chapter 42

Somehow, the voice sounded angry. 

Could it be that, for the first time in her life, Cesare was angry with Eileen today? 

Feeling thoroughly intimidated, Eileen replied softly, "No…"

She hunched her body slightly, biting her lip in apprehension. Then, Cesare reached out and tenderly wiped Eileen's eyes.

"Is it the Baroness Elrod?"

Eileen neither confirmed nor denied his words.

In truth, she knew. Her mother loved her, but she bestowed an even greater affection upon the Prince. The gap between her mother's love for her and her love for the Prince widened ever more.

As that distance gradually widened, her mother grew increasingly distant. Eileen was aware of her own abnormal condition and made constant efforts to overcome it.

But when she could no longer contain it, she completely lost control. The first time her mother exploded was when Eileen was twelve.