Mr. Clayton looked at Julian Keaton, opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single syllable.
"Julian Keaton!" Mr. Keaton's voice squeezed out from between his teeth, "If you keep being disrespectful, don't blame me for being harsh with you!"
"I'm not the one being disrespectful!" Julian raised his voice, "I've been suppressing my feelings for you all along, yet none of you ever consider me."
"Brother..."
"For you, I've let her down, hurt her, and only after she decided to leave me did I realize that what I did was utterly worthless!" Julian clenched his fist, the light in his eyes growing colder. "I was wrong, ludicrously wrong."
Thinking of all the suffering Cecilia Lynch endured for him, while he constantly shielded greedy family members, Julian's guilt twisted painfully at his heart.
His Cece!
Never asking anything of him, just foolishly following his instructions!
Even when wronged and heartbroken, not complaining even once!
