chapter 159

Ella Smith...

I gently moved both of my hands over my belly, looking at the many flowers in the garden.

I had a feeling of dread at the pit of my stomach at the thought of the events that are meant to take place on the very next day.

It's been almost a month since Julia came to this mansion to speak to me, and ask to me drop the charges against Elizabeth.

At that time, I had no idea what those charged against my twin sister were on the account of how distant and distraught I was for those days.

Seeing my mother was extremely hard for me. And listening to her was ten times harder.

When Elijah first told me that she was here and that he was having her sent away, something deep inside of me wanted to see her. Somehow, I just knew it would be the last time I would ever see my mother.

I wanted to hear her out, not just to close a chapter in my life. There was a dumb hope in my chest that was telling me that my mother was here to apologize and maybe try to mend things.

It was stupid