Iris:
"More than your own children?" I asked him.
The tears had dried by then. Shock had taken over.
He nodded confidently.
"It's true. My children can live without me. They already have for five years. But I can't live without Lara. It's not easy. Why do you think I've stayed with her for five years? Even after you came back with children, I could have ended things with her after I got the cure. But it was always about Lara, Iris. And it's time you move on too."
He looked straight at me.
"If you don't want to marry Luca, that's fine. I'll stand up for you, like I would for any other woman. But don't expect me to love you. I don't. My love, my heart, and my loyalty are only for Lara. No one else."
It felt as if he had torn my heart out in that moment.
"You're only saying this because you're angry," I replied.
He shook his head and clicked his tongue, almost amused by my response.
