Chapter 169

Damien slowly clenched his fists. The fury in Autumn's eyes reminded him of her breakdown in the car that day. She must have been in pain then, and she was in pain now. If leaving him caused her suffering, perhaps it would have been better if she had never left at all. "If I'm not worthy of your love, why did you love me for three years? Why did you suddenly stop?" Autumn couldn't help but laugh at his question. "I loved you for three years, but in that time, I also collected three years' worth of disappointment. Do you understand? This wasn't a sudden choice. "I just came to see that you aren't worthy of my love, and I won't humiliate myself by clinging to a fool. Damien, my life will be better without you." Damien wasn't stupid. He understood every word, but he had never cared enough before to remember her feelings or her words. Maybe he heard her, but his usual indifference meant he never took her words to heart. Normally, he would have ignored her entirely. But this time, h