Chapter 83

"Indeed, it was... painful. So painful to the point that I could no longer live the same way without you. But you know what? I've also learned something." I bit my lower lip as it trembled. Taking a deep breath, I prepared myself for what I was gonna say. "When I finally decided to leave you... My mind was already fixed with the idea that it might be a good thing for me to grow up on my own. I have never really been able to express myself as I was. I've always try and act as if I am happy with the way I was living with you back then—"

"Aren't you?" his voice broke. I looked at him and saw his face contoured with pain. My heart clenched.

"I was genuinely happy..." I whispered. "I was happy during the time I spent with you. I was happy. I was in love. I was at my happiest moment of my life. B-But..." my voice cracked as I felt my tears began to stream down my face. "Although I was happy... at some point, I wasn't..."

I flashed a sad smile. Khein's features contorted with an anguish I c