Return
The reluctance to return lingered until he got home, but Candy made her feelings crystal clear. She didn't want to lay eyes on him again; she saw him as a part of the disaster that had ravaged her life.
Even though he had nothing to do with the calamities that befell her, he understood why she wanted him gone. He was still a stranger to her, unaware of the true reason why Candy wanted him away. With a baby growing in her womb, she wasn't keen on being close to the potential father, whether it was the stranger she spent a night with or her husband.
Witnessing Candy's suffering was tough. It brought back memories of his own betrayal of Adrien, although that had been many years ago, and comparing the situations seemed unnecessary. He was just a child then, unaware of the magnitude o
