*Eleanor Pov*
"Delilah," I breathed.
She gripped the door handle tightly, her fingers were trembling, but just as I opened my mouth to speak, she spoke, "you don’t have to say anything," she murmured, her voice calm. "I have already confirmed what I came here for."
My stomach clenched.
She took a step back. "I won’t make a scene, Eleanor," she continued, "I won’t cry".
"I won’t scream. And I certainly won’t let the world know about this."
I swallowed hard. "Delilah…"
She tilted her head slightly, she continued. "You must think I’m a fool, don’t you? That I’d run out of here in tears and tell Father?"
"That I’d ruin everything by exposing the betrayal?" She let out another laugh.
"No. That would be far too easy."
I watched as she took a step closer. I couldn't say anything.
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