Chapter 251: Two Of A Kind
I was stunned by her words and smile.
But I quickly recovered and returned her smile.
"No, thank you," I said. "For trusting me, for sharing something so precious and painful with me. I know how much courage it must have taken to open those wounds again."
I leaned forward a bit, my voice gentle but firm. "And I want you to know that what you have been through doesn’t define your worth. You survived something that would have broken most people, and you did it alone. That takes incredible strength and patience."
I paused, letting the sincerity in my words settle between us.
"You are not a commodity, Cassandra. You are not a failed product or a mistake. You are a person who deserves all the love and care you were denied, and I... I’m happy that you trusted me enough to let me understand who you really are."
The tears on her cheeks caught the soft light in the room, and I could feel through the fading connection that something fundamental had shifted between us - a bridge built from shared pain and mutual understanding, stronger than any words could have created alone.
But why is she still crying?!
Urgh, I didn’t upset her or anything, right? I didn’t say anything wrong, right? Right?
But I didn’t stop her. I didn’t say anything because I knew it was better to let her release all those emotions she had kept bottled up for so many years.
And I knew that sometimes tears weren’t all about sadness or happiness. They were sometimes about relief, about finally being heard and understood after a lifetime of silence. They were about the overwhelming feeling of no longer carrying the burden alone.
So I simply sat there, maintaining that gentle, supporting smile, letting her know through my presence that it was safe to cry, safe to feel, safe to be vulnerable without the fear of judgment or rejection.