BILLIONAIRE'S PLUS-SIZE OBSESSION
“But I was afraid once I said it, you’d see me as broken and weak.”
Slowly, Charlotte’s shoulders dropped.
“You let me stand there thinking you were lying to me,” she said. “Thinking I was stupid for trusting you.”
My chest tightened.
“I know,” I said. “And I’m so sorry for that. I should’ve trusted you with the truth instead of hiding it from you.”
She hugged her arms around herself, tears flooding her face.
“That must be a very ugly trauma,” she said. “You were young. The world is so cruel… someone you loved and trusted—it’s another kind of pain. I’m sorry. It just seems relatable… gosh, I’m crying.”