Chapter 19. Mother

“You’ve been hiding from me.” Theon started as we sat by the coffee shop. He ordered a cappuccino while I ordered caramel macchiato.

I almost spit out my drink as he said that

“No.” I rebutted.

“Then what do you call that?”

“I was running away from my family,” I admitted. “I apologize if that affected you too.”

“Yes, I was waiting for you to return, postponing the planned wedding.”

I sighed, “Stop blaming it on me. I refused your proposal, didn’t I?”

“But why?”

“Why you ask? Of course, it was because of my family. I was suffering from them. I needed to get out.”

“If you were suffering all this time then you should have told me. I could have helped you.”

I took a sip from my drink, recollecting my thoughts. I never expected things to turn out this way. It’s like fate slapping me with reality and laughing as she watched me struggle and meet these twins again.

“No, it is not something that anyone could help me with. I ne