Chapter 46

ARIANA’S POV

I couldn't believe my ears. My mother was really telling me this. She was saying it without remorse and very carelessly. It did not even matter to her that her words would hurt my feelings.

“I… I d…don't understand”, I stammered.

My mother stood up to go now. “My lawyer will talk to you”.

“Mother!” I said, shocked. “You can't be serious. I haven't done anything to Nate to deserve this.”

She ignored me and walked away and opened the door and left. I was left standing there stupefied.

My mother could not mean this. She was just pulling my legs. I was hurt not just because I would not get to spend time with Nate anymore but because my parents thought I was capable of not just murdering Flora but also harming her son.

What kind of a person did they think I am? What was giving them this mindset?

I collapsed on one of the chairs heavily depressed and weighed down. I stayed there like that for a very long time unable to move a muscle and too weak to go and get something to ea