Chương 269: Second Chance

"Fine," Marcel gave up on convincing her. If there was anything he noticed about the both of them, it was the fact they were passionately protective of the things they loved. 

Same way, that means it was as good as impossible to change their mind about what they didn't want. Two stubborn people, Marcel wondered how it was going to work out between the both of them.

Marcel stood up to his feet intending to leave when he faced her, almost stealing the space she created between them as he said, "You know if there was one thing I could wish for right now, it would be a mother."

Call her stupid or something, but Arianna found herself asking, "What happened to her?" Why was she even interested in his family when she wasn't planning evil with it? 

"She died. Fell sick. Withered slowly till there was nothing left of her." He said in a voice that was taut, telling Arianna how much control he summoned to tell her this.