The people in the room were left in complete shock.
None of them had expected Nick to forgive Irwin.
This seemed very unlike him.
And they would be right.
In the past, whenever anyone had gone against Nick in any way, Nick retaliated.
But this time, he didn't.
Why?
Well, there were several reasons.
Before Nick had come here, he hadn't been completely sure what to do.
He was more on the side of letting Irwin go, but he hadn't been completely sure.
To be sure, he had to talk to Irwin and look at him.
He wanted to see how Irwin would act.
The fact that Irwin refused to look at Nick spoke of deep shame.
But what kind of shame?
Was it the shame of having done something horrible, or was it the shame of being confronted with one of your biggest mistakes?
Did Irwin resent Nick?
