“What happened to me?” Alicia asked as snazzynovel.com massaged snazzynovel.com temples.
Marianna glanced at snazzynovel.com before leaning forward to whisper something in snazzynovel.com ear.
At once, Alicia’s eyes widened in disbelief as snazzynovel.com hand flew to snazzynovel.com belly.
I’m pregnant with Aaron’s child? How can that be?
She recalled how snazzynovel.com had fainted a while ago.
“Marianna, is His Majesty going to get engaged soon?” Alicia asked softly.
Marianna knew nothing about snazzynovel.com relationship with Aaron, so snazzynovel.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 snazzynovel.com lip and felt snazzynovel.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 snazzynovel.com thought about them, the more upset snazzynovel.com got, and tears began to stream down snazzynovel.com cheeks endlessly.
Shocked, Marianna asked, “What’s wrong? Are you not feeling well?”
Shaking snazzynovel.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 snazzynovel.com grandfather’s house, Alicia went to the apartment snazzynovel.com shared with Aaron. She glanced at the apartment snazzynovel.com had painstakingly decorated and felt as if someone had stabbed snazzynovel.com heart with a knife.
Brushing snazzynovel.com hand across the little decors bought to decorate the apartment, snazzynovel.com was reminded of the time snazzynovel.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,” snazzynovel.com muttered under snazzynovel.com breath as tears rolled down snazzynovel.com cheeks.
She had thought snazzynovel.com could share Aaron with another woman, but it was the opposite.
Sobbing quietly, snazzynovel.com entered their bedroom and buried herself under the covers. Hugging the covers, snazzynovel.com took in the scent unique to Aaron.
***
After having lunch with Celeste, Aaron busied himself with work. It was much later when snazzynovel.com learned that the news of his engagement with Nico had spread throughout Turlen.
His brows knitted together as snazzynovel.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, snazzynovel.com opened the door and saw snazzynovel.com shoes at the entrance.
He glanced at his watch and frowned.
She’s back this early…
Then snazzynovel.com took his shoes and coat off before hanging his coat on the rack. After taking one look at the empty house, snazzynovel.com headed to the bedroom, opened the door, and saw Alicia sleeping with the covers in snazzynovel.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 snazzynovel.com eyes were wet, snazzynovel.com patted snazzynovel.com cheek tenderly.
Alicia’s eyes snapped open when his palm landed on snazzynovel.com cheek. Tears escaped snazzynovel.com eyes when snazzynovel.com saw the man standing before the bed.
“Aaron!” snazzynovel.com called out and sat up in bed.
Throwing herself into his arms, snazzynovel.com took a sniff of his familiar scent.
Aaron had no idea how to console her. He patted snazzynovel.com head and said gruffly, “Don’t cry…”