Chapter 523 Narrow-Minded and Shallow
"However, as a jerk, every time I saw you with William, I felt that you shouldn't have been so close. Since you were just friends, why were you so intimate? I ignored what I had done and the pain I caused you at that time while William brought you hope."
"So, ordinary friends and close friends are different. If someone insist on comparing them and use the standards of ordinary friends to criticize all opposite-sex friendships, that will be short-sighted . Unable to understand complex emotions, such people are destined not to have true friends, and even if they do, they will lose them."
"I shouldn't have judged you by the standards of ordinary friends. I stood from my perspective, thinking about your relationship with a narrow-mind approach, which made me become extreme and speak without restraint. I hurt you, doubted you, and belittled you repeatedly."
"Foolish and shallow people tend to oversimplify everything. But this world is very complex. William kept causing trouble for me because of you, so when he encountered difficulties, you also stood by him without hesitation."
"If someone is willing to go all out for you, standing by your side without hesitation, protecting, caring, and looking after you every time, but you choose to walk away in the name of "minding your own business" when they face difficulties, then a person like you should never have anyone be kind to you throughout their lifetime, for you are undeserving."
"But... you are worthy, Ava. You deserve all the goodness from anyone. When I was good to you, you were very good to me because I gave everything. Now it's William's turn. It was my repeated doubts and hurt that pushed you to William's side. Your relationship evolved from mere acquaintances to casual friends. It deepened into a bond of confidants, weathered through adversity as steadfast allies, and ultimately, culminated in the union of marriage. If I had firmly believed in you from the beginning, if I had stayed by your side even once, you and William wouldn't have come to this point."
As Alexander spoke, he laughed, but he cried while laughing. He gripped the steering wheel, resting his forehead on it, trembling all over, with veins bulging on the back of his hands.
"It's all my fault. I did everything wrong, yet I still talked nonsense without blushing and blamed you. I pushed you to another man with my own hands, yet I felt you betrayed me first. I selfishly portrayed myself as a victim, but you were the one who was truly heartbroken by me."
"I can never forget that night when I was going to the hospital to see Isabella, and you cried, begging me not to go. You pleaded for me to stay, but I still left, even saying hurtful words before leaving. Later, I kept having nightmares, repeatedly reliving that scene. I kept thinking, if I had stayed that night, would everything have been different?"
"Why didn't I cherish you? Why?"
"I lost you because I was foolish, shallow, selfish, and narrow-minded. That's why I lost you."
He was the most despicable person, not cherishing what he had and regretting only after losing it. Ava was so good, and even after he proposed a divorce, he had a long time to win her back, but he did nothing. He waited until the least possible moment to say he loved her.
People were sometimes so foolish. Even knowing it was wrong, they still did it uncontrollably. At that time, he firmly believed it was right. Only when the timeline extended did he realize how foolish his choice was. How could he be so stupid? If given another chance, he would never do such a silly thing again.
