Too Late To Beg
James continued, his voice calm and steady, carrying easily across the room through the speakers.
I felt something tighten in my chest.
He spoke of friendship, of trust, of how he had believed Isla to be kind, how he had never once imagined the kind of person she truly was. He admitted that misunderstandings had arisen in our marriage because of that misplaced trust.
A faint, bitter smile touched my lips.
Misunderstandings.
That was such a simple word for something that had destroyed everything.
Then his tone shifted, growing sharper, more deliberate.
“But before I proceed, there is something I need to make absolutely clear.”