The Price of Regret

Tristan's eyes sparkled with excitement, but Camille's next words hit him like a bucket of cold water, soaking him from head to toe.

Camille scoffed, "Seriously, how could you be so dumb? It was a setup planned for ages, and you didn't even notice. Are you really that blind?"

Tristan let out a bitter laugh. "Maybe everything came too easily for me. I was too self-absorbed, arrogant, reckless, and