Chapter 170: Making her heart pound
"What’s wrong, Venus?" Alora inquired as she entered her sister’s room. "You left the living room. Here, I brought some cookies for you. They used to be your favorite, if I recall correctly," she mentioned, placing the cookies before her sister.
Venus watched as Alora sat before her, picking up one of the cookies. "Open your mouth," Alora instructed her younger sister gently.
"Open your mouth," Alora told her younger sister.
Venus didn’t do that. Her eyes turned misty and she lowered them. "Don’t you hate me?" she then asked. "Every day I think about what I did to you, Alora. I don’t feel like living anymore," she truthfully told Alora, tears rolling down her cheeks.
Alora’s heart broke to see the condition of her sister. She lifted Venus’s face and wiped the tears from her cheeks. "Don’t say that. You have already repented enough. Please don’t cry," she said in a low tone.
"People hate me. Do you think I am worthy of living?" Venus asked, meeting her gaze. "Now, I think I should have stayed imprisoned. You’ve no idea how people call names for me and our parents have to hear all bad things," she stated.
"You are a strong-willed woman. You need not to think like that. Now, that I’m here, no one will dare to say anything bad to you. I will make sure things go smoothly for you, Venus. And I’m sorry for being harsh to you." Alora felt she should have found another way to deal with Venus. Now, her life was at stake because of the punishment she provided to her.
"Knock! Knock!"
The two sisters turned their glances at the door and found Magnus standing with Elliot. "Can I come in?" he asked.