Chapter 367

Jessica held his gaze, her heart pounding. She could see the regret in his eyes, the raw honesty behind his words.

But forgiveness wouldn’t come so easily.

She had spent too many nights crying over him, too many days wondering if she had ever truly meant anything to him. He couldn’t just walk back into her life and expect things to fall back into place.

“I don’t know what you expect me to say,” she finally muttered. “Do you think apologizing will erase everything? That it’ll make it all okay?”

Matthew’s jaw tightened. “No. I don’t. But I’m willing to do whatever it takes to make things right.”

Jessica exhaled sharply, looking away. Damn it. She could feel her resolve cracking.

“Jessica,” Matthew’s voice softened, his hands clasped together on the table. “Please. Let’s start over. A clean slate. Just give me a chance to prove that I mean it this time.”

He looked like he was seconds away from breaking—his eyes filled with emotion, his voice ba