Shattered Excuses

Before Declan could respond, Beatrice said anxiously, "Yes, I was the one who sent you away back then." As she spoke too quickly, she had no choice but to lower her head to catch her breath. "I know that it was indeed wrong to do that, but your eyes were not good at that time. I just wanted to find a quiet place for you to recuperate."

Declan did not even respond this time. He only raised his head