A Journey from Bitterness to Truth (Matilda and Yvan) novel Chapter 760

"Declan, have you ever stopped to think? Since the day Chloe met you, has she ever once wronged you? Ever?"

Keaton's interrogation pounded into Declan's heart, forcing it into a frenzied contraction, yet he found himself utterly speechless, unable to muster a single word in his defense.

"You guys never seem to get it, do you? Chloe hasn't done a single thing to wrong you. It's you who's been squeezing her dry, using her, and then have the audacity to accuse her of betrayal!

Isn't that just hilarious? What, do you think you're some kind of king? What's the deal, did Chloe sign her life away to you or something? The days of servitude are long gone, buddy, and yet here you are talking about betrayal! If Chloe wanted to betray you, she would have done it a long time ago. Why would she give you the chance to hurt her again?

She's been underestimated by you, used by you, thrown into the line of fire because of you. And for what? Because she had the misfortune of falling for you!"

Because she had the misfortune of falling for you!

Keaton's words struck Declan like a bolt of lightning, turning every spoken word into a sharp knife, relentlessly stabbing at Declan's very being. If words could kill, Declan would be lying in a heap, riddled with wounds.

Sitting there, stunned into silence by Keaton's tirade, the buzzing in his ears drowned out all other sounds, his consciousness shattered by the flood of memories that consumed his every thought.