“At that time, I didn’t know she had left her phone at home. I had no idea her father would end up listening to my voicemail. I didn’t know that because of my stupid decision, sending her that voicemail, she would get exposed and sent away to Europe for further studies. For years, I had no idea it was me who ruined her life… until she came back and enrolled in the same college as me.”
Ethan sat in silence, listening to her carefully. His eyes softened, though his jaw was tight, as though every word she spoke weighed heavily on his chest.
“Jacob must have known why Emma’s dad sent her away, but he never told me. Maybe he didn’t want me to blame myself for destroying her lifelong dream. Maybe that’s why he asked me to be his girlfriend on the very last day of high school. When I found out
