"I should have figured it out earlier. I’m sorry for you…" Liam murmured.
"Don't say sorry. It just hurts to hear it," Julissa choked up, took a deep breath to calm herself, and continued, "No matter what kind of feelings you had for me, listen to me. Liam, I loved you. I loved you sincerely, wholeheartedly. I have no regrets, no apologies, and now, I have no resentment. Thank you for telling me the truth. I’ll let you go, and I hope you live more freely in the future."
Without giving him a chance to respond, Julissa hung up the phone. She took another deep breath and exhaled slowly.
She tried to calm herself and go back to the dinner, but she couldn’t help but shed tears.
She had loved for so many years, only to realize it was just loneliness she had loved.
Thinking back, she was qui
