Chapter 42: A New Name
Leander went to his side of the closet and started dressing. He just wanted to talk to her for some time. But she doesn’t like to.
It hurt. His heart pounded out of fear. He didn’t want to bring her there. He didn’t have a good feeling. He found out that his grandfather was still planning on announcing his engagement with that lamebrain. But he couldn’t get why his grandfather still wanted her at the party. And there is Evander.
What if he recognized her?
His stomach rumbled out of fear. He didn’t remember the last time he was this afraid of something.
He took in deep breaths to find out what he was afraid of. It’s something simple he does that works every time. Oftentimes, we fear something that is not under our control. Once we accept that being afraid can’t do a thing, we can find a way to cope.
A lot is riding on this. If his family comes to know that he is keeping Evander’s attacker alive, that will ruin his family relationships forever. He will be ostracized and even executed.
But he found that his fear was not rooted there.
She... What will happen to her if they find out the truth?
That thought rendered him frozen. He was afraid for her.
His eyes ended up on Viviana unconsciously. She was seriously painting her face with so much concentration. And each minute, she was getting more and more beautiful.
What can I do?
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