Chapter 56

“I didn’t say that, I was only trying to make a point.” Ruth held her hands. “I love you, I do not want you to make a decision you end up regretting. You have been through so much already. You deserve to be treated like a queen by a man that wants to treat you like one, and not by a man that was told to treat you like one. Try understanding my point.”

Whitney was right. She was only looking out for her as a friend, nothing more.

“Are you even sure he loves you? Are you sure he isn’t doing all this for pleasure alone? Ruth—”

“You have said enough, Whitney. I thought you were happy for me. I’m finally getting what I deserve—what I always wanted. The love I deserve. Now you want to implant doubts in me.”

“Ruth…. no—”

“Enough! You enjoy seeing me sad, don’t you? You like the idea of being the perfect one, right? I’m done with that.”

She stood up from the dressing chair in front of the mirror in her room. Whitney was standing by the mirror close to the