Chapter 24: Bento
Ivy lowered her head, and a wave of complex emotions flooded her heart: regret, panic, guilt, and reluctance. The faint smell of peppermint flooded her senses, yet her taut heart didn’t find peace.
Scarlett... would be a good choice for Silas.
Unlike her, who was a jinx... Scarlett, a cheerful young lady, was raised in a warm family. Perfect for Silas.
And yet Ivy didn’t dare to push Scarlett toward Silas. No... she would stay away from personal matters.
In this life, she was there to atone for her sins, not to force anyone. Let nature take its course.
Silas said he didn’t love her anymore, so she would not force her feelings on him.
Ivy wasn’t planning on playing the sick game of pushing another woman to Silas while harboring thoughts about him.
Even she knew... she loved too much to take that hypocritical step. She can stay away from Silas, but she can’t bear to see him together with someone else.
"Why are you standing here?" Silas’s stunned voice broke Ivy’s train of thought, and she stared at him with a dazed expression.
"Huh? Nothing... I... I just felt dizzy, so I took the support of the wall." Ivy calmly said, her tone was so even that it was difficult to deduce the pain in her heart.
"Oh." Silas didn’t dwell on the topic, knowing Ivy wasn’t going to tell him the truth anyway, and straightaway asked,