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2025-04-03 17:09:55He listened to her without fully understanding what she was saying. How Leonard had followed her to Philippa’s house, his panic attack, the details of his relationship with her mother. Then she spoke to him about the loneliness he had lived in, the excuses he made to indulge his desires, and why he really did it. He had been a sad man, cornered by hatred and resentment. But now he was different; now he acted like a father to her.
"Did you really think I could ever look at a man like him?"
"I didn’t know what to think... You didn’t deny it either."
"No, I didn’t. I was so angry, and I wanted to strip myself of everything we had, so I preferred that you believe it. I know how you are, and I knew it would hurt you. I was so hurt that I wanted you to feel at least a little of the same."
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