I looked at his determined look and understood that if I didn’t give Marcus those ten minutes to speak, he would defi- nitely continue to pester me.
I took two steps back and looked at him warily.
“Only ten minutes, but I can tell you right now, no matter what you say, I won’t turn back.”
Upon hearing this, Marcus was stunned for a moment, then he smiled bitterly and hung his head.
“Yeah, I guess I will never understand why you left me so decisively if I don’t experience it myself.”
“Since you left five years ago, I have been waiting for you to look back.”
“I was certain that you had lost everything, the thing you couldn’t bear to lose the most was me and Kyler, you were just seeking our attention.”
“But day after day passed, and you never showed up again…” Marcus said, looking up at me with despair. “That’s when I realized, you really didn’t want me and Kyler anymore.”
“These days in the detention center, I have been thinking all the time. You sat in jail for eight years for me, during which you suffered a lot of beatings and even my betrayal.”
“No one would forgive such pain.”
“But I still greedily want to beg for your forgiveness, because… I still love you.”
“Love?”
I snorted disdainfully, crossing my arms and looking contemptuously at Marcus.
“I was also being stupid, didn’t realize it back then.”
“If you really loved me, you wouldn’t have let me, who had just given birth five days ago, take the blame for you.”
“Marcus, whether it was me or Elie, in fact, you only ever loved yourself from beginning to end!”
“I’m not! I love you!” he quickly retorted.
“Everyone else dislikes me, but you love me. It’s you who has given me everything.”
“How could I not love you?”
“I just… just took the wrong path for a moment.”
“But I won’t forgive you for this so–called momentary mistake,” I took over the conversation, continuing resolutely, “In fact, you and I haven’t had anything to say to each other for a long time.”
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“The reason I’m here chatting with you is simply because I don’t want you to keep bothering me.”
I raised my wrist to check the time, then looked at Marcus.
“Ten minutes have passed. I hope you keep your promise and never bother me again!”
I turned around to leave, but in that moment, I only heard Marcus fall to his knees on the ground, screaming.
“Kaia! I was wrong! Please don’t leave me!”
“I am willing to exchange my life for your forgiveness!”
“See for yourself!!”
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