C17 I need to escape

Clara's POV

I shook my head, refusing, and my eyes grew wide. I returned the phone to him and apologised, saying, "I can't accept this."

He pushed my hand aside. It seems that you required one. It wasn't complicated at all," he answered.

"You didn't have to," I remarked.

"It was my desire," he cut me off. "I wanted to express my regret for how I handled you the previous time as well