Chapter 28.3 - Chen

Alex, please don't stare at me like that. 'If this is the reason for your hatred of me for all these years, Chen. I would have understood why." My brows wrinkled, perplexed by what he had just stated. 'What exactly do you mean? I'm not getting it. Aren't you supposed to punch me, hit me?" 'Were you expecting me to become defensive about it?" He shook his head. 'No… I've been questioning myself why my life has been so terrible the whole time and then being with you at school, our rivalry has made it much worse," Alex paused and bit his lip as tears welled up in his eyes. When he glanced at me again, he sighed and grinned, which baffled me even more. 'I deserve this." 'No, you're not required to apologize for what you said." 'Chen, you have every right to despise me. I did nothing but break your heart. I also killed the person you care about. So, why wouldn't you despise me for it? Now that I've grasped everything, it's preferable that I—" 'I know things are moving so f