Chapter 26

"You're sick. What have I ever done to you to deserve this? I've only showed you kindness. All these years, I never blamed you. I only blamed the circumstances; I knew anyone in your place would have done that. I would have done the same thing had I been you. I kept defending you and this is what you give me in return?" I was crying now. I felt so helpless. I thought I knew of the basic goodness in the man in front of me, but I was wrong. He was nothing like his father or his brother. He was always cold and aloof but he was soft spoken and treated everyone well. We thought he was perfect, without a flaw. Turns out he only cares about himself and that was the reason he was aloof. His selfishness was his flaw. He was right, Jack was so much better of a man than him. Yet it's all thanks to him that I can't be with Jack. I didn't like the direction my thoughts were turning to. His cruelness was making me want to rebel. "I told you I wasn't ever again going to say