Chapter 16 - THE GROOM’S CHOICE
David sat in his apartment, the same apartment he and Elena had once planned to live in together.
He looked at the empty spaces, the lack of her presence, and realized the mistake he had made by choosing the Bride.
He had traded a diamond for a piece of glass, and now he was paying the price for his shallow, foolish choice.
"I deserve this," he whispered, staring at his reflection in the mirror, seeing the guilt etched into his own face.
He pulled out his phone, his finger hovering over Elena's number, but he knew she would never answer it again.
He had betrayed her, he had accused her, and he had let his mother treat her like she was nothing.
He had no right to apologize, no right to ask for forgiveness, and no right to even hope for her mercy.
He tossed the phone onto the couch, walked to the window, and watched the city pulse with life below him.
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He was a man who had everything, and now he had nothing, all because he was too weak to stand.
The silence of the apartment was his only companion, a constant, nagging reminder of everything he had lost.
