"I said I would take responsibility for you."
Every word pierced her ears.
His shadow loomed over, his breath enveloping her completely.
Her right hand hung down, the back of it against the cold wall, while her wrist was gripped by his warm hand. Her fingers twitched involuntarily.
What has happened will not be erased by the passage of time.
The words spoken and the emotions felt at that time will not be forgotten just because they're in the past.
The familiar feeling surged in her heart, only to be forcibly suppressed by Nora Scott.
Her expression remained unchanged as she spoke softly, "What happened was consensual. No one asked you to take responsibility."
"I'm not like you. I keep my word," Pedro Langley's voice was slightly cold, carrying anger.
"..."
Nora Scott was momentarily at a loss for words.
She had indeed said some things and made promises to him, but with their breakup, those promises dissolved like bubbles.
