Chapter 249
Maybe it was already too late. Isella wondered how quickly someone could die. If the Crown Prince decided to, he could have already killed Carynne. A full day had already passed. It was unlikely the Crown Prince would have left her unharmed.
‘She might already be dead. If I leave tomorrow, I’ll be safe.’
It was such a sweet temptation.
No one knew that Carynne had disappeared with Isella. Only she knew. If she closed her eyes and followed her mother, she would be safe for the rest of her life.
Except for her conscience. But even that would soon dull.
Isella placed her hand on her chest. She hated that she still carried this heaviness towards Carynne.
She shouldn’t have gotten involved. Whether Carynne was pregnant or not. Whether Carynne sacrificed herself or not. It wasn’t her concern. It wasn’t her business. She wanted to live like that.
Isella hugged her pillow and suppressed a sob. The deeper she pondered, the more her body seemed to ache. The scratches and bruises she had began to resurface in her awareness. But this pain would soon fade.
The feelings tormenting her would dull with time, as they always had. Like the disgust she felt for people who came to see her father. Like when she crushed the hand of a beggar grabbing her ankle. Like when she blamed the maids for her lost belongings.
If she just buried this, like before.
Knock, knock.