“That’s enough!” he roars. “Enough! I never did anything—Yes, I admit I was a bastard to you in the beginning, but I was changing. You changed me! I cared for you, and if you still can’t see that, then that’s on you!”
“You called me a tool!” I scream at him, agony sweeping through me. “I heard you tell Bella I was nothing but a tool. So, why the hell are you standing here, Cedric?! You have the real thing now. Go to Vivian! f**k her! Have your children with her!”
“She is not you!”
We stare at each other, our chests heaving.
My body trembles with rage and grief. “I won’t—I won’t let you hurt me again. I have far too much to lose this time around. Just get out of my house.”
I don’t know if I expected him to argue with me any further, but he doesn’t. Getting to his feet, he gives me one
