"He's your cousin! You ruined his life, and you made him live a worse life than death. You're really... too bad."
James took a deep breath and said with red eyes, "I knew he was my cousin, so I stopped. How many times do I have to tell you so that you can believe me? If I am really so bad, I wouldn't feel so guilty and uncomfortable."
He wiped his face and added, "Yeah, maybe I look very calm on the surface, but do I have to tell everyone about my guilt and self-blame? Yeah, maybe his life was really changed because of my mistake, but do you think I am not sad?"
When he learned that Xavier couldn't get married because of that matter, he blamed himself even more.
But what could he do? He couldn't do anything. He wanted to cheat himself and continue to live his own life, but it seemed that she didn't want to give him such a chance. Although she couldn't accept this matter for the time-being, how could she say those words to him?
Hearing this, Elizabeth felt extremely grieved. She pressed her hand against her painful belly, "Maybe you're right. But now, Xavier should be the saddest person. He can't get married because of you. I feel that he is pitiful, and you're so cruel, so I can't accept you. At least, I can't accept you for the time being."
Those photos and the recording shocked her a lot.
In fact, to be exact, she might not be so distressed at Xavier. After all, in James's words, Xavier had nothing to do with her.
She just couldn't accept the fact that James was actually so fierce and malicious. He made her feel strange and terrible.
James frowned, "What... do you want to say?" He became so nervous in an instant. Even though he was trying to keep calm, he couldn't stop being jittery and afraid.
She...
"Now I... want to stay alone for a while."
"You don't believe me that much? Don't you want to see me? Just because of Xavier?"
Elizabeth closed her eyes, "Go out first. Let's talk later." She needed to adjust her state of mind, and she needed a quiet space. She also wanted to compose her emotions.
James forcibly suppressed the anger and anxiety in his heart, "Don't do this, okay?" He swallowed, "Can't we talk about it calmly? I don't want to argue with you. Last time... we quarreled with each other. I don't want to quarrel with you anymore. Let's have a talk, okay? I don't want to leave. I've told you everything. I know that you may not be able to accept it for a while, and you think I am very bad. But... can you let me stay here for the sake of my love for you? I don't want to go anywhere, and I just want to stay with you, okay?"
Hearing his pleading words, Elizabeth wanted to agree with him immediately. However, when she thought of those photos and what Xavier had said, she made up her mind, "Go out..."
James didn't know how he got out of the room and got into the car. He only knew that the originally happy life seemed to be getting farther and farther away from him again. He was desperate, and he didn't know how to solve this problem.
He hoped that she could rush down the stairs and say that she trusted him and let bygones be bygones...
However, she didn't. He sat there for a long time, but she didn't come down.
He stared at the steering wheel. In the end, he just smiled helplessly. The smile was so bitter and his heart ached severely.
No one trusted him. He was really a failure.
He couldn't understand why there would be such photos after so many years. No one believed him, and those photos were about to ruin his life.
James's eyes suddenly became fierce. He exhaled in annoyance and then took out his mobile phone and called Samuel.
"Find a man for me. I'll send you the information about him later. You must find him as soon as possible."
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