Chapter 219. Pain of Betrayal

A wave of sympathy washed over him, but it was mixed with the bitterness of betrayal.

He desperately wanted to walk up to her, to cross that space between them and hold her. Not to explain, not to fix anything, but just to hold her—to offer her the comfort he knew she needed. He understood this was too much for her to bear, too much to process all at once, and all he wanted was to be there for her. The overwhelming need to console her surged within him, but he knew he couldn’t. Not now. Not like this.

The pain of betrayal is unparalleled. For him, yes, indeed, it was. That was why he could forgive every crime, every fault, every misdeed in his mafia, but not betrayal.

Truly, it was an unforgivable thing for him. Even if he wanted to, he still couldn’t forgive that vicious act.

While Zahra could feel tears forming in her eyes, it was not because this was a new revelation for her—she knew all of this—but because she felt embarrassed, humiliated, angered, and wh