Thomas sat in darkness . He was sober by now . But he wished he wasn't . Cecilia had gone off to God knew where . But it didn't matter . All that mattered to him was Carina Howards . "Belle !" He corrected himself . He ran his hands through his hair . He was exhausted . Both mentally and physically . God was unfair to him always . But this was extreme . Everyone was being too much to handle . From the way Carina behaved to the way Sophia conversed with him . Thomas felt sudden rage . It was all Sophia's fault . Everything went wrong because of her . She was the villain in his story . He wondered for a moment . What if all those years ago , things were different ?
His thoughts vanished as Cecilia opened the door . He smiled instantly , dimples poking his cheeks . She sat down beside him and handed him a wild Strawberry . He giggled and said ,"You went strawberry hunting at this hour ?" She nodded . "I was with Carina ." Thomas's smile disappeared . "What did you do ?" "We...talked . About many things ." Thomas smiled mildly . "Charles didn't even let her in his chamber , Thomas", she frowned deeply . "We need to talk to him . He needs to change . For Carina . That poor girl was roaming around in the cold halls ." Thomas felt a sudden pain . He gulped .
"I will talk to him in the morning", he said with a shaky smile . Cecilia smiled . He pulled her in for a kiss .