~ Dorathy ~ I smoothed my dress, my hands trembling slightly, though I fought to keep my expression cold and unreadable.“What do you want to say to me, Charles?” I asked, my voice colder than I intended. I glanced at the watch on my wrist, the ticking sound reminding me there was no more time left to waste on someone who had once broken me into pieces. “Please, be quick about it. Doris is waiting for me, and I don’t like keeping her waiting.”Charles didn't move at first, he just stood there, looking at me with eyes that seemed to have aged a lifetime in the last few hours. Then, slowly, he sank to his knees on the cold floor. The sight of him, the man who had once been my entire world, my safe place, my ride or die… standing there so broken should have moved me. But all I felt was a dull ache where my heart used to be."I know I have hurt you in so many ways, Dora," he whispered, his voice cracking so bad.He wouldn't look away, his gaze locked onto mine
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