He had heard the words clearly, but he could not process them.
Eileen left me?
She had always been desperate to stay by his side. She had constantly longed for his affection, always thinking of ways to be of use to him. Her love had been blind, to the extent that she was willing to die for him.
There was no way Eileen would leave of her own volition.
Leaving Sonio behind, Cesare headed straight for the bedroom. He ascended the stairs in quick strides and threw open the door, only to be met with the empty, cold air of an unoccupied room.
The girl who used to smile at him from the bed, a book in her hands, murmuring 'Cesare' was nowhere to be found.
Cesare searched the room, checked the bathroom, yet found nothing.
Next, he went to the laboratory. It was the same, empty. Only traces of her experiments remained. A faint scent lingered in the air, proof that she had once been there.
