Chapter 198: "Where did you get this?"

Scarlett’s pov.

Roman breaks the news to me the next day. His father wants us to attend his mum’s memorial.

I chuckle and frown warily, “But we’ve always attended your mum’s memorial. We did it last year.”

Roman nods and guides me close to him with his hand behind my neck. I kiss him because it seems he needs it and because I like it and Roman sighs afterward. It’s a content sigh but it’s also a sigh that tells me something is up so I lean into him and place my arms on his chest, overlapping my hands and placing my chin on it as I stare up at him.

“What’s up?”

I know he didn’t sound happy when I asked him to keep an eye out for Elara, and while I know it’s going to be hard for him to do it, if that’s what’s making him this way then I'll ask him to drop it.

There’s no amount of information I could get on Elara that would make me compromise Roman’s happiness.

Roman’s voice is sullen as he responds.

“My father said my mum knew something was up.”

When my eyebrows crease in confusion Roman