Chapter 127. Princesses Don’t Cry

2024

Amelia’s POV

I turned around at the sound of my name,eyes widening at who had called me.

Evie.

She was running toward me in her sparkly ballet flats,her small hand tugged free from her nanny’s as she bolted across the stones.Her curls bounced with every step,her tiara slightly askew.And somehow,seeing her was what finally made the tears finally trickle down my face.

“Where are you going?”she asked,out of breath,her eyes big and worried.”Is everything okay?Did someone make you mad?”

I forced a smile,but my lips felt brittle.Like if I pushed too hard,they’d crack and bleed.

“No,sweetheart,”I said softly,crouching to her level.”No one made me mad.I just…I have to go.”

“Because of work?”she asked,tilting her head.”Daddy said he had to leave too.He looked upset.Was it the same work thing?”

I felt the crack in my heart deepens.

He left.I told him to,and he actually did.

My throat burned as I tucked a stra