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?”

me and said “he agrees to my deal for his hand. I thought it

me, I knew he only agreed to that because of Ava, but mannnnn, I was

a deep brand of humiliation on

What about it?” I take 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

need to start

exchange

you don’t need to know,” Lilith starts, “It’s

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

when the word “lost” left

It’s like I was back to the worst day of my life, the one I

My wedding day.

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 day, when Sebastian left me on our

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

025 The Iron Lady

sobbing, “1-1 broke them up and–and the whole world turned

the truth that…!”

“But

words are too shocking that I

the constable of the Villa area at that

Lilith’s brother is a policeman, not even sure

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