Chapter 279. She Came Back

Dua had immediately taken Sheharzaad to another room once her eyes had landed on her. She did not talk to her family or anyone. She wanted to say the words that had been long overdue on her mind.

As soon as she entered the privacy of the room, Dua hugged Sheharzaad, and tears slowly slipped out of her eyes.

"I-I'm sorry, Sheharzaad. I-I-I," her voice croaked, "I wronged you... I wronged you... I'm sorry, Sheharzaad. I'm sorry," she kept on repeating. Because she just had this word on her mind. The crime she committed was unjustifiable. It didn't matter whether Sheharzaad would forgive her or not, but in that moment, Dua just wanted to apologize. Apologize for the crime she committed five years back. Apologize for the crime that stayed in her mind for five long years and kept on haunting her. The guilt kept on eating her.

What she did to Sheharzaad broke her more than anything else.

Sheharzaad slowly raised her hand and caressed Dua's back. "Stop crying, Dua.