Chapter 171: Some Kind Of Grim Reaper
"Here." Orson handed his sister a glass of water after she joined them in the living room. With a faint smile of gratitude, Catherine received the glass cup from Orson who took his seat beside her, but was hesitant to drink the content when all eyes were currently fixed on her, as though they were seeing a stranger in their home.
Her nervousness increased as she placed the tip of the cup to her lips, and she quickly drank the water to the last drop, attempting to buy herself some time to get rid of the shock that still lingered inside of her. Lowering her cup, she locked gazes with Inna whose glaring eyes were making her uncomfortable.
Dropping her gaze at the glass cup in her hand, Catherine took a deep breath and looked at Madeline whose eyes were equally fixated on her, the only difference was how skeptical it looked compared to everyone else.
"Thank you." Catherine uttered in a hoarse tone, gathering enough courage to look Madeline in the eyes, "you must have..."
"We all have." Inna cut in, her tone making it obvious that everyone here was aware of the despicable things she had done.
A sudden quietness enveloped the living room, and Catherine knew there was no excuse she could come up with that would justify her actions regarding what she had done.
"I’m.... I’m sorry." She quickly apologized, "I don’t know what came over me, I just..." she sighed guiltily, "I was jealous and hurt, okay? Cas was everything I could possibly want, I did my best to control it but..... I’m really sorry for everything I did to you....is there a chance that you can forgive me?"
She looked at Madeline, her glistening eyes portraying how sincere and honest her words were, but Madeline averted her gaze elsewhere. From her expression, one could tell she hasn’t forgotten the experience Catherine’s deceitful plan made her encounter on that day.
"What if Cassian hadn’t shown up to get me out of there on time, my life would have been ruined, and I wouldn’t be here to receive your apology. If you were in my shoes, would you forgive the person who sent someone, not just anyone, but your own brother-in-law to drug you, sexually molest and go to the extreme to the point of planning your murderer? Will you forgive someone like that? I want you to be honest with me."