Chapter 118

Adeline is waiting in the kitchen for Esther to come. She is standing because she is too nervous to sit. Having Nadia by her side has made the process easier, but the one other person she wants just as much as her or maybe even more is her sister. Esther has been by her side through all of it and if it would not have been for her, she would not have been here at all.

Esther enters the kitchen, and for a moment they just look at each other, then Adeline says, “I am really, really, sorry, Esther. Truly.”

“Why didn’t you tell me, Ad?”

“Because I didn’t want to bother you. You were already handling such a mess due to me. You had warned me about Tasian, and I didn’t listen. I did not want to add another thing to the list. It was not because I didn’t trust you or I was afraid of how you would react. You are the one person I trust more than anyone else. I love you Esther, and I am truly sorry that I hurt you.”

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Esther keeps standing at the same spot after Adeline's speech ends. She had thou