— Yes, before being adopted. So the result... I... How did I...? — he struggles to find the right words to express what he wants to say. I hear another exhaled breath before he continues. — I sabotaged anything and everything that resembled a relationship. If things are going really well... Depending on what you say, I will purposely, unknowingly or unconsciously ruin it. f**k everything. Hurt the other person. — everything comes out in a quick jumble of words. — Just ask my poor parents. — a self-deprecating laugh slips out. — While I was growing up, I harmed them more times than I care to count.
— Ah... I... Ettore...
— That's the way I am, Elizabeth. I will purposely do something to harm her to prove that I can. To prove that you won't stick around, no matter the consequences. To prov
