Chapter 95 – Meadow Wealth [3]
"Queen above, what?" Cassius exclaimed in genuine surprise, not even noticing when he leaned his body forward, as if that position would somehow make everything miraculously clearer.
"I won't repeat myself!" Meadow said sharply, with a hint of anger directed more at herself than at Cassius.
She was ridiculously embarrassed, unable to continue the discussion properly anymore. She didn't know what had gotten into her head to make her share something so intimate with Cassius. But she had done it.
There was no going back.
'Arghhh!! Meadow, you poor fool! Why Cassius Desdemona of all people?! Why him!'
Regret — that devouring beast — was already gnawing at her heart and soul.
Even though she knew Cassius had spoken nothing but truth about his own goal, that alone didn't make him miraculously trustworthy, or certainly not the most suitable person to be open with about something she had hidden even from her own family until now.
