Chapter 1372


    I''m not a coward. I''m just… Just…


    Charles was bewildered and could not find the words to continue that thought.


    Seeing that he was in denial, Sonia stood up as well. "Charles, calm down. I know I went a little


    overboard with my words, but I had to. Or else, you might never know what you did wrong and


    continue victimizing yourself. Both of you are equally responsible for this. It''s not fair for Daphne to


    get med for everything. Frankly, you should me me for this because it was me who asked her


    to find you. To tell you the truth, I regretted it."


    She closed her eyes and spoke solemnly, "If I hadn''t requested her to do so, that night might not


    have happened, and you wouldn''t have med her for everything; she wouldn''t have gotten


    pregnant and be so miserable. I think that was certainly it, which was why I kept ming


    myself. Even if Daphne doesn''t me me for this, I still feel bad for her. I had thought abouting


    to talk to you, but she stopped me. I didn''t want to see her any sadder, so I held back my urge to


    find you."


    "Why are you telling me this now?" His eyes were red, and his voice sounded raspy.


    She bit her lip and exined, "My initial idea was not to tell you these, but now, I''ve run out of


    options. I feel heartbroken for Daphne, and I''m worried about her. She''s been constantly afraid


    since she got pregnant and doesn''t know what to do. She even talked about wanting to abort the


    child. I have to emphasize that she has never thought about using the child to force you into


    anything. What she had been nning was giving up the baby and moving on with her life. Once


    the baby is out of the picture, maybe you won''t have anything linking you two together anymore.


    She had made up her mind, but you…"


    While staring at him, she continued, "You ruined her n. To tell you the truth, I can''t seem to figure


    out why you did that. You hated Daphne so much and condemned her for everything, and she was


    willing to take the me as you wished. She wanted to start over and cut all ties with you, so why


    did you stop her when she finally decided to go to the hospital? Isn''t taking away the baby out of the


    equation something you wanted?"


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    That question rendered Charles speechless. He knew the right thing was for Daphne to abort their


    child, yet for some reason, his initial thoughts did not align with his first reaction upon hearing the


    news. Instead… I was furious. I was furious that she decided to go through with the abortion without


    my knowledge!


    To him, it was an insult.


    As he was enraged, he ran to the hospital on an impulse to stop her. Then, he arranged for her to


    stay in a vi he owned that no one knew about and ordered her to give birth to the baby.


    In all honesty, he still could not understand why he did that.


    Seeing that Charles was silent, Sonia piped up, "At the beginning, I didn''t understand why you did


    that, but then, Toby enlightened me. I finally figured out why you didn''t resist Daphne when you


    weren''t fully drunk and why you hated her but still hindered her n to cut ties with you. That''s all


    because you already have her in your heart. You''ve fallen in love with her but couldn''t realize your


    feelings because of my presence. You believe you''re still in love with me, so you can''t ept


    yourself having a rtionship with Daphne. You stopped her from giving up the baby because you


    have feelings for her."


    "That''s not true." He could not ept what she was saying and kept shaking his head. "It''s not like


    that. I couldn''t have fallen in love with Daphne. I don''t love her!"


    "How do you exin your actions if you don''t?" She stopped before him and raised her head to


    stare at him.


    His quivering lips did not help with his case. She''s right. Why did I do all of that?


    For a moment, he hesitantly believed what Sonia said was true. Realizing the situation, he could not


    ept that fact and broke down, squatting on the ground.


    Heartbroken at the sight, Sonia walked over to him and ced her hand on his shoulder while


    comforting him gently. "Charles, I''m telling you these not to break you but for you to ept your


    feelings. Of course, I know no one can bear loving someone for more than a decade and not realize


    they had suddenly fallen in love with someone else. But, Charles, no matter whom you love, it''s


    more important that you follow your heart. You''ve loved me, and now you love Daphne. You can


    openly ept your feelings and start treating her with love from now on."


    Charles'' gaze remained nk.


    She sighed again. "I know you need time to ept that, and I didn''t intend to expose your feelings.


    But not only did you lock Daphne up in your vi, but you also made her announce that she had left


    to further her study abroad and keep this a secret from her mom. I''m afraid you might do something


    wrong and hurt Daphne. By then, it would be toote for you to regret your actions. This is why I


    decided to tell you this. I want you to realize your feelings because I don''t want you to regret them in


    the future."


    "Why would I regret anything?" He raised his head, revealing his wickedly cold smile.


    She looked at his countenance and furrowed her beautiful eyebrows. "Why wouldn''t you? You love


    her, but you can''t ept your feelings. That''s why you''re doing these to hurt her, but if youe to


    realize your true feelings for her and what you did to her, you will regret your actions. I''m telling you


    this because I want to stop you from doing anything wrong. I don''t want you to regret only when it''s


    all toote."


    No, that will never happen! While gritting his teeth, Charles looked at her with determination. He


    was certain he would never feel any regret.


    At the sight of the stubborn man, Sonia could not help but shake her head. "There are times when


    epting the truth can make you live a more relieved and happier life, but I know you''re stubborn.


    You insist you haven''t fallen in love with her and wouldn''t regret your actions. I can''t stop you from


    thinking that way because it''s all on you. Still, I need to warn you. Since you''ve decided to let


    Daphne give birth, you''d better not do anything to her or the child during this period. Even if you hurt


    her feelings, you still have a chance to make up for it. Or else, you won''t even have the slightest


    chance to make up for anything. So, Charles, think about it."


    After saying that, she rose to her feet and exited the room. I''ve said what I can. I can''t do anything


    else, seeing that he''s unwilling to be true to his feelings and has no remorse for his actions.


    Perhaps my absence will do good to him.


    Still, Sonia was confident that her words would encourage Charles to look within and alter his


    attitude toward Daphne. As time went by with improvement, perhaps he would consider a


    rtionship with her too.


    That was why she did not ask him to release Daphne. Unworried, she knew Daphne would no


    longer be in danger now that he had been given a reality p.


    All there was left was to let him think things through. It could only go both ways from now on—


    releasing Daphne or further punishing her, even if she begged him for freedom. At the end of the


    day, the oue depended on his enlightenment.