"I don't believe it! I spent six years with you, six whole years. All these years, you've been so good to me—you gave me money, gave me resources, and told me you loved me over and over again. You clearly cared about me so much. How could you have taken me as a stand-in?"
Jacob completely broke down.
"Jacob, what makes you think I could ever fall for you? Like what, exactly? Your greed? Your ingratitude? Or your scheming? Did you think I didn't know what you've been doing all these years with everything I gave you? I just couldn't be bothered to hold you accountable for it. I knew it wasn't fair to you that I was selfishly keeping you as a stand-in, so I turned a blind eye to all the things you did."
Every word cut deep, piercing right through Jacob's heart.
"Oh, by the way, let me rei
