56. Price of Freedom

Roseline's POV

His silence forced me to move my hands quickly and my mind raced with thoughts and emotions. The intimacy we had shared seemed to fade away, replaced by a sense of distance and unease. It was quite clear that he also hated me from the moment we were tied together in a relationship but he was bearing me just for his grandfather. His behaviour last night also proved that.

When the silence became unbearable and I was sure that he was not going to stop me, he broke it, his tone filled with resistance.

"Don't forget about Kevin. He is still here, observing everything. If you decide to stay at the orphanage, he will undoubtedly report this to Grandpa, and it won't take him a single minute to book the first flight back home," he protested, his concern evident "This way, neither he would be able to complete his task nor you would be able to stay away," he argued.

I thought that he had lost his vocal cord but I was wrong.

"I believe Kevin is mature enough to understand the