Chapter 20

Seeing the madness in Edmund's eyes, Cecilia felt nothing but irony. "Edmund, you keep saying that you love me, but why didn't you uncover the truth when Leena framed me? Why did you agree to her plan to take revenge on me? Why didn't you tell me the truth? "Don't make excuses. I gave you a chance. During that fire, I asked if you would come back for me. "At that moment, I thought I could forgive you if you turned around and pulled me out of the flames. I could let go of everything that happened before. "But what did you do instead?" Cecilia's lengthy speech was met with prolonged silence from Edmund. That fire had happened so long ago that Edmund had almost forgotten the details. But he still remembered that he hadn't answered her. He had hesitated, then turned and walked away without looking back. "You could leave me in that fire, so why on earth would you think that I would stay for you now?" Cecilia threw these words at him and tried to walk away. However, Edmund reacted qui