Chapter 179 Take Your Time Part 2

• Caroline’s P.O.V
• Tears stung my eyes, and I looked away, ashamed. “I didn’t know how else to handle it, Mom,” I admitted. “You’ve always wanted what’s best for me, but sometimes it feels like what you want and what I want are two very different things. I couldn’t bear the thought of losing my independence, of losing… me.”
• She didn’t say anything for a moment, but then I felt her arms around me, pulling me into a hug so warm and tight that it broke something inside me. “Oh, my sweet girl,” she said, her voice thick with emotion. “I’m so sorry. I never wanted you to feel like you couldn’t talk to me, like you couldn’t trust me with your fears and your dreams. I only ever wanted to protect you.”