Chapter 79

• I never expected Irene to show up like this, vulnerability written all over her. When I saw her at the other end of my door, my first thought was that she had come to act out one of her many scenes where she ended up as the good guy and me a bully but she seemed more demure than usual.
• “What is it?” I asked when I saw her. She gave me a bitter smile that did not suit the image I had of her.
• “It may be too late but I know I owe you an apology so here I am.” She bowed her head. “May I come in?”