"He lied to you about something important. I understand why you're upset." Even if he is secretly proud of Erik for not killing the man, it was still wrong to promise something and deliver trickery instead.
"Erik should have been honest with you, and I'm sorry he wasn't. But... you know you don't have to love him to feel like this, right? Not every relationship has to be that to be meaningful, and it does sound like what he was doing for you had more meaning than just, you know, business."
There are so many other ways to care about someone. Max can't help but think, with a reaction like this, that Pyotr was probably more than just a client to Erik. Maybe he's wrong, but he doesn't think he is.
"What do you think it would take for you to forgive him?"
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Date: 2025-07-18 12:07 am (UTC)"Erik should have been honest with you, and I'm sorry he wasn't. But... you know you don't have to love him to feel like this, right? Not every relationship has to be that to be meaningful, and it does sound like what he was doing for you had more meaning than just, you know, business."
There are so many other ways to care about someone. Max can't help but think, with a reaction like this, that Pyotr was probably more than just a client to Erik. Maybe he's wrong, but he doesn't think he is.
"What do you think it would take for you to forgive him?"