Chapter 83: Honesty
Stefan watched Genevieve, tilting his head slightly, intrigued by the certainty in her tone. "Why do you say that?"
Genevieve traced the rim of her wine glass with a fingertip, her gaze flickering down as if hesitant to meet his eyes. "Because I’ve done lots of things I’m not proud of," she said finally, thinking of Abigail.
"Are you talking about the sex tape scandal?" Stefan asked curiously.
Genevieve sighed deeply. "Not necessarily. That’s just one out of the many stupid things I did."
"What else did you do? Take hard drugs? Run over someone while drunk?" He asked playfully.
"Thankfully, it never got to any of that," she said with a laugh.
"Then I’m guessing the sex tape scandal is probably one of the worst things you have done. And that was done because you were immature and..."
She waved off the excuse before he could finish. "It’s usually easy to excuse some actions by claiming they were done due to childishness or immaturity, but I think it’s more than that. Maybe that was done then out of immaturity, but I don’t think that’s all there is to it. I believe it’s just who I am. You could say I have it all in my genes," she said with a self-deprecating laugh.
Although her father was quite discreet in his dealings, he was a womanizer. That was why he had never wanted to get married. He wanted the freedom to live as he pleased.
Stefan leaned back in his chair, studying her. "I think people choose who they become. We all have the gift of choice. To choose our path in life..."
"I don’t think so," Genevieve countered, "I think sometimes our path has already been set for us, and we just walk in it. We do not always have a choice."