Chapter 143 Between Love And Fear

• Her words stung, but I couldn't risk anything by replying. All I could do was sit there as if I were a lifeless statue, letting her say everything she wanted to say. My body shook as my heart pounded so hard that I thought it would crack my ribs. Perhaps that wouldn't be such a bad way to go, I thought to myself.
• "My sweet, dear Abigail, of course you'll believe the pretty lies Raphael tells you. But don't overestimate yourself. Not for one second should you think that you're someone special to him when you're just one of many. Look at me - I'm the one who will stand beside him and spend the rest of my life with him. Our fathers made an agreement, and nothing can change that. Your little fling won't change anything," Rosabella reminded me.
• Her eyes hardened even further, and all the false sweetness in her tone and smile vanished completely.