Chapter 25

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?”

Taking a deep breath, Lilith looks like she is preparing herself for her death sentence before she say slowly:–

“May 21st, five years ago, do you…remember?”

to my deal for his hand. I thought it was his

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

brand of humiliation on all my memory

fine. What about it?” I take a gulp of my lemonade, hiding the tears welling up in my eyes. I have promised

just need to start

exchange a

to know,” Lilith starts, “It’s doesn’t matter

him

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

day, and it all comes out at my first poke. It’s like I was back to the worst day of

My wedding day.

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 day, when Sebastian left me on our way back home to the airport, chasing Ava all the way

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

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to talk between the gaps of my sobbing, “1-1 broke them up and–and the whole world turned their back on me! I deserved that! I just thought–I just thought he would

the truth that…!”

Lilith cries with me. “But that’s exactly the thing! You didn’t break them up! That’s

are too shocking that

the constable of the Villa area

Lilith’s brother is a policeman, not even sure the

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