In the past, Aelia had long, straight hair and wore no makeup. She looked innocent and pure. “The phrase seeing is believing fits you to a T, Miss Aelia.”Aelia was shocked that Carol recognized her. “You know me?”“No. But I’ve often heard about you from Kieran. He even hung a portrait of you in h
Aelia had come to knock Carol down a peg or two and intimidate her, but Carol had instead insulted her!She had finally returned to Northvale after three years, but Kieran had changed, and she felt threatened. Aelia had thought that no matter how much time passed, Kieran would still love her, but t
Everyone knows?To think he would say that. Carol watched him shut the breaker’s lid in stunned silence. She did not know what she should say next. “Why are you just standing there? Go turn on the air-conditioner.”Carol nodded and ran into the living room to turn on the air-conditioner. It had b
In the past, Carol would have answered Titus without batting an eyelid, but she no longer dared to be wilful around him. “Are you going to get angry again if my answer doesn’t satisfy you?”“No.” Titus stared at her. “I want to hear the truth. Don’t humor me.”“Alright, then.” Carol met his gaze and
Titus was rough with Carol. He grabbed her waist and pressed her flush against him. Even if there was no longer any space between them, he still felt that it was not enough. He picked her up. “No! You’ll leave marks!”Carol pushed his head away and tried to push his hands as well, but she could no
Carol collected her thoughts and heard Myka say, “I heard from Sirius that Nancy Lilac was high on the autism spectrum when she was a child, but Titus Black helped her become normal. She became a fashion designer later on because of him too.”Carol did not understand. “She became a fashion designer
Sirius had never seen Titus so angry before. No, more accurately speaking, he had never seen Titus angry at all. Even though Titus was infamous for having a hot-temper, he was also famous for being able to keep it in check. Even when Abatus and Melecio’s assassins almost killed him, Titus did not f
Nancy immediately teared up and bit down on her lip with her head bowed. Then, she looked up at Andrew eagerly. “If you keep quiet, Titus will never know.”“There’s no such thing as absolutes in the world.” Andrew was disappointed in his sister. “You just don’t understand what you’ve done wrong, do