"Before," said Ronan, very quietly, "I said that I want you to be happy." The flashes of anger and distress hadn't faded but he knew that if he went to bother Robert Parrish now, they could all end up in trouble. The police looked the other way when a master hit a servant. They couldn't very well ignore a case where the master nearly beat the servant to death.
"And I said..."
Now, the words felt cheap, and he didn't think Adam would want to hear them. Even more so than he thought earlier. Before, he merely thought Adam would be put off and not want to work for him anymore. Now? Adam would probably be disgusted.
But he had said them once. And he would say them again.
"And I said that I've always loved you. I still do." Head bowed, he stared at the floor. "Take the country estate. You can have it. You can go there and get away from everyone. Maybe you can be happy."
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"And I said..."
Now, the words felt cheap, and he didn't think Adam would want to hear them. Even more so than he thought earlier. Before, he merely thought Adam would be put off and not want to work for him anymore. Now? Adam would probably be disgusted.
But he had said them once. And he would say them again.
"And I said that I've always loved you. I still do." Head bowed, he stared at the floor. "Take the country estate. You can have it. You can go there and get away from everyone. Maybe you can be happy."