't be too hard on yourself."

She was referring to the situation with Yuna.

"Yeah." Edgar's smile curved, "I know."

Truth be told, he was embarrassed to admit that he wasn't exactly heartbroken but rather felt a sense of relief.

Being with Yuna was more of his mother's, Adela's, doing than his own. He had agreed to it under the relentless pressure from his mother. Logically, finding out Yuna was two-timing should have infuriated him. Yet, he felt... nothing.

Because his feelings for her were lukewarm at best.

This realization spared him any sense of guilt.

As for being upset... there were other things on his mind.

"Sherilyn."

A mist seemed to gather in Edgar's eyes as he stuttered. "I'm sorry, I owe you an apology."

Sherilyn was taken aback, confusion spreading across her face.

saying this? He was here about Yuna, wasn't he? But it didn't

filled Edgar's eyes as he struggled to

I've come

was still in

did nothing wrong. It was my mom...

Sherilyn's eyes, blurring her vision as

knew! He

would be forever buried with time. How did

"Sherilyn..."

Edgar realized she looked exactly as he remembered her in his mind. "That day,

Sherilyn's voice was choked with sobs, the memory still

"What about Gilbert?"

voice was gentle as he inquired. He wanted to know the full story of what happened that day. "How did you end

this point, there was

truthfully, "That day, Gilbert saved me. He drove

"Oh..."

Otherwise, how could Sherilyn have escaped a grown man's

"After that, how did you and Gilbert end up... in

her voice faltering, "Afterwards, don't you

know!" Edgar was uncharacteristically forceful, "I only knew you were

away, avoiding

only confirmed

Tell me!" Edgar faced

answer. "What

I refuse

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