Chapter 302 Unforgivable Sin

• Despite how precarious my situation had gotten as each day passed, my parents had no problem abusing the fact that the prince favored me. My connection with the prince was abused in every way possible by my parents whether it be simple boasting at parties and gatherings all the way to manipulating results of business deals. Everything escalated and combined together until my situation was beyond repair and decisive action had to be taken.
• The day when everything came crashing down, I was allowed to meet the prince one last time so that we could say our ‘goodbyes’. Apparently that was how the king was willing to show his mercy; however, I was certain that Desmond had to pay a heavy price just to see me one last time before I needed to leave the country for good. Despite the king’s promise to let us meet, we weren't even able to have any private time together. Desmond evidently looked distressed and that made me feel that he was taking our parting much harder than I was. With three royal butlers and one of the ministers present, Desmond and I got to share words of parting for what was supposed to be the last time.
• “I'm sorry, Dahlia,” Desmond apologized in a voice that shook with intense emotions.