Female Novel“Sabrina, I really messed up,” Tyrone remarked, his voice tinged with helplessness.
“What did you mess up?” Sabrina questioned.
“I shouldn’t have acted with Galilea to lie to you. I should’ve respected you and talked to you about it,”Tyrone replied.
Sabrina scoffed. “Since you know everything, why did you act so recklessly?”
“I had to make it appear that I had no feelings for you, and I did this to protect you and ensure yoursafety,” Tyrone explained.
“Then you could’ve been honest with me and arranged for me to go abroad, just like you did with yourgrandma and Jennie. I’m not unreasonable. I would have trusted your judgment and wouldn’t haveobjected. You still don’t trust me, Tyrone. In the Folette hospital, I stuck to you. You were afraid I’d stickaround, become a burden, ruin your plan…”
“Sabrina.” Tyrone held her shoulders, his gaze locked with hers. Each accusation from her felt like ablow to his heart. She had misunderstood everything. “I have never thought that. You’re not a burden.You’re the person I care about the most, and I want to protect you more than anything.”
Sabrina looked down and uttered sadly, “You protect me, but you don’t respect me…”
Tyrone sighed in frustration and helplessness. “Sabrina, I see where I went wrong. I won’t make thatmistake again.”
“Do you really understand that you were wrong?” Sabrina challenged, looking up at him.
“Yes.”
“So if anything happens in the future, you’ll tell me immediately?”
“I give you my word.”
“Why do I find it hard to believe you?”
Tyrone found himself at a loss. “Sabrina, I swear and promise to do better.”
“It’s useless to make promises. It all boils down to self-awareness.”
With a lowered head, Sabrina said softly, “Tyrone, I understand you did this for my benefit. But I needyou to know what you’ve done isn’t what I want. The pain I felt when I saw you and Galilea togetherthat day was unbearable. I wanted to die.
I thought I’d been cheated on again. The sight of you two together tore my heart from my chest. If I hada knife, I would have killed you and then taken my own life. After leaving the Blakely Group, I went tothe river. As I watched the current flow, I longed to join it. I wanted to escape the pain and sufferingyour betrayal had caused me…”novelbin
“Oh, Sabrina, my love.” Tyrone’s voice quivered as he held her tightly, burying his face in her neck. “I’mso sorry I caused you so much pain. I was truly in the wrong.
He intended to shield her from harm, but he had overlooked the emotional toll it would have on her.She had nearly fallen into depression and taken her own life. Had Sabrina thrown herself into the river,he couldn’t fathom what he would’ve done without her.
Sabrina looked up at him with teary eyes. “The only thing that kept me from going through with it wasremembering what my beloved father did for me. In his final moments, he tried to shield me from death.
How could I dishonor his sacrifice and give up so easily? When I came to Philade, I forced myself tostay busy to avoid dwelling on that day. Tyrone, I would rather have faced the consequences and beenimprisoned with you.”
As he realized the pain he had caused her, Tyrone’s heart sank. He was deeply touched by her loyaltyand gently stroked her cheek. With eyes full of affection, he gazed at her with a tender smile. “If Icouldn’t get out, would you have stayed in prison with me?”
“But you were prepared and made arrangements for this. You’re out, aren’t you?”