Chapter 267. Understanding

So yeah, hearing what Josh had just told me made my heart ache for him. I now understood why he was so triggered and why he had started yelling at me to get out. 

It was just that he was not ready for me to know about that part of him, at least not yet. But I had blindsided him. I mean, it still did not give him any right to act how he had acted but still, I understood.

“You don’t have to be sorry, you didn’t do anything wrong.” He chuckled faintly, and even though the door was closed, I could hear him clearly. 

Why didn’t he tell me this sooner? Yeah, I get that it’s a sensitive topic and all but what if I was going to report him to the police and go back to Mark? It had all been so tempting. He could have told me this sooner and I swear I would have not even hesitated on deciding not to report him. 

“Yeah, I know but that does not mean I shouldn’t say sorry. What you just told me, it’s—it’s heavy, Josh. And no one should have to go through that. I t