Chapter 67 Cheri
Elara’s POV
His words cut through me like a knife, what did he mean when he said they didn’t care he was gon for two days, he was a kid when he ran away, how could they not care that he left? Did his father know that something was going to happen to him, or did his father want something to happen to him?
The thought filled my mind. He didn’t tell her that’s what he said. What about the pictures? I pulled out my phone and wiped my tears as I stared at the pictures. I stared at it long enough to see what was happening.
Adrian didn’t look happy, his face, looked irritated, I was so mad at him that I didn’t even see any of this, I didn’t pay much attention to it, and Sophie looked like she had the biggest smile on her face.
There was someone, behind the bar, his hand was visible but indoors not visible to see his face
The other picture, he didn’t look happy either but she did, the one at the hotel, I could see her face; she looked like she had won while she walked behind him, yet not too far, yet not too close and he walked out.
What if? He didn’t even know that she was there, it’s a hotel, they will give just about anyone a room, and I spoke to this woman, I know the type of person she is.
Was the real truth? Or I didn’t want to see the truth, I wanted to pretend like everything is fine, I had a feeling I was doing that, pretending that everything is fine, everything is perfect
But it's Adrian.
“Elara say something so I will know that you are okay or I swear, I will break this door down, I am starting to get worried Elara.” He yelled from the other side of the door.
I could feel my feet getting wobbly as I headed toward the door, his cologne filled my nostrils as I placed my hand on the door and my breath hitches, I had so many thoughts that filled my mind, I didn’t even know what to say or how to say it
But I wanted to listen to him, I wanted to know what was going on. I wanted him to tell me every part of the truth, if Darren was alive all this time and Harry is too, how did Holden die? Did he really push his stepmother off the stairs because he got mad at her?
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“You tell me everything and I’d you lie, if I find out that you lied to me, I am never going to speak to you, I will not care about the throne or my uncle I will leave, you said to be honest and loyal and right now it’s not looking like you are either of that,” I stared with a growl on my face, the tears sprinkled out of my eyes and when he leaned on to wipe the tears, I pulled away from him.
I didn’t want him to touch me.
“Something bad is going on, and it has to do with your family and in some twisted way, my family is connected to all of this, the death of Papa just made things worse, it has made everything collapse and if we are ever going to work, I need to know the truth.” I breathed out
Without a word, I marched into the room and I settled on the bed, I had not changed my clothes, my clothes were still covered with dried blood and my face had a bit of blood on it.
I was so scared, I didn’t even want to look at myself in the mirror.
“Elara are you okay?”
“You don’t get to ask me that, nor after everything you have done, nor after all of the lies, nor after the way you treated me, especially not after the way you didn’t care when you left me all home alone, without anyone, just some stupid guards,” I stated as I stared at him with anger written all over my eyes.
“I-I didn’t sleep with Sophie, I didn’t even let her come close to me, I was not all alone at the bar, I was with my friend, a very close friend of mine, he is my childhood friend.”
“You went to his home when you ran away, but his parents, were not worried that you didn’t go home till after two days.”
“You know everyone knew my mom except for me, everyone saw her except for me, everyone remembered her kindness except for me, they always knew that woman I called my mom she was not my mom, but no one was allowed to tell me, when I came to their home and I told them, they let me stay, they asked me to stay for as long as I wanted and they didn’t care if I will be there for forever, that day they didn’t tell me about her and that they knew all these while, they were worried, worried I any nor be able to handle it.” He said as I stared at him.
“Tell me everything,” I whispered and he nodded. “And don’t hide a single thing, I don’t care if you don’t think it’s important, but I want to know every single detail.” I breathed out
“If all started after I found out about my real mom, it turned out my father didn’t care for her, he didn’t keep any of her pictures, he didn’t have any memory of her, it’s like he erased her out of the world, it’s like he didn’t even care that one day I will desert to know, you know what he said geek I confronted him, he said Cheri is your mother and she will always be, that woman she left, and she is never coming back.”
“That’s horrible,” I whispered. “That’s very bad.”
Fuck.