Hansley gulped, looking helpless. "I know you won't believe me even if I say this, but I swear I'm telling the truth."

He exhaled heavily and looked at Darius woefully. "I don't know why you refuse to believe me, Darius. I've basically poured my heart out to you, yet you've chosen not to trust me. I don't know what you think of me, nor do I know what else I can say. What else do you want to know? I don't have anything else to tell you, and I've lost everything."

Hansley's eyes turned red as he