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Hurt me more than it should. I know apologizing itself is difficult, especially when it seems too late and I'd rather wallow in regret. But I also understand how deeply uncomfortable it is to receive an apology that I thought I was ready for until it happens.
I have mixed feelings with glossing over the process of "we had a deep talk". It feels "too easy", but also just right because it makes it their "father-and-son" moment (even if it's fiction). Besides it pulls me away from investing too much emotion lol.
However, I feel mostly glad they had that implied talk because (this is me projecting) the last time I received an apology, they didn't bother waiting on me to vent or reply. It was so one-sided and done in the most vicious self-centered way.