Chapter 144: What's Wrong?

"First it was you, and then it was Elias…" Adeline released a shaky breath, her eyes trembling at the realization.

So many people had tempered with her thoughts, her sanity, and her rationality. Now, she was beginning to question the people in her life. Was this reality? Was her perception of this world warped as well? Did Elias warp her thoughts so that she'd fall for him?

Adeline staggered backwards, her face pale with the truth. She didn't know what to say or how to react to something like this. 

Things turned out for the best though, right? In the end, she was sane and safe. In the end, she was exactly what they wanted her to be—alive.

But at what cost? Why were so many people deciding her life for her? She understood where her parents were coming from, but Elias? Why did he wipe the bad memories from her mind?