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Chapter 85Eliana had no idea of what to do at this point. She was truly exhausted and each time she tried to make Eden understand, he only got mad at her.Something very suspicious happened one night that Eden went out for a walk alone. Eliana was sitting at the balcony…lost in thoughts.She caught sight of Arnold who was staring at her calmly, with different emotions in his eyes.She squeezed her face into a frown as she wondered why he was staring at her in such manner. Just then, he approached her with a smirk on his face.“I would always advise women to remain on their lanes”, Arnold said with a small scoff.Eliana jerked up instantly and peered into his eyes, waiting for him to add more explanation to what he had just said.“What are you trying to say?” Eliana asked she she walked closer to Arnold who was smiling calmly.Arnold took in a deep breath and shook his head negatively. He took a step closer to her and leaned until his lips were close her ears.“You can’t defeat me…no
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Eliana followed Arnold towards the pool area that wasn’t far from their apartment. She had been waiting for an opportunity to prove that the person posing to be Arnold was a different person.Her heart skipped a beat as she trailed behind him, hiding behind walls to avoid getting caught each time he turned to look around. Arnold took off his clothes and went into the pool, looking around as though he had an idea that someone’s eyes were on him.Eliana treaded carefully right until she got to the point where she had a clear view of him. She stared at him intently and that was when she caught sight of his bare back. It was empty…She staggered slightly at this realization as differently thoughts swarmed through her heart. Her back leaned on the wall as she went through memory lane to think of when she had caught sight of Arnold’s back.There was a time when Arnold had been sick and she was tending to him. She had massaged his body with some ointment and that was when she saw that he ha
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Eliana was exhausted as hot tears poured out of her eyes. She recalled each words that came off Eden’s lips and she couldn’t help but wish that it was only a dream.She had really passed out since her head was turning at that point. Never would she have fabricated such an act. However, the look on Eden’s face showed how much hate and disbelief he had in his heart against her.Her mental health was deteriorating too. With how often she thought about Arnold and what his presence in his house was going to Eden,it started feeling as though her brain was tearing apart. There were days when she thought that all had ended. She would stand right there at the balcony and break down in tears, startling everyone around and making people raise questioning glares at her. “Eliana…how long are you going to stay this way?” Emily said as he brought a cup of water and some pills over to her. Eliana has been so disturbed over the last couple of days that she barely got any sleep without taking her dru
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All through the night, the discussion of Arnold and Eden troubled Eliana’s heart. She was certain that Arnold was the major reason behind Eden’s drastic change and she wasn’t willing to forgive him so easily for that. Despite how hard she tried to sleep, his words echoed continuously in her ears, making her extremely restless and uncomfortable.For another time, she swirled around to glance at Eden and just as she did, tears poured out of her eyes. Things were happening so fast and was beginning to get more confusing just when she tried to sort them out. Why was Eden drifting so far away from her? Why would he choose his friend over his wife whom they’ve been through a lot together? This was totally unfair to her and she wasn’t willing to let it slide.The more Arnold remained in the picture, the worse Eden was going to become and at this rate, she wasn’t willing to think of how bad Eden would turn.She suddenly jerked out of the bed and strolled out of the room.It was midnight alr
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At this point, Eden was at his wits end and the only thing he considered was institutionalizing Eliana. Deep down, he knew that it was a bad idea, but there was nothing he could do about it. His wife nearly shot Arnold and if he had not intervened on time, Arnold would have been dead. Thoughts of that sent cold chills running down his spine and inasmuch as he concluded that there was nothing much to be scared about, he was scared to the peak.He called for Emily since she was the closest person to Eliana at the moment. Eden knew that she wasn’t fully trusted by them at this point, but he could say that Emily could handle the information he had at hand.“It’s about Eliana”, Eden dropped as he clenched his fist and looked away hurriedly.He was greatly sad and overwhelmed with how the situation was going and the last thing he wanted was making such a suggestion about his wife.“Ever since Arnold’s return, something have been off with her. Earlier today, she tried to kill him with a gun”
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Eden took in a deep breath as he strolled into the room to convey the decision he had in his mind. He met Eliana laying on the bed, whimpering softly and shivering as though it was cold. His heart broke into tiny bits as he lost track of what to utter. He had thought that it would be so easy to come over to her and let her know his decision of sending her to her mother right until he got better.Eliana turned when she felt a presence in the room. She sat up the moment her gaze fell on Eden and for the next second, none of them uttered a single word to each other. “I’m sorry”, Eden suddenly spewed as he walked over to her and took her hands into his.It broke his heart to see the woman he loves in such state and the only thing he wished was that things would go back to how it has always been.“Why did you lock me in here all these while? As though I’m a criminal or someone who would hurt others”, Eliana asked with a cracked voice as hot tears poured out of her eyes.Eden felt a wave o
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The next couple of days were a quiet one for Eliana. Each time she caught sight of Arnold, she couldn’t help but recall the last confrontation they had. He had told her bluntly that he ate blackberries and she was only making a fake assumption.This bothered Eliana greatly and despite how hard she tried to conceal it, Eden observed that something was wrong. “What is the problem? I observed something odd about you ever since we had the lunch date”, Eden asked Eliana who took in a deep breath and gulped down hard. She was still trying to remain calm about Arnold since she wouldn’t want the previous episodes that happened in their lives to surface again. “I’m doing fine…you don’t have to worry about anything”, Eliana persisted, but Eden was not willing to dismiss her already.He held her hands calmly and peered into her eyes, trying to search through her eyes as though the answers laid there.“I know you too well. There’s a lot going through your mind and I may not let you be if you do
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All through the lunch time, Eden and Arnold had conversations about the mine and their plan to get into it without any issues.“The last time I was there, Vincent’s men were there to launch an attack”, Eden explained to Arnold who wore a big frown on his face.Eliana wasn’t really interested in the conversation they shared. Each time they talked about the mine, it reminded her of the fact that her parents were involved in something very cruel and wicked as the mine. At this, she remained mute, while watching them prepare their endless plans. She had a plan to finally confirm Arnold’s true identity and the plan made her quite nervous. Finally, she cleared up her throat and sat up, trying so hard to avoid appearing stupid or troublesome.“Arnold…you and Eden always talked about wars and situations where you can’t handle the outcome of wars. There was something you considered to be your code, what is it?” Eliana asked and for a minute, Arnold thought that he had heard wrongly.He gazed