The once beautiful Lovell manor burnt down along with the glory the Lovell family once had.
This was the end, end to those who dared to commit treason.
But what treason? All Rowena did along with her family was take in an orphan girl.
Now Rowena was quietly rotting away in the underground prison, waiting for her execution.
The doors to the prison creaked, footsteps of three or four echoed through the prison.
Out of all the footsteps, the ones in heels surely stood out.
Rowena raised her head to meet that soft violet eyes. It didn't look as soft as the ones from her memories as now she wore a smirk.
She signaled the guards to leave, it was only her and Rowena in this prison now.
She took out a small pink bottle and tossed it to Rowena. Rowena knew what was in that bottle.
"My last mercy for you, it's a better way to go rather than getting stoned then beheaded in front of hundreds of people like the rest of your family right?"
Rowena opened her dry mouth, "Why?… Lilith… what have we done to you?"
Lilith stared back coldly, "Because it felt sickening to be your charity case, living in your shadow while pretending to be grateful for scraps of your pity."
Rowena realized she still had tears to shed as droplets slowly fell down her cheeks. "If I was the problem, why did you have to take it out on my family?"
Only silence remained.
Rowena opened her mouth for the final time with desperation and pain. "I wasn't kind to you because of pity, or to show off my generosity, I did it because…" Rowena swallowed her tears back, "It wasn't pity Lilith, it never was… I love you." Rowena drew the pink bottle to her lips.
Lilith's breath stopped, her eyes wide and unsteady. The blood drained from her face, replaced with the realization. She reached for the pink bottle too but it was too late as Rowena's body fell down.
If only… there was another chance.
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Rowena woke up covered in sweats.
Her personal maid Ana seemed suprised as Rowena jumped up from the bed, running towards the mirror.