Chapter 448: I didn’t Kill Her
Selene’s POV
The moment Olivia fainted, I couldn’t take it anymore. I couldn’t stand it; rather, I just ran out of the room. I was being suffocated, and if I didn’t leave, I might have passed out myself too. Before anyone could stop me, I turned and ran. My footsteps echoed down the long hallway, my heart pounding loudly. I didn’t know where I was going — I just needed air, space, anything that wasn’t that room. By the time I burst into the garden, the night air hit me hard. I stumbled forward, gripping a stone pillar as I tried to breathe. The moonlight bathed everything in silver, but it didn’t calm me. It only made the ache sharper.
Then I heard footsteps behind me — fast, urgent.
"Selene!"
I turned, and my stomach twisted. Frederick. He looked... wrecked. His usual calm was gone. His eyes were wide with worry as he reached for me. "Selene—"
"Don’t," I hissed, jerking back. "Don’t touch me."
He froze, his hand halfway in the air. "I just wanted to make sure you’re alright."
"Alright?" I let out a broken laugh. "You think anyone in that room is alright?"
He looked down, guilt flickering in his eyes. "I’m sorry," he said quietly. "I didn’t come sooner. I didn’t know—"
"Stop." My voice cracked as I cut him off. "Just stop lying."
He frowned slightly. "Selene—"
"I hate you."
He blinked, startled, his brows drawing together. "I know you’re angry," he said softly, "but this isn’t the time—"
"No," I interrupted, my voice sharper this time. "You don’t understand."
His eyes met mine, confusion spreading across his face.
"I don’t mean I hate you because of what happened," I said, shaking my head slowly. "I mean, I hate you. Truly. Deeply. And I don’t want to pretend anymore."
looked at me, completely
hands curled into fists. My chest rose and fell quickly as
narrowed. "... Deborah?" he repeated carefully, as if the word were a ghost he hadn’t expected
finished for
His face went pale.
her daughter.
parted, but no
voice barely
my chest rising and
His lips parted in disbelief, and for a split second something warm flickered in his eyes. "Selene," he
My jaw clenched. "Yes."
in awe. "She spoke about you all the
him off coldly. "The Deborah you
went blank. "Killed?" he repeated,
my emotions, I slapped him hard across the face. "Don’t you dare pretend!" I shouted, my voice trembling
— stunned, confused — as if my
mother took her last breath from the poison you gave her," I said, each
Frederick’s brows furrowed. "What—"
glass of wine, a gift from you." My voice broke. "She thought it was a peace offering,
slightly, but
collapse in front of
but fierce. "You killed her, your own student. All because she made a discovery that
breathing slowed. His eyes darted back and forth between mine, searching for something — maybe
her life, her name — was it worth it just
he didn’t say anything — just looked, like he was
said, his voice
laughed, sharp and bitter. "Not true? Don’t
a hand through his hair, the motion small and restless. "Listen," he said. "Listen to me. I didn’t kill Deborah. I didn’t
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