025 The Iron Lady

Scarlett’s POV

“I was mad at you for loving him when he was a total jerk to you, but that’s not the main reason why! couldn’t talk to you in all these years.” Lilith starts with a nervous look.

I did not see that coming. I really thought that was the reason.

“….I know a secret, sort of, of Sebastian’s, I didn’t want to tell you because it would only hurt you, but i don’t know how to face you when I know I’m keeping such a secret from you, so…”

Her blurt is baffling but I sort out a lead, somewhat-

“Okay, so what’s this big secret?”

breath, Lilith looks like she is preparing herself for

21st, five years ago,

That was the day Sebastian came to me and said “he agrees to my deal for his hand. I

knew he didn’t love me, I knew

of humiliation on all my memory of

lemonade, hiding the tears welling up in my eyes. I have promised myself to not cry

just need to start

Aurora exchange a

you don’t need to know,” Lilith starts,

her off, “I don’t care about him

when the word “lost” left me, and I

like I was back to the worst day of my life, the one I lied to

My wedding day.

of my “family” showed up- they took Ava for a trip to Egypt to cheer her up; the day my best friend walked out on me with disappointment in her eyes; the day when the few quests that came all looked at

her arms, hugging me tight as I cry out loud, the first time in so long. Aurora joins us and that

025 The Iron Lady

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