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Panji smiled bitterly, and he looked down again to see his two fingers that seemed to be intertwined. "I'm sorry," he said again. "I can't say this to Dinda. I'm afraid that if I talk about it again, Dinda will be sad again. And thank you..." he said then, looking at Nathan, who was still looking at him thoughtfully. "Thank you for accepting Dinda as she is. Thank you also for not reporting me to the police. And I hope you always take care of Dinda. I'm sincere, Nath, I'm sincere in releasing Dinda for you,"

            He heard that Nathan's eyes felt hot. All the words of thanks, all the apologies that came out of Panji weighed on him. And somehow, he didn't feel like he deserved it at all.