Gabriel’s last words hit Charles like a hammer, smashing into him with such force that he was left reeling, his mind swirling with confusion and unease.
"Charles, if I treated your sister the way you’ve treated Anna, she wouldn’t have tolerated it for even a day before divorcing me. Anna has endured you for a whole year. That’s already impressive."
Gabriel’s words sounded earnest, but to Charles , they carried an incredible weight. Up until now, Charles had been fooling himself into believing that Anna’s coldness and indifference were just her being petty, throwing a tantrum. He never imagined anyone would lay out the truth so plainly, telling him outright that Anna was genuinely done with him.
Because she had given up on him.
Because his neglect had finally caused her to lose hope.
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