C53 Do you still believe I slept with Ron?

"Please don't. I'm requesting you," I stated, my voice carrying a stern resolve that I had never felt before. I had reached a turning point—a moment when I refused to be ensnared by his lies and manipulation once again.

Paul, for a change, responded with an unusual promise, "No, not this time. I promise I will treat you with care."

But I had heard such promises before