"Don't touch me!
Don't even say my name anymore.
Let's go back to addressing each other formally," Arabella said in anger as her tears began to fall even when she tried her best to stop them from falling.
She tried to break off from Ferdinand's embrace but couldn't, so she ended up just crying right there instead.
"No, I don't want that."
Ferdinand spun around and held her against his chest.
She ended up crying in his arms when he was the reason she was feeling this terrible.
"I hate you," Arabella said bitterly.
It felt so terrible that she wanted him to know how angry she was.
She formerly thought she would just accept her punishment but she couldn't.
She didn't want him to get a concubine after all.
"No, please don't.
Please slap me instead."
Ferdinand offered his face but she didn't even have the energy for that so she just continued crying instead.
'Why am I even crying this much?
I said I should take this calmly and elegantly.'
"Arabella, I'm so sorry.
Thanks much to everyone who's reading this book up to this point! I'm very much grateful for your support!