Chapter 104

• “I’m sorry, Claudia. For everything. I take full responsibility. It’s my fault we ended up here,” he said, his voice cracking slightly.
• Claudia opened her mouth to speak, but he gently interrupted, “Please… let me finish.”
• "If I hadn’t been such a fool back then, maybe everything would’ve turned out differently," Markson said, his voice low with regret. "I was young, reckless, and thought I could buy love. The more I tried to impress you with money and status, the farther away you drifted. Maybe if I had led with my heart instead of my wallet, you would’ve chosen me over Rolland from the start."