"You'll leave? Have you forgotten that you aren't welcome to the castle? Or, if you return to your uncle's home, he will marry you off. You don't have anywhere to go, so drop the defiant act and do as I say," Cecilia said, certain Victoria wasn't serious.
"I might not be able to lean on my family now, but I have friends who will gladly take me in. I thank you for all that you have done for me. I thought of you as a second mother, but I cannot stay with you when you don't listen. I don't want to be with Dante," Victoria said for what would be the final time.
"It has been hard for me to accept that my one-sided love had to end, but being with you, I am unable to move on from it as I want. The sooner you accept that Dante has fallen in love with Ophelia, the better it will be for you. He never showed interest in women, and at times, it felt like he wished to die-"
"I suggest you don't spew any more lies," Cecilia spoke over Victoria.
