The softness immediately melted in my mouth and the sweetness brought tears into my eyes. A whimper escaped from my mouth before I could stop it and I started crying while holding the cake tightly. William’s P.O.V. I felt a sharp pain in my chest while listening to her crying out, but silently. When she tried to speak in panic, but only that gagging sound came out of her mouth, I felt pathetic. I wanted to hit myself. She did nothing wrong, and yet her own family berated her in front of Arthur’s parents And it’s not like they were the only ones who listened to that conversation. The whole estate heard the conversation. They called her manipulative, but how could she manipulate anyone when she can’t even express her feelings? I wanted to scream at her father and wanted her to wake

