Chapter 253

• Della’s POV
• “By the way, how was your talk with Mr. K last night? You look so exhausted this morning, and you had to go to the temple, so I wasn’t able to ask you,” Albert suddenly asked, making my heartbeat palpitate so much that it felt like it would jump out of my chest any minute now.
• The guilt I felt for him because of that night’s mistake and the addicting sensation that lingered on me when I was with Mr. K were fighting inside of me, making me both breathless and in pain.