My voice was steady, controlled, but each word was precisely aimed to hit its mark."When you let me humiliate myself at business dinners, drinking until I collapsed, where was your consideration for old times' sake? When you chose to betray me with Bella Rose, where was your respect for our shared history?"Ethan's tears suddenly fell, large drops that rolled down his cheeks and dripped onto his wrinkled shirt.This once spirited man, who had been so confident in his charm and his plans, now covered his face with his hands and cried like a child."I know I was wrong, I really know I was wrong. Aria, I'm worse than an animal. Hate me!"His voice broke completely on the last words, dissolving into choking sobs.I turned my face away, not wanting to watch this display. There was something deeply unsettling about seeing someone you once loved reduced to this state, even when they deserved it.In a trance, I remembered a business reception five years ago, one of the many I had attended in
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