Chapter 404
Julie's POV
I looked up at Carlos. He stood mere inches from me, his features intensely strained with a heavy, protective anxiety, his eyes overflowing with a raw, genuine devotion that he couldn't possibly hide. In that exact second, a devastating question sliced through my mind like a jagged blade: Why couldn't I have just loved him? Why the hell did I choose Robert? Why did my wretched, broken heart have to beat for Robert alone, shattering me completely while leaving a man like this behind?
I forced a deep, stabilizing breath into my lungs, desperate to drive away the suffocating thoughts distracting me, and forced my voice into a flat, quiet register. "I just left, Carlos. That's all there is to it."
