Chapter Fifty Five

~Agathe~

Being in Stonewood City for almost a week has made me realize that I can also love this kind of life, with Gunther and Carlyle.

And, when I finally accepted that Gunther had managed to sneak into my heart, I never anticipated the pain of repeatedly witnessing his mother's disdain towards me.

Seeing her eyes full of disgust and hatred directed towards me made me feel hurt, beyond my understanding.

Deep within my heart, I longed for her acceptance of me, perhaps echoing the desire of every daughter-in-law out there.

I was about to turn around and walked away from there as quietly as possible but I was taken aback to see both Peter and Calixto standing behind me.

As if it wasn't enough, both of them moved and stood on my left and right side. It was as if they were silently telling everyone that they are going to protect me no matter what.

And, it didn't matter to them that it was their boss's mother they might have to confront. I was even astonished by how quickly Calixto had fo