Chapter 177
I looked away from my mother and checked my phone screen with a frown.
Eros?
My chest tightened in anger as I contemplated if I should answer the call or not. My fingers hovered over the screen.
“Your phone keeps ringing.” Lord Shevek said. “Won’t you pick?”
I sighed. Why was Eros calling me now? It’s been hours since I last called his line, and Susie picked. Why didn’t he called me earlier to explain the situation? Why now when I’m frustrated with everything, coupled with the corset that’s trying to snuff the breath out of me?
I finally answered the call, and pressed the phone to my ear.
“Hello? I said in a soft whisper.
But Alas, it wasn’t Eros who answered.
“Hello Eden!” Susie’s voice came in. It was like a blade tore at my flesh, and I winced.
“Susie?”
“Yes, it’s me.” She chuckled. “You catch on quite easily. How are you?”
I was right after all. I didn’t answer but heard her scoff on the other end of the line.
“Are you seriously trying to go silent on me?” She growled.
I felt my anger grow. How dare she?
“Where’s Eros?” I asked, trying to keep calm but she giggled.
“Eros… He’s asleep. We’ve been busy… And judging from the way my body still aches, he would need the rest too.” She slurred. “I hope you can understand that.”
I growled, Tiara was alert. “What are you trying to say, Susie?”
She chuckled. “It is exactly what you think, Eros and I… we spent all day together.”
I understood what she was getting at clearly enough.
The blood drained from my face as my stomach twisted in disgust. I felt Tiara growl in anger within me; I grew weak, and my fingers loosened its grip around the phone and it slipped from my grasp, falling to the floor. The glass surface of the screen shattered to a thousand pieces.
I spaced out, a thousand thoughts running through my mind at the same time.
Eros cheated on me with Susie?
I looked at the ground; the phone lay in pieces, destroyed. I sobbed as my heart squeezed.
In my daze, I heard everyone gasp around me, calling my name, but I couldn’t make out all that they were saying. Everything else blurred around
I knew when Lord Shevek and my mother rushed to my side.
“Eden? Are you alright?” my mother asked, cradling my face in her hands.
I looked at her, but I wasn’t seeing her. What I saw were pictures of Susie and Eros together.
“What happened?” Lord Shevek bellowed. A shiver ran through rne at the authority in his voice, but I was too lost in my head to respond.
I heard him ask for one of the attendants to attend to the glass pieces and my broken phone on the ground.
I looked at my parents; the tears forming in my eyes threatened to spill.
Without a warning, Lord Shevek stepped forward and wrapped me in a warm hug. That was my undoing. I cried, allowing the tears to fall freely.
“It’s okay.” He said softly. “Whatever this is, you will be fine. I will make sure of that.”
I held on to him while my mother patted my back in a soothing manner.
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Chapter 177
The other ladies watched from a distance, confused.
My mother followed behind. We got into the car, and the driver drove off.
“Wow!” I said.
“Yes. It’s beautiful.” I nodded
“Thank you.” Lord Shevek smiled softly.
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The readers' comments on the novel: The Beta's Regret (Eden and Eros)
This book is basically the same as Catching Genesis by Nicole Riddley, so don't waste your time on the crappy zoom and random % and 1/4 idk bout y'all but that got annoying quick...
I'm so in love with this storyyyy OMGGGGGGG...
Hey, its wrong chapter... Ch 258 is missing...
Does anyone know when the next chapter will be released?? The suspense is killing me!...
Not sure why it is so difficult to read from chapter 8....it's like it is zoomed in permanently, I can't see the end of the sentences......