AVA'S POV.
It felt like a huge rock had been dropped on me at that instant, I stared at Arthur, my jaws dropped open faintly, wondering if I heard what Arthur just said.
His face wasn't saying what his mouth was saying, he looked so calm, like he didn't just say those words.
I swallowed hard, forcing a smile. “What did you say?” I asked, my eyes widened in hope and curiosity.
He inhaled deeply and took my hands in his. “I was the one that killed your parents.”
I jerked my hands away, staggering backwards, I couldn't express what I was feeling at that moment but I could feel my heart shattering into tiny pieces.
I placed my hand on my chest, swallowing the lump in my throat. I darted my eyes to my mother, tears flowing down my cheeks..
“I was thinking your mother would have told you,” he added.
“My mother?” I asked, darting my eyes back to him. “So you knew about it? Did you know about it?” I snapped.
She turned to Arthur, her brows furrowed in anger.
“Don't look at him,” I sho
