40~ His Regret

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There was a certain sadness that enveloped me, watching her leave like that. Her last look at me before hopping into the car was a bit relieving that she wasn't offended with me but then... I tried to be at peace with the fact that I made the right decision in letting her go.

She made the choice herself and I didn't think it was the right one.

I didn't know why Antonio was an issue for all of us. There was always a way for him to rise from the fucking shadows. I tried to make sense of why he would want her in exchange for a war.

Antonio wasn't the type of person to back out from any kind of war, if he wanted to inflict hell, there was always a way for him to make that happen. I didn't know if he was saying true to his words or if Jessica was the prize he needed to take.

I hated myself even more just thinking of how stupid I had been in listening to her. I poured myself another drink.

“That's your fifth glass and if care is not taken, you would be done with the whole bottle