Chapter 688

"Lately, I've been reminiscing about our past," William continued calmly. "I thought I had put my past behind me, but when I look back, I realize that's not the case—especially not our relationship. "You poured so much effort into that relationship, while I did nothing but take. I never gave anything back to you and even hurt you repeatedly. But you never thought of giving up on me. "If all those things hadn't happened, our child would probably be all grown up now. "Even after everything ended, I never dared hope that you could forgive me, let alone speak to me. I would've understood if you had been nothing but cold and hostile toward me. You've endured so much pain, after all. "Of course, I know you still haven't completely forgiven me. It's normal for you to distrust a relationship because of a past one that ended badly. But I can't go back in time to rewrite our story's ending, so I can only do my best to make amends in various ways for the huge mistakes I've made. "To be ho