"My father didn't mention it."
I swallowed painfully. "He admitted everything else."
My throat twisted.
"He admitted cheating."
"He admitted trying to kill your father."
"He admitted your mother died because of him."
I slowly shook my head. "But he never mentioned he tried to kill Dawson."
Stefan let out a humorless chuckle. "Of course he didn't."
I frowned.
Stefan leaned back against the edge of the desk and folded his arms. "You have to understand something."
I looked at him.
"When all of that happened, Dawson wasn't the man you know today."
"He wasn't cold."
I lowered my eyes.
"He just grew up harboring a lot of hate inside him. But he isn't a bad person."
Stefan chuckled softly. "He's actually quite nice."
I bit my lip because it made me sad that Dawson turned out that
