Matthew can't believe his eyes when he sees Lauren approaching him. He takes a deep breath, his mind reeling. This is the woman who has made his life so difficult; she has caused a rift in his family, yet she's also the only one who knows him well and with whom he feels comfortable.
He regrets cheating on her with a lame excuse, but what he felt for Lauren was real at the time. He might not have regretted anything if what they had was pure, and he had come directly to his sister about being in love with Lauren. But no, what he did was a shameful act for his family, no matter how pure or true his feelings for her were.
"What do you want?" he says flatly, his voice betraying the turmoil within. He hates Lauren, but he can't lie to himself and say that a part of him still wants her. The two of them were really compatible in everything, even when Lauren manipulated him. Yet she still managed to penetrate the deepest recesses of his heart.
