Semua Bab The Mistake He Regrets.: Bab 51 - Bab 60

“Don't you think Elysia and Jade have been gone for too long?” Camille suddenly asked.The conversation around them died almost immediately.Nicole finished the last of her drink and gently placed the glass on the table.A flicker of suspicion stirred in her chest.They had been so caught up in conversation that none of them had noticed how much time had passed. It had been almost an hour since Elysia and Jade had left.“I should go check on them,” Camille said.“I think I should come with you,” Nicole replied, already turning towards the stairs.Kai and Nicholas exchanged a brief look before nodding as the women walked away.They had barely made it halfway across the ballroom when a voice stopped Nicole in her tracks.“Long time no see, Nicole.”Alistair strode towards them with his hands tucked into his trouser pockets, every inch the respected Windsor patriarch he had always presented himself as.Nicole slowly turned and came face to face with the devil himself.“Alistair…” she ack

“Alistair!”Nicole's voice thundered across the ballroom as she marched towards the raised platform where Alistair Windsor stood.The banquet had just begun.Alistair turned towards her, a confused frown settling over his face.Nicole looked absolutely furious.The conversations throughout the ballroom quickly died down.Eleanor, who was standing below the platform with a glass of champagne in her hand, turned abruptly and almost collided with Nicole.“Nicole? What's wrong?”Nicole ignored her completely.Her blazing eyes remained fixed on Alistair.“Where the hell is my daughter?!” she yelled, her voice trembling with controlled anger.Kai immediately moved to stand beside her.Camille and Nicholas had followed the paramedics to the hospital with Jade, but he'd stayed behind to keep Nicole from facing the Windsors alone.With him there, she could say whatever the hell she wanted.“Nicole? What are you talking about?” Eleanor asked, stepping closer and reaching for her arm.Nicole shr

“Martha!” Victoria yelled with the last strength she had as she walked up to the front door, slowly and carefully.She felt like she was dying.But nothing hurt more than knowing Elysia had survived.Now she had to face both Windsor brothers and if Declan ever found out she had anything to do with almost killing Elysia, he wouldn't spare her either.Victoria moaned in pain as she reached for the door knob but the blood that smeared her palm made her hand slip from the knob.Footsteps came rushing from inside the house as Victoria collapsed in front of the door.The door flung open and Martha's terrified shaken image frozen at the sight in front of her.“Call Declan…” Victoria managed to say.Her vision was starting to blur at the edge.“Now…” she managed to say before her body went limp.Martha finally snapped out of her frozen trance with a scream.“Mrs Whitmore! Mrs Whitmore!” She screamed loudly.Was Victoria going to die?Even though she treated them badly, she wouldn't want Vict

“You told me that yourself, Declan.” Elysia poked a finger against his chest angrily.She felt irritated, absolutely irritated by his stupid self-righteousness. He had no right to look at her as though she was the reason their marriage had gone sideways.His fingers slowly loosened around her arm.“What gives you the freaking right to act so self-righteous?” She shoved him with what little strength she had left, her palms pressing flat against his chest.Declan stumbled backwards without a word.“What gives you the right to judge whatever decision I suddenly take with my life?” She asked, shoving him again.Declan let her push him helplessly.Honestly, he had no answer.No defence.Absolutely nothing he could say to defend himself.“For five years, I threw myself, my innocence, my youth at you, and for five years, you threw everything right into the trash without a second look.” Elysia's lips trembled.Her eyes blurred with tears that stung the backs of her eyes.She wasn't crying bec

“He refused to come see me?” Victoria asked, her voice trembling as tears welled in her eyes.She stared at Mrs Whitmore as though the woman had just told her something impossible.Apparently, she had been lying unconscious in the hospital for more than twenty-four hours, and during all that time, Declan had not once come to see her.“The young master said he was busy,” Mrs Whitmore replied calmly.She gestured towards Martha, who immediately stepped forward with the dishes she had brought for Victoria. The smell of warm food filled the room, but Victoria barely noticed it.A hysterical laugh escaped her lips before she suddenly reached out and swept the entire table of food onto the floor. Plates shattered against the tiles, food scattered everywhere, and Martha flinched at the violent outburst.“Why?” Victoria whispered, her eyes fixed on the mess around her. “Why does it hurt this much?”She pressed a trembling hand against her chest, as if that could somehow ease the ache spreadi