THE SPITEFUL BRIDE: Marry To Rival's Son novel Chapter 67

Chapter 67

The house felt unusually quiet, the soft ticking of a clock in the hall being the only sound Mia could hear.

Elena had excused herself after breakfast, and she was feeling alone so she decided to go into Elena’s room.

Reaching the door, she knocked lightly.

“Come in!” Elena’s voice called out brightly from inside. Mia pushed the door open slowly, finding Elena sitting on the edge of her bed, phone in hand, scrolling through something with a thoughtful expression on her face.

“Hey, stranger. You disappeared on me this morning. What’s up?” Mia asked lounging opposite Elena on the bed.

A wide grin spreads across Elena’s face. “Just needed some time to think, I guess.”

Mia raised a brow “About?”

“Nothing as important as you sneaking out of Stefans room early this morning” A blush rose on Mia’s face. Making her forget why she was here.

“What…..are you saying? Of course nothing like that happened. I didn’t sneak” The thoughts alone was making her feel some kind of way.

Elena raised an eyebrow, amusement on her face “Uh-huh Sure. So, you’re not going to tell me what really happened last night? Because I’m dying to know.”

Mia felt her stomach twist. Elena’s teasing tone hadn’t changed, but something in the way she said it made Mia feel self-conscious, like she was somehow being examined under a microscope.

“I don’t know what you mean,” Mia said quickly, trying to keep her voice steady, though her cheeks were already starting to burn.

Elena’s lips curved into a mischievous smile. “Oh, come on You can’t expect me to believe that. After all the hint I picked up, you’re telling me nothing happened?”

Mia shifted uncomfortably, avoiding looking her in the eye feeling the heat in her cheeks intensify. “It’s not like that. I… I just don’t know what’s happening, to be honest.”

Elena looked at her with concern now, the teasing tone fading. “Mia, what’s going on? You’ve been acting weird all morning. You’re not just tired, are you?”

Mia hesitated. She didn’t want to tell Elena everything. She didn’t even fully understand it herself, but she couldn’t keep pretending like nothing had happened.

“I don’t know how to explain it,” she started, her voice low “But… last night, after everything with Stefan, I don’t even know what’s real anymore. I’ve never felt like this before.”

Elena listened intently, her expression softening as she placed her phone on the bed beside her and turned toward Mia. “You’re not making any sense,” she said gently. “What happened? Did anything happen at Sterling or your dad’s place?You know you can talk to me, right?”

Mia swallowed hard, trying to find the words to explain what had been running through her mind. “No…nothing we couldn’t handle. It’s just…… I was with Stefan… in his room,” she said in a rush, her hands fidgeting with the hem of her sleeve. “And I… I don’t know what I was thinking. I just… I touched him. Where I shouldn’t have.”

Elena’s eyes widened in surprise, but she quickly masked it with a soft laugh, there was much teasing in her voice. “Wait, you… you touched him? As in…..oh my god, Mia!”

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Mia frowned, feeling a pang of frustration rise in her chest. She knew there was more to the story than that. She also knew that Elena deserved more than this half-hearted attempt at moving on.

“No. It’s not just that,” Mia said, her tone insistent. “Elena, you’re not giving him a chance to explain.”

Elena shook her head, a sad smile playing at her lips. “You don’t get it, Mia. It’s not about trying. It’s about the things that have already happened. What’s done is done. I can’t just ignore the past.”

“But it wasn’t his fault,” Mia countered softly. “He only followed Stefans instructions.”

Elena’s gaze faltered, her eyes momentarily flickering with something…… guilt, regret, or perhaps both. She opened her mouth to say something but closed it again. Then, slowly, she met Mia’s eyes.

“You don’t know what it’s like,” she murmured. “That night, he stood there and did nothing. He said nothing.”

Mia took a step forward, her voice gentle but firm. “You need to let go of whatever happened that night. It’s not about you, it’s about his loyalty to Stefan.”

Elena shook her head slowly. “You don’t understand, Mia. It’s not that simple.”

Mia pressed on. “It is that simple. He doesn’t have control over what Stefan decides for him. But you? You have the power to choose. You have the ability to decide if you’re going to let what happened control you, or if you’re going to forgive and move forward.”

Elena’s shoulders slumped, her eyes downcast. “I don’t know if I can.”

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