Chapter 136: Unexpected news
Evelyn shrieked as she stumbled back a couple of steps and held onto her hand as her features contorted into a pained expression that masked her features.
The audience sitting below collectively sucked in a gasp of air through their teeth and their eyes widened in shock and surprise as they witnessed the scene unravel before their own eyes. Whispers and murmurs filled the air once again as people started to gossip among themselves and pointing fingers at us.
Almost immediately, I heard Xavier’s deep voice reach my ears as my name left his lips in a panic, his voice laced with concern.
"Aurelia!"
I whipped my head around to look at him among the crowd and we locked eyes from a distance. I could barely feel the pain that coursed through my body, nor did I notice the blood that was the colour of my dress, it was trickling down my palm as I was frozen to the ground, shock and disbelief swirling in the depths of my eyes.
The thoughts were swirling inside of my head like a damn hurricane and I chide myself for not seeing this coming. I should have known that she was up to no good, that she definitely had something up her sleeve. How could I be so stupid?
Everything was a blur as my mind struggled to comprehend what was happening.
Then a familiar voice broke me out of my little reverie, snapping me right back to reality. I felt someone’s fingers wrap around me. "Aurelia, are you okay?"
With a shock look still plastered across my face, I turned to look into his eyes blankly, still seemingly in a daze. "Xavier... I..." I muttered under my breath, my voice barely above a whisper.