Chapter 181: Lies or truth

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Chapter 181: Lies or truth The room was tense; there was a lot of their mind, both having their reasons for justification. Abrielle stood her ground not backing down despite the sharp look in Cedric’s eyes. Cedric laughed at her words, "I guess I will always be the villain to you." He scoffed and turned around intending to leave this conversation. He would rather not continue this conversation than confirm something he didn’t want to acknowledge. "You are a coward, Cedric; all you know is violent and can never have a proper conversation. You brought up the accusations that I am having an affair but yet you don’t want to hear my side. How pathetic can you be?" Let’s say she got possessed by a demon and just let her mouth rap. She was deliberately instigating him; fury was rushing through her veins, and her anger could not be quelled. How dare he have the audacity to accuse her of keeping a lover when he has Callista? "That’s enough, Abrielle. Don’t push me, and stop acting like a saint." Cedric’s fingers curled into a fist. He stood trying his best not to let his anger take over him. He didn’t want to hurt her, he had done enough harm. They had hurt each other enough; crazy enough, he didn’t want to let go. Abrielle clicked her tongue at him, her eyes filled with disdain as she stared at his back. "I never called myself a saint but I would not stand you accusing me of what I didn’t do. I guess if I push you to the end you might slit my throat like you wanted to end Alfonso." She sneered. Cedric found her words amusing; he did his best to hold himself back from reporting, ’ At least we do have something in common.’ he laughed at her words. The soft sound of his chuckle makes her skin crawl. Cedric turned to look at the little ginger, who was getting more brazen each day. His finger took a lock of her hair as he twirled around his finger while smiling. Abrielle was puzzled by this sudden change in mood. "Fine, let’s talk. Why did you send Alfonso to challenge me and then dramatically come to save him? How noble of you." Cedric drawled at her, his smile slowly falling as his voice became cold. He was trying to shake her resolve but she was not going to fumble or break under those judging eyes. "I didn’t make Alfonso do anything and you should be glad I saved you from making your reputation worse." She scoffed at him. "Sweet words, I am not the type to care what others say about me nor hold back when they cross the line last time won’t happen again. Never get the thought I will stop because of you unless you want to stake your head." Cedric nonchalantly expressed, literally saying he didn’t care if his actions affected her or not. She felt like laughing at himself. "That is true; it explains why you rushed to her side when I needed you by my side. You left me to face humiliation and I was called cursed. You don’t care how your reputation affects me then why do you care if I have a lover? I never challenged you when you were showing interest in Callista or the fact that you didn’t seem affected in the least way I lost our baby..." Abrielle’s voice broke, his fingers digging into her palms just remembering the rumours. She never asked for any of this; she was just the most ill-fated person ever. "Do you know how I felt about everything? And yet you dare to accuse me of infidelity." Cedric didn’t interrupt her and let her speak. He found her words hilarious; everything was a well-crafted lie. He wondered if she ever expressed what she truly meant. "Those are heartfelt words, Abrielle, coming from you. Do you care to explain what you were doing with Alfonso during the fire or why you hid away from me?" Cedric asked and she was taken aback. Abrielle was left stunned, he knew. Of course, Cedric had his eyes on her. She didn’t know if she should open up to Cedric about the truth, but that would reveal the fact she had magical ability. "I guess I am a prisoner being watched every second. I hid away from you because I didn’t want to interrupt your moment with your lover and just happened to run into Alfonso." She told a half lie. "Another excuse," he scoffed, Abrielle bit her cheeks. She guessed she had to carry the label of the cheating wife. At least from the look of things Cedric was not going to kill her because of it. If he wanted to, she would have already been long dead. "It is enough, we have a wedding to attend." Abrielle raised the white flag knowing this conversation might end up making her reveal things she should not. Abrielle walked past Cedric heading for the door. "Guess who is running now?" Cedric scoffed at her. She hissed hearing his taunting words. "I am not running, Cedric," she answered; she was running not just from this conversation but from something she didn’t want to admit. The fact she didn’t want to admit how much it hurt her when he accused her. How it hurt he refused to deny or accept his feelings for Callista. He was just a fraud. "You want me to talk about how I felt about the baby. You came up with the assumption I didn’t want but it seems more like you needed a justification for your reasons." Cedric started, Abrielle went silent and rooted at her spot. She heard his footsteps approach her from behind then stopped. His presence was close and she could feel his warmth on her skin from a close distance. "Honestly, I never expected a baby because I knew we weren’t ready but it didn’t mean I hated the idea of one. I was devastated by the news of the miscarriage but then I was also glad." Cedric paused for a while. His words always left her more confused. He just enjoyed toying with her sanity and feelings. Her hands gripped her dress, she didn’t want him to scatter her resolve.

Chapter 181: Lies or truth

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