Divorced, Now Watch Me Rise!
"If I admit all of that, I have nothing left, no defense, no justification, nothing."
"You have nothing left anyway," I pointed out gently. "At least this way you'd have the truth."
"The truth doesn't pay debts," Ethan said bitterly. "The truth doesn't restore reputation, the truth just makes everything worse."
"Only if you keep running from it," I said.
Ethan laughed, sharp and humorless. "You really believe that," he said. "You really think the truth fixes things."
"I think the truth is the only thing that gives you a chance at fixing things," I corrected. "Lies just make the damage permanent."
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