Chapter 284: RESET BUTTON

Edeline   His words hit hard, breaking my already shattered resolve. He knew I relied on him; he had kind of made me rely on him, thinking I’d fall for him in return. He relied on me too.   Tears rushed back to my eyes. “Why’d you let me deal with that?”   He shook his head, letting go of my hand. “I’m really sorry. I shouldn’t have messed with your feelings. I shouldn’t have let you depend on me so much. At first, it just hurt to see you down, so I thought if I toughened you up on the outside, it would help. But I got too involved in your life, and that was wrong of me, Edeline. Can you forgive me… please?” The sadness in his eyes was palpable.   I couldn’t fault him for that. It was my mistake for using him as a way to escape from Percival.   “I forgive you,” I whispered, looking up at him. “But you know, I’ve come to see that I was never really independent, and it stings a bit. Once I started relying on you for support, I found myself fighting. I was just going along with what you s