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076: Regret (VI)
"Is it worth it?"
It was a rather simple question which Ethan asked him, but the depth of his words left Claude shook to his core. He couldn't help but ask himself the same thing.
Was it really worth it? Was any of it really worth it?
It didn't take him long to come up with a concise answer.
No.
It wasn't.
None of it was worth it.
As if reading his thoughts, Ethan gave him a small smile. "I am not going to sit here and defend her actions or words because I know that they must have really hurt you for you to be acting out like this. But at the same time, I can neither defend your actions. She's willing to apologize to you, even if you are not willing to forgive her. But here you are, staying at your penthouse just so you can avoid facing her. What does it say about you?"
Claude let his mind process it all. It wasn't that he didn't think of this before or the same thoughts didn't
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