A Perfect Lie

Pamela held Leah's hand and looked at her. The latter looked away, she was avoiding meeting her gaze. What will she tell Pamela, that Louis vehemently refused the union.

Pamela saw how uneasy Leah was. Is her fear coming through, Louis didn't accept her?

She looked past Leah to Ellis and the older man looked helpless. He sighed and pinched the bridge between his eyes.

"Just tell me, you shouldn't be afraid to choose your words. What did Louis say, he doesn't want me as his wife, right?" Pamela asked and Leah nodded helplessly.

Pamela's eyes welled up with tears. She cleaned the tears quickly and sniffled. She tried to appear as casual as possible.

"I'm sorry, Pamela. But this is not the end of the story, Louis will come around and accept you as his wife. But you will have to be patient and watch him regain his strength. Everything will be fine, dear" Leah coaxed her.

"You have our backing, dear. All that we want from you is time, give Louis a little more time and he