“Because I don’t want you to feel bad for me. Don’t forget that you’re also in love with me. You deserve someone who will treat you exactly as you deserve to be treated. Someone who will be honest with you and show you the kind of person he truly is. I just wish that I could give that to you.”

She wipes away some tears that had managed to escape from his eyes. “I’m glad that you told me. I knew that you had your own problems, but I didn’t know that this was how you dealt with them.

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