Chapter 126

Alicia kept her mouth shut and pursed ever so tightly. An ill-fitting thorny silence filled the room as Ivan had yet to answer. The dolorous silence was like the calm before the calamitous storm.

Alicia carefully lifted her head. She was immediately met with purple eyes that were frozen cold. Unconsciously, she gasped in silent fear. It was as if the Ivan of the past stared at her and let out abusive words he knew would wound her broken heart.

“…Freedom, huh,” Ivan scoffed and slowly mumbled.

He picked up his feet and shuffled toward her.

In reaction, Alicia backed further away, but despite this, he walked towards her, neither slow and neither hurried, just fast enough to outpace her distancing.

As her back reached the wall, she realized she no longer had a means of escape. Had she known this would occur, she’d not have sent out Mrs. Cessley. The bitter regret filled her core, but she knew wallowing in regret would only prove futile.

“Are you telling me to embrace the woman I want to