Edgar let out a broken sob.

“If I could go back in time...” he said, his voice shattered. “I would never have said those words. Never. For the first time in my life, I lost control with the love of my life... and it makes me want to die because of it. My father, wherever he is, must be deeply disappointed in me. He always told me a woman should be treated like a flower.”

Laura let out a humorless laugh.

“The mouth speaks what the heart is full of,” she said coldly. “You said I was hollow. Empty