Chapter 32 Embarrassment

Sean's words nearly drove Annie to laughter. She couldn't be bothered to waste another breath on him, someone so immersed in his delusions. "Sure. If you say so," she flatly replied, not even bothering to hide the boredom in her voice. Without giving him an extra glance, she turned and walked away from the disgusting farce. … Sean's car ride back with Cecilia was suffocatingly silent. She sat stiffly in the passenger seat and clutched her seatbelt so hard that her knuckles paled. She'd witnessed his whole confrontation with Annie earlier. Suddenly, tears slipped down her cheeks. "I'm sorry for embarrassing you again, Sean. I shouldn't even be alive…" When Sean snapped out of his thoughts and turned to see her crying with red, swollen eyes, the inexplicable irritation in his chest was instantly replaced by guilt. "It wasn't your fault," he replied. Crying hard, Cecilia sobbed, "After I finished my first draft, I felt it still had flaws, so I sought help from a colleague in the