Chapter 332: Skeletons
Though Emily had been aware of the secret that she had kept since childhood. She had not realized that there were other secrets out there keeping her bound. Secrets like the fact that their mums knew one another, and that their fathers had died together.
But despite not knowing that they were there in the first place. Now that everything was out in the open, Emily felt that she could breathe easier. After going years weighed down by an invisible weight, she could finally stand straighter. That should have made Emily feel relaxed and content.
For the most part, she was. But there was still one tiny part of her that would not settle. A small voice at the back of her head whispering insistently. It should have been easy for her to push it aside and ignore it. But it was proving incredibly difficult to do.
She was at least glad that their mothers did not seem to have the same problem as her.
In a surprising turn of events, after they had talked everything out at the restaurant, Cassandra Haven had declined to return to the manor. Instead, she had spent the night at the apartment with Emily’s mum, and Emily had gone off with Derek, and the two of them were currently in bed together, just cuddling.
But Emily could not shake off the unsettled feeling that enveloped her because despite everything that she had. Which made no sense.
She and Derek were back together. Their moms were reunited after decades apart. Plus the two of them were no longer actively lying to their mothers. Those were things to be grateful for. Things that should have made her happy, but still, Emily was feeling restless. Burrowing closer to Derek, she nuzzled the tip of her nose against his skin and sighed.
"I have missed this," Emily said, and she meant every word. Those weeks after she had broken up with him had been particularly hard on her. Especially during the nights when she had been cold and alone in bed.Before Derek, being lonely in bed, had never bothered her. It was all that she had known.
But then, after him, Emily had realized that she had gotten addicted to him in the short period of time that they had been sleeping together.