He lets out a gust of breath and doesn't otherwise reply, which is as good as a confirmation.

He can give a lying apology, though there aren't many people anymore who demand that he grovel. But it makes him sick. Still, even that is somehow so much easier than apologizing when he actually means it. Usually he thinks, why fucking bother? Who even cares about an apology?

Crow, is the answer. Crow will care. The asshole.