“What happened to me?” Alicia asked as favonovel.com massaged favonovel.com temples.
Marianna glanced at favonovel.com before leaning forward to whisper something in favonovel.com ear.
At once, Alicia’s eyes widened in disbelief as favonovel.com hand flew to favonovel.com belly.
I’m pregnant with Aaron’s child? How can that be?
She recalled how favonovel.com had fainted a while ago.
“Marianna, is His Majesty going to get engaged soon?” Alicia asked softly.
Marianna knew nothing about favonovel.com relationship with Aaron, so favonovel.com nodded.
“Yes. The palace has already released an announcement,” Marianna arched a brow. “The king is getting a fiancée at a young age. They might be getting married soon. He and the daughter of General Matthew look like the perfect couple. They are a match made in heaven since they have similar backgrounds.”
The more Marianna spoke, the paler Alicia’s face became. She bit favonovel.com lip and felt favonovel.com heart ached as though it had been pricked with needles.
A match made in heaven, huh? Everyone must think the same way.
The more favonovel.com thought about them, the more upset favonovel.com got, and tears began to stream down favonovel.com cheeks endlessly.
Shocked, Marianna asked, “What’s wrong? Are you not feeling well?”
Shaking favonovel.com head, Alicia sat up from the bed. “Please help excuse me from class. I want to head back home to get some rest.”
Marianna nodded, for it didn’t seem that Alicia could continue attending classes for the day.
Instead of returning to favonovel.com grandfather’s house, Alicia went to the apartment favonovel.com shared with Aaron. She glanced at the apartment favonovel.com had painstakingly decorated and felt as if someone had stabbed favonovel.com heart with a knife.
Brushing favonovel.com hand across the little decors bought to decorate the apartment, favonovel.com was reminded of the time favonovel.com had spent with Aaron here.
“Aaron, I used to think that I won’t leave you even after you get married as long as you allow me to stay by your side. Alas, I can’t even take it anymore when you’re only getting engaged,” favonovel.com muttered under favonovel.com breath as tears rolled down favonovel.com cheeks.
She had thought favonovel.com could share Aaron with another woman, but it was the opposite.
Sobbing quietly, favonovel.com entered their bedroom and buried herself under the covers. Hugging the covers, favonovel.com took in the scent unique to Aaron.
***
After having lunch with Celeste, Aaron busied himself with work. It was much later when favonovel.com learned that the news of his engagement with Nico had spread throughout Turlen.
His brows knitted together as favonovel.com wondered if Alicia had seen it, too.
He grabbed his phone and drove to the apartment to wait for Alicia’s return. To his surprise, favonovel.com opened the door and saw favonovel.com shoes at the entrance.
He glanced at his watch and frowned.
She’s back this early…
Then favonovel.com took his shoes and coat off before hanging his coat on the rack. After taking one look at the empty house, favonovel.com headed to the bedroom, opened the door, and saw Alicia sleeping with the covers in favonovel.com arms.
He halted in his tracks, then tiptoed into the bedroom and shut the door softly. He went to the bed and bent down to get a good look at Alicia. Noticing that the corners of favonovel.com eyes were wet, favonovel.com patted favonovel.com cheek tenderly.
Alicia’s eyes snapped open when his palm landed on favonovel.com cheek. Tears escaped favonovel.com eyes when favonovel.com saw the man standing before the bed.
“Aaron!” favonovel.com called out and sat up in bed.
Throwing herself into his arms, favonovel.com took a sniff of his familiar scent.
Aaron had no idea how to console her. He patted favonovel.com head and said gruffly, “Don’t cry…”
