Chapter 305: Stepping Up
"You don’t have to, Iris... You can’t... Not now, but maybe a little later, in a couple of weeks? Unless you want to face them again.." Arthur spoke softly and showed her the security footage of the castle gate. There were reporters crowded like ants around an abandoned toffee, around the gate. Even the entrance of the Northern Star HQ was covered with reporters expecting some scoop, making those who work there uncomfortable.
Am I troubling them? Talia felt bad. They all treated her very fondly when she visited them the previous day.
They are my people too, right? I can’t let them suffer. But what can I do?
"It’s chaotic outside. It’s better if you lay low for now." he added. Talia nodded and stood up.
She received a message from Raphael, which was the statement they were going to issue regarding about Lord Lockhart’s announcement. Talia read that concise statement of her expressing her happiness having found Cyrus’ true killers and her gratitude to those who supported her during her tough times and believed in her.
Talia felt a little prick in her heart. She knew she’d be raised to sainthood by some after this. Although she had a sense that if not forced, she wouldn’t have killed Cyrus, she knew that she still is a killer with blood in her hands.
She dialled Raphael and he picked up immediately. "Add this - I didn’t do anything Cyrus wouldn’t have done for me."
She knew people will think she meant taking the blame for killing Cyrus, but she meant killing him, and she believed it.
That dream she had... It gave her a new perspective. If the roles were reversed, and she was asked to kill herself, she knew she’d preferred Cyrus do it for her. But would Cyrus have killed her? Probably! She did the unthinkable! He might have too. He too was a human with emotions just like her.
Both of them were pawns in a bigger game played by Jared Cooper. And she is the one who should be blamed less than Cooper. And with everything out, maybe she should blame herself less too. After all, Cyrus did it to save his child and Thomas is growing up amazingly. Isn’t that the point of it all?
Maybe I should end this all today... If I still hold on to Cyrus’ death, would he be able to rest in peace?