Chapter 29 [2/2]

"Is this supposed to be your apology?" I asked. Did he take our last conversation as an invitation to rebuild the bridge I burned?

He wasn't wrong. I did approach him to get close to him again. But that was nothing more than a part of the plan to ruin him.

"I know that is not enough. So, treat it as a part of my apology and a gift because I knew you like those things."

"What's the point of apologizing?"

"Is it wrong to want to be on good terms with you?" he said.

"Does Minty know about this?" I touched the necklace before seductively glancing at him.

"I'm just trying to make up for how I hurt you in the past, Katalina."

Cadmus won't ask for forgiveness just to clear his conscience. He's not the type to lower his pride for good intentions. There was more to his eyes than just wanting to be forgiven.

I could throw his gift away and tell him off right now.

However, he gave me false hope in the past, and I said I would remember the pain and give it back to him.

"I wanted to give