Chapter 61. The Favor of Goodbye

Evelyn

“You rip my heart apart with your cruel words, betray me by fucking your damn ex behind my back while deceiving me, you shatter the dreams I worked so hard to rebuild, and you break me in the process of taking away everything you once gave, and then you have the audacity to call it ‘silence’? How can it ever be called silence? Tell me, how can you call it silence?!” My voice quivered with the anguish of betrayal and heartbreak.

“Because I could have done far worse to you than I did. I was capable of exploiting you for even darker motives, and you know it. So, who’s to blame here? It wasn’t me who pursued you first, Evelyn. You were the one who threw yourself at me. If you consider that, it wouldn’t seem like I used you,” his voice remained unwavering, void of hesitation.

God, his words…I bet, he didn’t even know how easily they were shattering me, or had even an idea of the damage they inflicted. Even if he did, I was certain he didn’t care. Still, I