"I was a fool, a damn fool! For ten years, you stood by me, treated me like royalty. You cooked my meals, washed my clothes, massaged my injured leg, took care of my every need, while I was too blind to appreciate any of it!" His voice broke, raw with regret. "That woman Caleb played me. She was never sick! It was all a scam!"
"And the wedding? I never went through with it! Even without that video you leaked, I would have called it off. I was so hung up on her, I could not see what was right in front of me, you." His breath hitched. "I should not have treated you like that. Should not have made you suffer. Should not have…"
The words spilled out, desperate and unhinged, as if confessing could undo the past. His eyes burned with tears, voice thick with grief. Amelia just listened, her fac
