Chapter 572 Cannot Let Go

Zachary felt a heavy weight on his chest as he looked at Joey.

She continued, "Even if I accept you again, and we try to rebuild a family, I know things can never go back to the way they were. I gave you my best years, and I don't feel like I owe you anything.

"During those three years, you ignored my true feelings and neglected me. Do you think it's possible to go back to the past now?"

Zachary said, "I'm truly sorry."

"I want to fully accept you, but I can't. You all think that the many hurts inflicted on me are something I can just get over, let go of, and move forward from. But I can't.

"I realize now that people are complicated and hold grudges. I constantly revisit every wrong done to me. If I didn't care, it would mean I don't care about any of you at all."

Joey rarely opened up to Zachary like this, but she felt it necessary to make this clear.

Zachary watched her silently and felt as though it was his first time knowing what she actually thought.

"It's like how I don't