Chapter 21

Omniscient POV He actually yelled at Isolde, calling her a murderer… Seeing the hurt in Isolde’s eyes, Darius realized how extreme his reaction had been. "I’m sorry… Isolde… I was just so worked up… I didn’t mean to snap at you. Please, don’t be mad." He bent down to pick up the scattered papers, but before he could reach them, Isolde kicked them away. "Darius, for the past few days, you haven’t been working at all! All your thoughts have been on that b*tch, Seraphina Lycoris! What am I to you? Don’t forget—she’s a murderer! She’s the one who killed your sister!" Isolde had never lost control like this in front of Darius before. At that moment, all pretense of being the gracious, gentle lady she usually was vanished. "Isolde, calm down," Darius tried to reason. "The police already said there’s no evidence linking Seraphina to the crime, I—" "Are you defending her?!" Isolde’s voice cracked, her eyes brimming with disbelie