Love, Secrets, and Lies✔️

His POV

Chapter 12

"Don't say that, I am glad you were born..."

Janet added, almost crying.

"But I'm not glad. I hate myself..."

Before Janet could add anything, the main door opens. Axel was here. She quickly wipes her tears and leaves Aylin to go to him.

"Janet? What are you still doing here? Weren't you supposed to go back at 8?"

"I was worried for Miss Aylin."

"Worried? Why? What happened? Where is she?"

Axel asked immediately, it was as if he was rapping these questions.

Janet thinks about whether to tell him all that she talked about but then she remembers Aylin asking her not to call Axel. This means that she doesn't want him to know. For this reason, she decides not to tell him and instead motions him to tell her where Aylin is.
Axel goes there to find Aylin trying to drink from an empty bottle.

"What happened?"

"...I am not sure. She just keeps on drinking."

"Why didn't you call me?"

"She didn't let me...."

"Fine, you can go now. You also need to go home. Thanks for staying with her."

Janet takes her leave, as Aylin keeps staring at Axel.

Axel goes on his knees to look up at Aylin softly calling her name,

"Aylin. Is something wrong?"

"....I am sleepy."

Axel puts his arms under her to carry her. He notices her empty ring finger. He looks around to see if she dropped it somewhere but doesn't find it. He then takes her to their bedroom.

On the way, Aylin kept poking his nose and eyelashes,

"You're so tiny. Your nose is so tiny. Your eyelashes are so tiny. Your hands are so tiny. You're like a baby."

She giggles. Axel chuckles thinking that right now she's the one that seems more like a child. He then puts her on the bed,

"Oh, when did I get here?"

Axel is about to give her water when his eyes go around. Aylin felt something hot on her cheeks. Tears dripped down as if it was a flowing stream. She herself didn't even realize she was crying. Axel sits down next to her and is about to caress her cheek when she avoids his touch and instead tries to stop crying. She murmurs with a breaking voice,

"What do I do? I don't know what to do...."

"What's wrong? Did something happen? You can tell me. It breaks my heart to see you like this...."

Axel added, clenching his fist.

"Does it really?"

Aylin bluntly retorts, making Axel puzzled. She then remarks,

"Whenever I am with you, my heart flutters, and I feel happy. But.....I don't know what you are thinking."

Axel is about to reply but Aylin keeps on continuing,

"Even if....I know you have your reasons for not telling me why you approached and married me. I know it must be hard to marry a person whose father killed your parents. And I know I am the enemy here...but still.......still....I....hate it. What I hate more is that I can't bring myself to confront you about it. I'm afraid of you saying that these fairytale moments of ours were just a lie. And this...us...would disappear. I hate myself....I'm such a coward aren't I?"