Black Card
Lucas’s expression remained unreadable, as though he was weighing every word without showing a single trace of reaction.
Ethan stood his ground, meeting that silence head-on.
Finally, Meryl spoke.
“What mistake do you think you made, Ethan, that you need forgiveness for?” Her voice was calm, but piercing in its simplicity.
Ethan didn’t hesitate.
“Nothing,” he said.
A brief answer. Certain and final.
He looked at her steadily, then at the rest of them.
“The only mistake I made was letting Sylvia touch me…” Ethan added through clenched teeth, his fists tightening at his sides.