He seemed so sure that I wouldn’t blame him, even while confessing his despicable behavior, as if he had the gall to justify it.
“Ezra, how are you so sure that I didn’t understand anything from start to finish?”
“What do you mean?”
“Ezra, do you really like me that much?”
“Then why, over the past decade, did you ignore me completely?”
Ezra suddenly fell silent.
“Ezra, I didn’t spend three years by Griffin’s side doing nothing.”
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“I know your group is filled with internal power struggles, and as a rising force in recent years, you’ve been battling Griffin for a long time. You both can’t find faults in each other, so you’re stuck at a standstill.”
“This stalemate, being unable to fully seize power, must be quite frustrating.”
“Maybe you do have some special feelings for me due to our childhood connection, but that’s all it is.”
“I’m just a tool for you to suppress Griffin.”
I expressed my thoughts clearly, and Ezra couldn’t refute a single word. In the end, he could only muster a feeble:
“No…”
“That feeling of not being able to fully take control and being unable to stand on equal footing must be quite unsettling, don’t you think?”
“Perhaps you do have some lingering affection for me from our childhood days, but that’s where it ends.”
“I’m merely a tool for you to keep Griffin in check.”
I expressed my thoughts clearly, and Ezra had no comeback. All he could say was a feeble, “It’s not…”
“I used to have no options, constantly under the pressure of Griffin and Cora Johnson. I couldn’t do anything. My only wish back then was to
escape.”
“But then you came along, Ezra. In fact, I should thank you.”
“You showed me that love, hatred, and guilt can all be used to one’s advantage.”
“Since you wanted me as your tool, it’s only fair that I use you in return.”
“You transferred shares to me under the guise of love, and at the same time, you kept implying that during the divorce, I should get Griffin’s
shares.”
“I was just a naive person relying on you. Even if I recovered later, because of your love during that time, I might have still sided with you. If that were the case, you would have won.”
“But unfortunately for you, I bounced back quickly.”
“Things on your end must be in turmoil now.”
“Where are you?!” Ezra shouted over the phone.
“At the airport, or rather, an airport somewhere in the world.”
“Don’t bother trying to find me. I know you and Griffin are still at odds.”
“Ezra, we’re square now.”
With that, I hung up and left the airport with my suitcase.
In the taxi, as I watched the ever–changing scenery I’d never seen before, I suddenly thought of Griffin.
Compared to Ezra, Griffin understands me better.
After we signed the share transfer contract that day, he squatted in front of me and stared for a long time.
“Our Nora is truly clever, not a fool at all.”
“Nora, I’m genuinely sorry. You’re doing great now; don’t forgive me, never forgive me.”
He hesitantly opened his arms to me. I paused, but I still hugged him.
“Sorry, Nora, I’m sorry, I’m sorry…
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“Nora, I’m genuinely sorry. You’re doing great now; don’t forgive me, never forgive me.”
He hesitantly opened his arms to me. I paused, but I still hugged him.
“Sorry, Nora, I’m sorry, I’m sorry…”
He buried his head in my shoulder, repeatedly apologizing, tears streaming down.
I’ll never forgive you.
But more than harboring resentment, I’m looking forward to my future.
