It was undeniable that he had hurt an innocent woman, all in the name of protecting his beloved Ellie. Yet here was Yue Ran, the kindhearted woman he had wronged, offering him forgiveness and even coming to his aid. She had let bygones be bygones and even saved him. If it were not for her…
For a moment, Andre could not identify what he felt in his heart: a complicated mix of guilt, embarrassment, and unease. They were not pleasant emotions anyway; each feeling intertwined and mingled to create an unsettling storm.
In this moment of bleak solitude, surrounded only by the woman he had mistreated, Andre felt an ache of loneliness blossom within him.
Perhaps people can only see a person's true nature when they are in the most difficult and miserable times. At this moment, there was no one around him except the woman he had hurt. Andre felt a little forsaken in his heart. But he finally broke the silence, his careful voice barely above a whisper, "I am sorry..."
