He said Sophia was losing her mind at home, sobbing and screaming for Maverick.
“If
you
leave today, you’re trying to kill me on purpose!
“Fine, maybe I’ll just go join your parents, so I won’t be in your way anymore!”
The car was silent as a tomb.
Maverick didn’t say a word but his
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Maverick didn’t say a word, but his knuckles turned white on the steering wheel.
I looked at Maverick’s tense profile, swallowing the bitterness in my chest.
Trying to sound generous, I said, “Mav, let’s go back.
“We’ll wait until Sophia’s better, and then we’ll go.”
At that moment, Maverick turned to me, his eyes full of helplessness and guilt. “I’m sorry,
Mona.”
But that heartfelt “I’m sorry” soon got lost among countless other empty apologies.
And that trip we’d planned–it never happened.
Not even before I was burned to ashes.
As night fell, the housekeepers brought me home.
The chaos of the wedding had finally faded.
The lingering scent of champagne in the air made me nauseous.
shook off the housekeeper’s hand and followed a faint sound to the side porch of the main house, where I found the star of today’s ceremony.
Under the dim porch light, Maverick leaned against a Roman column.
He must have been drinking–his cheeks were flushed with an unnatural red.
Sophia stood opposite him.
Her makeup was flawless, making her look even more delicate and beautiful than usual.
She tilted her head up, gazing at Maverick with longing.
Tears glimmered at the corners of her eyes. “Mav… today is our wedding day.
Can’t you… Just look at me? Even if it’s just once…”
Their eyes met, and Maverick seemed to freeze.
For a moment, his confusion gave Sophia a sense of hope.
She suddenly rose on tiptoe, closed her eyes, and pressed her lips to Maverick’s.
“Ah-!”
A piercing shriek shattered the quiet of the estate.
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