Chapter 138 - Chapter 12

When Kenny had left her with an aching jaw, she had sat stunned for a long time, her mind wondering to thoughts she could not even recall later. That blow had hurt more than the worst pain Cecelia had ever inflicted on her. It hurt more because she had not expected that from the kind boy who had gifted her his good luck locket - the boy she had fallen in love with. She should have known that he would not grow up to still be kind. Kate was left wondering how he could have easily slapped her because of some rumor that had reached his father.