Chapter 335: The confrontation (Part – 2)
Elijah’s shoulders slumped, his head lowering under the weight of his guilt. "I wronged you over the years. I am sorry."
"Sorry?" Nicholas squinted at him. "You think a simple sorry is enough to make up for years of neglect? For leaving me to suffer? For covering up Luke’s crimes?"
His expression hardened. "I know you too well, Elijah Baker. You’re not sorry. You don’t feel guilt—you feel fear. Your apology is a pathetic attempt to make me forgive your criminal son."
"No," Elijah shook his head desperately. "I truly am sorry for what I did. Yes, I am selfish."
He swallowed hard before pressing on, "Luke is impulsive. He made foolish mistakes. I punished him." He paused, his eyes pleading. "But can you forgive him? I swear, he won’t bother you again. Just... don’t hurt him. That’s all I ask."
’So this was it,’ Nicholas mused bitterly.
Now it made sense—why Elijah had insisted on meeting him, why he had put on this pathetic display of remorse. "You wanted to see me so you could beg me to forgive the man who tried to kill me? What do you take me for? A fool?"
He threw him a hurtful look. This was certainly his biological father, but he was always biased, always taking Luke’s side.
"I admit Luke was wrong," Elijah spoke again. "And yes, he should be punished for his actions. If I had known what he was planning, I would have stopped him."