“Where does that road lead to?”
Following my gaze, Leonard answered, “That is the path to my residence. Alina is also there.”
I frowned, the uneasiness inside me rising steadily. What on earth did Noreen intend to do?
Leonard seemed to know the cause of my concern, so he sent another group of soldiers to the castle Alina was at. “Don’t worry. I was anxious that Alina would run away before the wedding, so I locked her in her room. That place is more heavily guarded than the city gates. Not even a fly can slip in.”
I was speechless. No wonder I hadn’t seen Alina today. She had been confined by Leonard. Alina might be on the verge of a breakdown. She didn’t give in easily to f0rce. For some reason, I began to sympathize with her.
There was no doubt that Leonard was a good father, but he was obstinate about certain matters.
“I think you should talk to Alina, instead of just making decisions for her. She will never be happy if she doesn’t love the man she is going to marry.”
Leonard smiled and didn’t take my advice seriously. “I’m her father. Everything I do is for her good. I have the right to make decisions for her.
Alina doesn’t understand the reality of life, but she will in the future. Although she despises me now, there is no long-term hatred between a father and his daughter. I believe that one day she will appreciate my actions.”
While we were talking, a car approached us. We dropped the topic and got into the car.
Alina’s POV
After I sent the maid away, I was all alone in the room. Several guards had been posted outside to prevent me from escaping.
I sat in front of the dressing table and studied myself in the mirror. There was no color in my cheeks and my eyes shone with unconcealed anxiety.
I was such a loser.
My relationship had failed, and now my father had locked me in this room so he could marry me off for his own benefit.
The people I’d thought would always be by my side had all let me down in the end.
I was alright with Rufus abandoning me, but how could Warren also leave me behind? He had betrayed me a long time ago, but still pretended to be heartbroken, making me believe that he had lived a life of agony without me.
But he was, in fact, very happy.
I used to enjoy fairy tales; princess and her knight in shining armor. Now I finally realized fairy tales were only for kids; they would never bring solace to adults struggling in real life!
I finally saw through these hypocritical people.
Whether it was my father or Warren, they all treated me like a hindrance and wanted to toss me away to one side. I didn’t want them to succeed, but there was nothing I could do.
My father had confined me to this room and I couldn’t go anywhere. I didn’t understand how things had turned out like this. Everything was fine before, but had changed after Sylvia had appeared.
“Do you want Sylvia to die?”
At this time, I suddenly heard a hoarse female voice behind me, talking as if she was reading my mind.
“Oh, you do want Sylvia to die. Not just her, but that bitch Flora should also die.”
I spun around. “Who are you?”
There was no one behind me, but the voice was still speaking. I could hear the woman smile with a hint of bewitchment in her voice. “Do you want to destroy them all, Alina? I can fulfill your wish.”
“Who the hell are you? How dare you scare me like this?” I felt goosebumps erupt all over my body.
I had never believed in ghosts before, but I was terrified right now.
I stumbled in the direction of the door, wanting to call for help. But when I turned around, I bumped into a woman dressed in a black cloak. The black cloak was very long and covered her whole body, obscuring her face from my view.
I staggered back, fear flowing through my veins and infiltrating every part of my body. This was so horrifying. How had this woman entered so quietly?
“Don’t be afraid. I won’t hurt you.” The woman in the black cloak slowly approached me. It wasn’t just her voice that was cold. Her temperament was also dark and forbidding.
I had only ever felt this kind of immense intimidation and imposing aura in the presence of Rufus.
I didn’t give her a chance to get close to me. I picked up a vase and threw it at her feet. Then I filled my lungs with air and shouted with all my might, “Guards! Assassin!”
The woman laughed coolly, as if chuckling at my ignorance. “Stop screaming. No one is going to come.”
“What… What do you mean?” I was so frightened. I didn’t remember when I had offended this person.
The woman in the black cloak sighed as she explained, “Don’t you think it’s eerily quiet around? Even if you yell at the top of your lungs, they won’t be able to hear you.” I bit my lower lip as it dawned on me that she was not a woman to be trifled with. So, I swallowed the fear and asked, “Who are you? What do you want?”
But to my surprise, the woman abruptly appeared right in front of me like a ghost. I was so terrified that I slammed my eyes shut and let out a shriek.
The woman snorted and cupped my face with her cold hands. Her hoarse voice rang in my ears. “Don’t be afraid. I won’t hurt you. I’m just here to tell you the truth. But if you keep shouting, I can’t guarantee how things will pan out.”
Alina’s POV
“What… What truth?” My voice was shaking, and every part of my body was frozen in place.
The woman in the black cloak laughed and caressed my neck with her fingers. “Aren’t you curious about why your father is behaving so strangely? Why is he insisting that you marry this man you barely know?”
“What… Why?” My scalp was tingling, and the fear within me almost crippled me. I couldn’t focus on her words. I just wanted her to let go of my neck.
The woman seemed to sympathize with me and she sighed. “What a poor thing! You have worked so hard, but you still don’t hold a candle to the other daughter in your father’s heart.”
“The other daughter?” My ears perked up at this important point and my interest was aroused. I automatically asked, “What do you mean? Are you saying that my father has another daughter?”
“What do you think? He is giving you up because he has someone better than you.” The woman sneered, her voice audibly dripping with mockery.
My brain was completely muddled. I felt like this woman was babbling nonsense. My father was a man of integrity. How could he cheat on my mother and have another daughter?
“You don’t know, do you? That girl is the daughter of your father and his true love. You, on the other hand, were just an accident.”
“What drivel are you spouting?” I was beginning to lose my temper. This woman’s claims were getting increasingly ridiculous. My father and mother were deeply in love with each other. How could there have been another woman?
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