Hilari had her eyes widening so broadening as if her eyeballs would pop out anytime soon. Silas had a winning smirk on his face. He had already offered her a good deal but people never appreciate nice gesture.
Physician Hilari took a long gulp of her own saliva. Her affair was kept hidden for years but she didn't know how was it found by Silas so easily. Her husband was a rude man. If he found about her cheating on their marriage, she would be beaten to death undoubtedly. Hilari pursued her lips trembling and begged for forgiveness,
" My apology, Your Highness! I..I shouldn't have spoken back..to..you..I will do as you told.."
Silas broke into a smile. His green eyes watched her amusingly as he bickered shaking his head,
" See! It was so simple, Miss Hilari but you had to choose a tough way. Anyways I am generous enough to keep it a secret but if you try to act smart.."
Silas took a pause delibaretly before breaking into a malicious grin that had her spin turning cold in fear. Silas huffed gesturing at Salmon to take her inside Isabella's room,
" Never mind! Show her way, Salmon."
Right at that moment, an exaggerating carriage took a pause in front of the entrance of Vallodisan's castle. Black leathered long shoes stepped out of the carriage with a look of domineering presence.
Jessie looked around at the castle which were looking more like a ghost house with those red lights on.
What an idiotic decoration!
Jessie muttered inside her mind before making her way inside the castle. She was dressed in short black top with a pair of black jeans. She was imposing more like a female warrior than a princess. She was waiting for Isabella's arrival in Basarisk's castle but it never happened. She was already very anxious about her condition and decided to travel here after an entire day of waiting.
Queen Mary was the first to receive the news. She personally came out from her room to greet Jessie who just stepped into their hallway. Looking at her beautiful face, Queen Mary took a moment to study her feature. Women from Basarisk are truly beauty.
Queen Mary greeted giving Jessie her best smile,
" Welcome to Vallodisan Castle, Young Princess. I am so honored to have you here."
Jessie never appreciated people sugarcoating her so what if she was a queen. Jessie behaved like she didn't hear her overexcited words. Her eyes simply roamed around the corners of castle as she asked worryingly,
" Where is my sister?"
Queen Mary didn't try to sugarcoat anymore when she noticed that Jessie wasn't sweet, innocent like Isabella. She responded with a smile,
" She is resting upstairs inside her room. If you want to meet her, I can call a maid...."
Queen Mary couldn't finish her words as Jessie had already made her way upstairs hastily. She didn't even bother to greet the queen. Queen Mary found it disrespectful but there was nothing that she could do about that. Princess of Basarisk were most respectable persons than queens like her.
Jessie didn't had much troubles in finding Isabella's room. Once she asked a maid, the maid showed her way and was being extra respectful after knowing her identity. Jessie entered after taking a deep puff.
Isabella was sitting on the bed with her back facing the bedpost. Hearing the door opening, Isabella tilted her head aside to smile a little at Jessie's arrival. She spoke first,
" Jessie! You are here!"
Jessie tried to smile but her eyes couldn't stop from tearing up. Though Isabella looked much better but Jessie could read those hidden pains behind her eyes. They both dreamt about raising the child together but now she couldn't even hold the child in her arms.
Jessie walked in after closing the door behind and came over to sit at the edge of bed. She asked scanning through Isabella's body deeply,
" Sister, how are you now? Are you doing better?"
Isabella nodded with a half smile. Looking up at her little sister who turned pale within a day, Isabella questioned back worryingly,
" What happened to you? Why do you look so pale?"
Jessie's emotions break down. She hung her head down before murmuring lowly,
" How can I be okay when you are in this condition? You know, I have no one except you in this world."
Isabella opened her mouth to comfort her but noticed another emotion inside Jessie. Jessie was feeling guilty even though she didn't do anything to her but Shanz did. Everything happened to her was because of Shanz's order.
Isabella spoke keeping her eyes sharp on Jessie,
" You know, everything happened because Shanz gave his order to Ford."
Jessie nodded sniffing her nose slightly,
" I know. I heard about it from Frenchies."
Isabella called her name slowly,
" Jessie..Why are you looking guilty?"
A little taken back by her words, Jessie looked up at Isabella awkwardly. She replied muttering,
" What.. do.. you mean?"
Isabella inhaled a deep breath. Grabbing Jessie's palm tightly, she asked keeping her eyes stuck on her each and every expression,
" You are appearing guilty in my eyes. Why are you feeling guilty when you have done nothing? Is it because Shanz did this to me and you feel connected to this incident subconsciously?"
Jessie wasn't prepared for this words. Her emotions were in turbulent state and she didn't know what Isabella noticed inside her. She replied stammering unknowingly,
" It's.. not like that.. Sister..I am just depressed.."
Isabella's expression darkened more when Jessie failed to give her a sharp answer. She couldn't let her little sister being used or getting hurt again by that monster named Shanz. Isabella squeezed Jessie's palm tightly and reasoned with a deep frown,
" When you love someone and the person does something wrong to anyone, you eventually feel guilty, connected for something that your lover did. Right now, I am noticing the same reaction into you. Jessie, do you still have feelings for Shanz?"
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