Chapter 624-Maybe I Am Guilty
Helanie:
I forced my eyelids open when a sweet sight stood in my way. But he wasn’t looking at me with the same eyes he used to. Something was bothering him. And by the time I realized what it was, he had already spun around to avoid looking at me.
I gasped and sat up, holding the sheet up to my chest, but it wasn’t my naked body that had caused that reaction from him.
"Norman," I gasped, feeling awful that he had seen me share a couch with his brother. It was only Kaye hugging me from behind while we slept naked under one sheet. Maximus was gone, just like he said he would be.
"I’ll go check on Emmet," I heard Norman say, not really looking back again. The way he rushed off made me cover my face in my hands and curse at myself.
"Hmm," Kaye started to wake up, so I got off the couch and rushed upstairs. I couldn’t face another pair of eyes staring at me strangely.
And of course, things were going to be awkward between us after last night. Once in the bedroom, I ran under the shower and sat still. I felt like if I made a sound, everyone would see me naked. I took an hour to get out of the bathroom. I had no idea how I was going to face them all. At this point, I just wanted to go and sit in the basement with Emmet.
I got dressed and left my room to find the whole mansion empty. I had a feeling where at least Norman might be. So I headed to the basement. But my bad, just as I was stepping onto the ground floor, I heard Kaye talking to Maximus.
"We shouldn’t loosen the chains. His body is still human and he might be in pain," said Kaye, sounding concerned.
"Kaye, I know you get emotional every time you see him, but trust me, the rashes are the least of his pain," Maximus replied, and then the two suddenly went silent. I noticed Norman sitting next to the room-sized cage, fixing some bars that Emmet had bent last night.
The sudden silence from the two made Norman turn his head to acknowledge my arrival, but then he went back to working on the bars.