Chapter 245

The flicker of warmth I felt in my heart was doused in an instant, as if someone had poured a bucket of cold water over me. All the hopes I had harbored were shattered in that single moment. "Abigail, it's not your fault. I'm the one in the wrong." I looked at her with a faint, self-deprecating smile and gently shook my head. Abigail seemed taken aback, as though she hadn't expected me to say something like that. She scrutinized me, her eyes filled with a look I couldn't quite decipher. At that moment, I was overwhelmed with regret. Perhaps, back then, I shouldn't have left with Zack. If I had stayed by her side, supporting her, striving with her, then even if her company didn't grow to its current size, she would at least have had someone she could rely on. Back then, I was her only pillar of support, but I left without a word. That must have been a devastating blow to her. I supposed it was only fair for her to hate me for all these years. My sudden apology seemed to have con