More Than A Gesture
“I’m sorry, John. It wasn’t until after you left that I realized how cruel I’ve been to you all these years. Please… let’s not fight anymore, okay? I promise I’ll change. For you.
“If you don’t like Daniel, I’ll have him transferred to another research group. I won’t have anything to do with him ever again.”
I rubbed my temples in exhaustion.
“Violet, do you still not get it? Daniel was never the real problem between us.
“The truth is, you never loved me. And when someone doesn’t love you, there’ll always be another Daniel.”
I paused, then sighed.
“But none of that matters anymore. Because I don’t love you either.”
She was silent.
All I could hear was her shallow, uneven breathing through th