Chapter 49

I can't help but question myself. We were both fooled by Eunice, but unlike Zachary, only hatred lingered in my system. I was so consumed by hatred that I didn't know if there was still love sleeping in my chest. I feel that my trust in him was too shallow, and unlike him, I did not love him fully during our time together.
My attention turned back to Zachary when he knelt down to face me. His shoulders slumped, and he looked at me with clouded eyes. His lips were twitching as if, at any moment, the suppressed sobs would escape.
My jaw and heart plummeted at the same time when his head slowly bowed in front of me. "I... I know I don't deserve your forgiveness. But I still want to apologize because I wasn't by your side when you needed me. I'm sorry because I wasn't able to protect you. I'm sorry because I hurt you repeatedly again. I'm sorry for letting you fight alone in the battles we should have fought together. I'm sorry if you went through all the pain you went through because you chose to love me."