"Julian," he called after him, but Julian never stopped nor spared him another glance.
Josh sighed, slumping into the couch, his gaze complicated as his thoughts raced.
He had always carried the intention of settling the rift between him and Santiago's family especially now with Jessica and Julian in the picture, and with the unexpected opportunity his trip to Country Y presented.
But the weight of his past wrongs pressed heavily on him. He couldn't bring himself to make peace… To put it simply, he believed leaving the wound unhealed was the best form of atonement.
Perhaps, if the wrong was never reconciled, the Santiagos would continue to hate him, and his conscience would never let him rest, forever pricking him, forcing him to live with guilt and unrest.
"Nora," he whispered bitterly, "maybe, just maybe I was wrong to step into your life in the first place."
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~Hours Later~
