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?”

preparing herself for her death sentence before she say

21st, five years ago,

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

eyes, feeling so stupid when that memory pops up in my mind. I knew he didn’t love me, I knew he only agreed to that because of Ava, but mannnnn, I was elated. I thought for once I had a chance at what

such a deep brand of

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

just need to

and Aurora exchange a worried

starts,

want to know,” I cut her off, “I don’t care about him or his secret. I just want to

My voice lost shape when the word “lost” left me, and I burst into

comes out at my first poke. It’s like I was back to the

My wedding day.

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 me with judgy eyes; the

me into her arms, hugging me tight as I cry out loud, the first time in so

025 The Iron Lady

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255