He Became A Monstrous Genius After Obtaining A Time Dilation Artifact-Chapter 126. Confronting the past 1

" Kim? What are you-"

" Can I at least come in?" Kim cut him off.

" Kim ,this is not a good time"

" When has it ever been a good time Rey!"

Without waiting for him to speak she barged into the executive suite.

Reynolds sighed.

He didn’t have time for this.

" Can you just give me a chance to talk ,at least please?" Her voice grew soft, tears visible on her face.

Reynolds felt surprisingly heartbroken seeing her like this .

His figure flashed .

The next second he stood before her with a tissue.

" Can you not cry?" His voice was masculine ,yet vulnerable.

" W-hy ,why should I not cry? What do you care?"

Kim’s voice was choky. Nevertheless she grabbed the tissue , wiping her eyes.

Reynolds sighed.

" It’s not like I don’t care, I just don’t know if I can trust you again . Not after -"

" Not after I broke your heart right?"

Kim slumped into the nearest arm chair, sighing deeply.

She stared at Reynolds sitting at the far end on the bed softly, pained,obvious from his gaze as though he was recalling something from the past.

Then she layered further " Do you know why I haven’t given up on us?. I realize I was young and stupid and naive. But I’m willing to change . I’m willing to make amends ,I even wish I could go back in in time and undo what I did but I can’t. I just wish you could give me a chance Rey, to prove to you that I can make a difference this time!"

Reynolds stared at her silently for a while, two emotions, pain, hesitation mostly dominant , in his eyes.

He stood up from the bed, then walked calmly towards her.

He sat on the opposite arm chair close to her, then said softly,yet peircingly.

" Do you remember how I begged you back then not to end things with me?. How I even toned down my training and started spending more time with you a month before you ended things with me ? How I even refused to participate in the mission that led to the death of my father because I wanted to spend more time with you?"

Kim remained silent with guilt visible in her eyes.

"The last words my old man said to me was that he was disappointed in me ,because being elected for the mission one of the quickest ways to show my prowess on the battlefield and earn a name for myself,however I threw away that opportunity . After that he left to Antartica to fight diabolic beasts and never returned ,only for his corpse to be discovered below sea level a month later after a gruesome search by federation archeologists.

I made the decision to spend more time with you by refusing to embark on the mission with him! How naive I was!

Although he didn’t know the reason why I decided to not participate in the mission,he died mad at me! due to my decision.

I was so desperate to be with you back then!

And yet I didn’t blame you. I was certain stubbornly that I did the right thing, because I made you happy, Kim!. However a month later you still said I was too busy to make time for you and ended things with me! How do you expect me to just let it all go!. How do you expect me to forgive you and act like everything is fine between us.

If you were me ,would you even tolerate your presence. Do you know how stupid and lost I felt after the person I strained my relationship with my father for, made me feel like I had literally made the stupidest mistake of my life?"

It’s true that a man should not cry, and yet, he was breaking down.

The president of the United Federation was breaking down. He had kept it all bottled up. When Kim ended things with him, he never said a word after he begged her and she insisted she had made her decision.

These were words he thought he would never say to her again. Yet here he was, voicing them as he felt a weight being lifted from his chest.

" I left you because I felt guilty!. I felt guilty that because of my stupidity ,your father died on bad terms with you!. I was so ashamed of myself Rey!. I didn’t deserve you!. Not after what I did.Not after all the pain I caused you!" Kim said as she started pacing around in the room.

"I was demanding all the time for attention because I was insecure and thought you were spending time with someone else. My friends were spreading rumors about you, and I ,and I was stupid enough to not consult you whether or not they were true. I thought if I got you to spend more time with me I would be able to prove them wrong that you were not cheating on me" Kim was sobbing as she spoke. ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com

Reynolds chuckled in melancholy " How absurd. This was the reason why you were behaving like that? Because of some baseless rumors spread by some jealous friends who didn’t want us to be together? You should see yourself out of my room"

" No please at least let me finish Rey. Please I beg you, If I’m done and you don’t want to see my face again I’ll leave . I promise " Kim was kneeling at this point,tears streaming down her face .

Reynolds felt sincerely pained seeing her like this.

He sighed,not saying another word,an indication that she could proceed .

She continued "I was young and naive Rey. Yet when you started spending more time with me, the feeling of the possibility of you cheating on me still didn’t subside, it remained. I realized I had trust issues Rey.It was never about the things my friends said or getting you to spend more time with me to prove a point to anyone. It was about my trust issues ,and I had to deal with them.