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?”

she is preparing herself for her death sentence before she

five years ago,

the day Sebastian came to me and said “he agrees to my deal for his hand. I thought it was his version of “I

mind. I knew he didn’t love me, I knew he only agreed to that because of Ava,

of humiliation on

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

just need to start

exchange

need to know,” Lilith starts, “It’s doesn’t matter now, not really.

him or his secret. I

the word “lost”

dare to even touch that day, and it all comes out at my first poke. It’s like I was back to the worst day of my life, the one I lied to myself saying that

My wedding day.

the day when the few quests that came all looked at me with judgy eyes; the day, when Sebastian left

I cry out loud, the first time in so long. Aurora joins us

025 The Iron Lady

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