Chapter 19

Allesandro "Why did you go drunk, Edith? And even in your dropping consciousness you were telling me you were cheated by someone.  Did Shelton mistreat you? Did he touch you in a wrong way?" My voice goes louder losing its control on each passing word. "I read in the news that you are married to him. Is it true?" My heart was thumping against its rib cage fearing her answer. She looks at me puzzled with her eyes wide. "Answer me damn it." I shout on her face. "Yes, I am married to him. Why does it bother you?" She yells. "Do not dare to raise your voice at me." I tell her in a low dangerous tone moving closer. She gulps and moves back in her chair. "You rejected me not once but twice and thus I married him." "You married him to take revenge on me or you truly love him?" I couldn't stop but shade a picture of pensiveness in my voice, my throat suddenly feeling dry.  Taking a glass of water from the dining table I gulped it into my throat like a thirsty crow. Please don't say that you