Chapter 131 I Don't Want You Anymore

"Let go." Catherine's voice was low. Harry couldn't bear to let go, but the coldness in her eyes left him no choice. He loosened his grip in silence. The sting of her earlier slap lingered at his fingertips. His gaze clung to her, unwilling to shift for even a heartbeat. "Catherine, will you stay with me for a while?" Catherine preferred the man he used to be—dignified, aloof, untouchable. The man before her now was humbled and desperate. Harry then softened his voice and began with an apology. "I know what Michelle did to you. Back then, I shouldn't have doubted you." Catherine had never been the sort to harm others. If she ever did, it only meant that person had committed something truly unforgivable first. "I was wrong to hurt you because of her." Harry's forehead still burned faintly. The fever was not fully gone. Once, he would've buried those words in silence. But now, the ache in his chest was unbearable, and instinct drove him to spill everything he had held back. He wan