Betrayed By The Hero, Loved By The Lord novel Chapter 104

Chapter 104: Backstabbed (2)

"He is my husband, so I needed to follow what he wanted. You already know that I am not like you. I am not that strong to just walk away. I didn’t want to do it, but he wanted me to pick between the two of you, and I could not lose him. You must understand," Fiona pleaded.

Fiona counted on Selene, who knew her well, to understand why she did what she did. Selene was well aware that she never wanted to lose Oliver. Not every woman in town had the courage like Selene to just up and leave without a plan.

"I do not have a family to take me in like you or money to fall back on. There isn’t some kind of noble waiting for me if I leave Oliver. It is not the same for me as it is for you," Fiona said, hoping Selene would understand.

"You had a friend who would have helped you. I could have found a place for you here and you know it. You chose to follow your husband. I am quite angry with you but because I know you so well, I understand it," Selene replied.

Fiona reached out to hold Selene’s hands. "I don’t want to lose you."

Selene smiled as she pushed Fiona’s hands away from her. "You misunderstood me. I understand why you did what you did but it doesn’t mean I forgive you and want to remain friends. You knew what would happen after speaking lies. Do not act like you didn’t know."

"Well," Fiona started but she couldn’t make up an excuse. She was in between a rock and a hard place because of two people she cared for. Selene didn’t know how much she was against it at first.

"We were struggling a lot. The day you came over, I had spent the morning tidying up the home myself, doing the baking and was in the garden a bit. I didn’t want to show anyone needed money," Fiona said, ashamed to admit it now.

"I am well aware of the reason you did it. I also know there were more reasons why Oliver did it. Your reasons won’t change my mind, Fiona. I cannot trust you anymore. I never said I was having an affair. You lied about me just so you wouldn’t lose him," Selene said, annoyed.

Why did Fiona think she could just come back here and everything would be fine? That she could share her excuses and Selene would take pity on her?

"You knew that I dealt with a lot of people turning their backs on me after what happened to my parents. To protect you, I did not mind that we met in secret. You know how I spoke of never forgiving those people. You must accept that we will never go back to being friends. This is the last time I want to see you," Selene said, the decision hard to make but very needed.

"I just..." Fiona once more tried to explain herself. She understood why Selene didn’t want to be friends but at the back of her mind, she did have hope that they would go back to being friends after this all blew over.

Since they were speaking about how they felt, Fiona had some things to say too. She was angry. There was so much she held in over the years. So much which helped her understand what Oliver felt about Selene.

"It was all too sudden. Regardless of what I said, the town already believed that your quick divorce and new marriage meant you were having an affair with Lord Blackthorn when Gabriel was away. I know that I added to the fire but you should have thought about how your actions would look," Fiona argued. _{freewёbnoνel.com}

Before Oliver came to her with the plan to speak about Selene having an affair, Fiona was already suspicious of Selene’s marriage to Xavier.

Since when were the two close for them to get married? Was it during her marriage to Gabriel? Selene didn’t have enough time after Gabriel’s return to convince Xavier to marry her.