Chapter 68 — Independent Young Woman

• "By Noah"
• If regret could be measured in emotional scars, mine would have completed a year of existence by now. When I made the difficult decision to let Ava go on with her life, I imagined I could keep her close and, with time, win her back.
• However, after that lonely night, as tears of sadness mixed with those of regret and anger, the truth hit me like a bolt of lightning. It wouldn't be fair to her to try to have her back. Not after so many tears shed because of me.