Chapter 1223

Not fear, not panic—uneasiness, because of what he had said. He added, "I've been restraining myself for the longest time, but I gave into my impulses tonight and hurt you terribly. I will do everything in my power to take care of you—this is my way of making up for what I've done. "If I don't try to right my wrongs, what will that make me? A monster? A scoundrel?" His tone was so cold when saying this that for a split second, Naomi could not believe what she had heard. She would never have believed that Scott would ever say such a thing about himself, but he had done so in the cruelest, most solemn way possible. Clearly, he thought this was an extremely serious matter and would not allow her to dismiss it so lightly. Naomi's mouth was still open in shock. She was so stunned that she did not know what to say. However, another piece of information had been gleaned from Scott's statement—unlike what Naomi thought, he had not acted out of line because he was feeling unwell, but b