Chapter: 2401

Bitterness tugged at the corners of her mouth as she fought back the sting of disappointment, the answer she anticipated weighing heavily on her heart, feeling as if it were being torn asunder.

“What is it you want to say?" Wendell asked impatiently.

Aimee released his hand, her emotions carefully concealed as she posed the question. "Wendell, is it true that we can't return to the way things were before?"

Wendell scoffed dismissively. “Aimee, isn't the question you're asking rather absurd? You were the one who shattered our relationship, weren't you?"

"Enough. It's too late for these words now, Aimee. When you chose to reveal that truth, you should have realized that our relationship could never return to what it once was." Wendell's words dripped with coldness, his tone devoid of any emotion.