Cold Hearted Princess

Chapter 20 Difficult love

It was a sports centre. My heart pounded faster when I realised he took me to an lor rink.

He gently pushed me to go in.

A man greeted us.

“Mr. Sullivan?”

He nodded and pulled me closer to him.

“Mr. Brown, this is my wife, Alice.”

“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Mrs. Sullivan. Please follow me.”

We followed him and found the ice rink. Seeing the ice gave me a feeling of relief that I hadn’t felt in a long time.

“Mr. and Mrs Sullivan, take your

time.

Then he left. I looked around and there was no

“The ice rink

no one. I looked at Gideon, ready to ask him, but he was faster.

k is yours for an hour today, then I’ll rent a place for you whenever you want and as long as you want.”

I was in disbelief. I remembered Lily’s advice, but this time, I felt like I had to speak.

“Why? Why do you do this to me?” I frowned while I looked at him.

He looked at me with an earnest face first, and he stayed quiet for a few seconds, just looking into my eyes.

Then he looked away.

“I agreed to finance you in figure skating. I’m just keeping my promise.”

I looked at him, and when he looked back into my eyes, I felt something, but that wasn’t gratitude or sympathy, that was something else that I never felt before.

be

to

pulled me out of my thoughts.

He frowned.

“Why?”

isn’t suitable

shook

called a number. He told

bags and he told me where I

ceiling for a little while. I felt weighed down by my thoughts and emotions, but I realized it was just a game

paid for me to be here, so I changed my clothes and rushed back. He sat on the bench, and he smiled when I got back. He gave me the bag with my new ice skates. I took them out, and I started the

“What are you doing?”

He asked. I smiled.

Chapter 20 Difficult love

I have to break them

He looked surprised.

it take a long time? Is that going

I shook my head.

think it’s going to hurt, but I need

“Okay.”

them on. I made a few movements, little jumps and squats before I stepped on the ice. Honestly, to be on it never felt

if the ice skates were still comfortable in each movement. When I

repeated them. I didn’t want to try hard jumps, especially not quads. Even if the skates were okay, and they didn’t hurt me at

me how comfortable the skates were, and they kept my feet well, so I tried camel and

felt so nice. I didn’t really want to stop. To be on the ice again made

mind. If he could take advantage of my life, then that was the least he could do for me in exchange. I decided there and then, I would come every day, and I wouldn’t care how much it costs for him. And if I was

Gideon

to her new skates. She could do much more than this. But whilst I watched her, I was thinking

for her.

her amazed me. She was beautiful in every way. I wanted her. I wanted to feel her

any time, like my

her nature differed from what she showed us. I saw

and I knew she just held herself back. Alice had her own will, and she was strong–headed. She was a fighter, and probably a survivor, too. She wasn’t quiet at all, and she answered the sport

was a buit; she was here to die, or worse. I made a stupid step that I couldn’t

in the world 1 live in wasn’t a clever thing at all. The first person who I wanted

I looked up, Alice looked at me from behind the paling, still on the ice. Somehow, she

guessing my time is

at my phone to check the