Chapter 328

"Sorry... for who I was back then." Evan hesitated, then continued, his voice quieter. "During the worst of your fights, Jocelyn came back from abroad. That's when I figured out most of the arguments were about her. I was so angry that I confronted her, told her to back off and leave you two alone." He let out a humorless laugh. "But Jocelyn… she fed me a bunch of stuff I didn't really understand. And, well, I ended up believing her." A sharp ache shot through me. "It's not your fault. You were just a kid. And I… I must've been completely out of control by then." Evan fell silent for a long moment, staring at the ground. Then, finally, he said, "After you found out she was back, things got worse. You started following Elijah everywhere, even hiring private investigators to track him and Jocelyn. You were obsessed." He hesitated as if weighing whether to say the next part. "You were so upset that one day… you snapped. You grabbed a knife and said you were going to confront J