Chapter 130

CAMILLA’S POV

As soon as I left the room, I rushed over to find Christine. She had gone to her room and locked the door. I knocked but she was content to ignore it. I didn’t quite blame her, she wanted to be alone, I would too after everything that happened. I had just considered giving up and leaving when I saw Riley walk up to the door. Her tears had dried but her eyes were atill a little red and swollen. I glanced at her warily but she just walked over to the door and knocked.

“It’s Riley, please open it.”

There was silence on the other end of the door for a full minute before I heard the lock turn. Christine pulled the door wide open and I got a good glimpse of her. She wasn’t crying- at least there was so sign that she was- but she looked exhausted. There looked to be a thousand years worth of weight in her eyes. She glanced at Riley and I before pulling the door open and letting us both in.

“You really need to learn to take a hint, Camilla,” she drawled once I had walked into the room. “I don’t mean to be rude but I have things that I need to do so if there is a specific reason why you want to be here then-”

“Can we just call a ceasefire and put down our weapons for five minutes?” Riley asked making us both turn to her. “We’re women, we should be supporting each other and not fighting. I just want to talk and once I am done, I will be out of your hair. You do not have to worry about that at all.”

Christine watched her with wary and narrowed eyes for a second before nodding. She took the seat at the edge of the bed with her hands clasped in front of her. “I’m listening.”

“I just wanted to apologize. That outburst was completely uncalled for and I should have never pushed him to making that decision in front of you. It was selfish and a complete disregard of your emotions. I knew what he was going to say and I wanted you to hear it because the truth is that I was jealous. I thought that maybe if he said it in front of you then maybe it would help. That was wrong and I apologize.”

“There is nothing to apologize for,” Christine said after a beat of silence. “I needed the reality check, I rejected him. All he has to do is accept it. I should have never come between you in the first place. I should have done this since day one.”

There was silence and a look passed between the two women. It felt like I was intruding on a personal moment but I couldn’t find it in myself to lift my legs and leave. I wanted to be sure that everything was settled under good terms. A fight between the two of them would be disastrous, not just for them but also for everyone else involved. It could wreck the very foundations of our family.

“I really hope that you two are happy together,” Christine spoke softly and what hurt the most was that I knew she meant it. She was truly going to drop everything and leave them to their devices.

“I’m not sure if I want to be with him anymore,” Riley admitted and I turned so fast that I almost got whiplash.copy right hot novel pub