Forbidden Heat novel Chapter 328

“I see…you’re right,” King said after a short pause and his eyes were on me.

Honestly, I was too shocked to say anything, and I quickly realized that there wasn’t anything for me to say. Apart from perhaps offering Reiner some words of congratulations on his upcoming wedding? I wasn’t so kind-hearted that I could do that when I was suffering so much inside. My head hurts and my chest felt tight. I knew that I could start crying at any moment and I also knew that I didn’t want these people to see it.

“Sorry but I’m not feeling well. Please allow me to excuse myself. Thank you for hosting dinner…” I mumbled awkwardly as I got up from my seat.

Turning away, I started walking away as fast as possible while trying not to cause a scene by running away. I didn’t want to believe what I had just heard. If Reiner is really going to marry someone else, then why am I even here? None of this was making any sense to me anymore. I felt so crushed that I didn’t have the strength to face anyone right now. I just wanted time alone to think and to cry.

As I walked along, I wasn’t even sure where my feet were taking me, and I didn’t mind. All I needed was to get somewhere far far away from him and other people right now.

…

Queen watched as a terribly upset-looking Natalia excused herself and quickly stood up before marching away from the table where they were supposed to be having dinner. The scene before her disturbed her deeply and so did the conversation that had just taken place.

“Why did you have to do something like that to her?” Queen asked as she glared over at her own son.

“I don’t know what you’re referring to,” Reiner replied coldly.

“Don’t give me that. I don’t know what you’re thinking but there’s no valid excuse to say things like that in front of her when you know well how she feels. Even if what you said was the truth, you didn’t have to say it like that,” Queen snapped.

The next moment she was out of her seat and had started walking the way that Natalia had headed.

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After walking along for a while, I started crying. I wasn’t sure where I was or where I was going or when I should stop walking. My legs just took me forward and my eyes just let more tear drops fall onto my cheeks. I felt warm wetness on my cheeks before the wind blew on them. After a while, I realized that I didn’t need to walk anymore. No one was around and this part of the island may as well have been deserted. There was just enough light for me to see but not enough for anyone that may pass by to see my face or my tears clearly. It was perfect, honestly.

I sat down on a small grassy slope next to a bush and continue to cry. When I got onto the plane and left my old life behind, I never thought that the journey would be easy for me. I never thought that Reiner would accept me so easily. I knew that it would be hard and harsh. Just like the old man had told me, I knew that I needed to be brave ‘in every sense of the word’.

However, no preparation that I could have done could have prepared me for this. I looked up at the starless and cloudless night sky and thought that my life now was as empty and meaningless as the starless sky. For a moment, I thought that it might be best for me to go home. Lucien will take me back with some scolding. I’ll apologize as many times as it takes. I’ll ask Zak for his forgiveness for being too weak to fend for myself and survive on my own without his support. I’ll admit to Edward that even with all the things he’d tried to teach me that I was still useless.