Chapter 472 Regrets

"Even she thinks something happened between us. I didn't tell her the truth. I lied. She probably still thinks she'd betrayed you to this day."

It got increasingly arduous for Shawn to speak. He struggled to catch his next breath, and his eyes were bloodshot. With a final burst of energy, he pushed Laurence off of him. He felt like his throat had been slit open. A metallic tang gushed up within him.

"I thought you'd divorce her after that. But I waited so long, and you never did. The tolerance you have for her exceeded my expectations. I planned on never telling you this so it can bother you the rest of your life. But I thought about it, and there’s no need for it anymore."

Shawn's throat itched and hurt. He coughed violently until he bent over, and even then, with his face unbelievably pale, he lifted his face to look Laurence in the eyes.

"Laurence Scott, you do not deserve her love." He did not realize the bitterness in his voice or the iciness of his gaze.

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