Chapter 6
The meal ended abruptly
As they prepared to leave, Violet walked straight to the driver’s seat.
Louis had some alcohol, as not safe for him to drive,” she said, glancing pointedly at Cersei. “I’m familiar with his car by now. Let me drive this time.”
Louis saw nothing Inappropriate and simply handed over the keys
In the pot such casual intimacy between them would have hart Cersel. But now she realized her heart felt nothing at all
Perhaps she had truly let Louis out of her heart
Wordlessly, she got into the car. She could hear Vinter’s voice, Leals’s responses. While ignoring Violet’s smug glances in the rearview mirror as she closed her ryes to rest
Perhaps distracted by their conversation, Violet drove through an intersection without checking the traffic light ||
At that moment a large truck suddenly appeared from the side. [
The bearing horn and rapidly closing distance bef Violet’s mind blank–she could only scream, incapable of any other reaction]
past as the vehicles were about to collide, Louis lunged forward. He grabbed the steering wheel and turned it hard toward Cerner’s side ||
“CRASH-
With the violent impact. Cersel’s body slammed against the car door, pain instantly engulfing her entire body.
In the last second before losing consciousness, she házily imm–||
Louis’s first instinct had been to protectively shield Violet in the driver
7
Cersei awoke in a haze of pain. The pain throughout her body forced an involuntary groan from her lips|||
At her bedside at Louis, prerjoyed to see her awake
The dark circles under his eyes suggested he hadn’t slept all night. Seeing her awake, he took her hand against his check, muttering apologies nonstop
Cersei. Im so sorry. I was so focused on protecting Violet and forgot about you. Thank goodness you’re alright. I would have regretted it for the rest of my life…
atis rough stubble seraithet her palm. As Creed his guilt and exhaustion, her heart remained unmoved–she even felt the urge to laugh
He hadn’t forgotten her
He just treated Violers safety mattered more dim hers.
Just like during the kidnapping. Just like now again.
Seeing her silent, Louis panicked. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a can, trembling as he pressed it into her hand]
“Cersei, I’m using a forgiveness card. Please don’t be angry, okay? ||
Looking at the card and then a quiet laugh escaped her lips.
“Alright,” she whispered softly.
Louis Harris, one hundred forgiveness cards, ning the now used
Only one remained.]
Cersei spent several days recovering in the hospital, with Louis keeping vigil beside her
Yet each time, he would barely sit down before receiving a phone call, after which he would look at her with guilt
Timisorry. Cersel. There’s an urgent matter at the office.
- e. Rest well, and I’ll be back tomorrow to keep you company.
He was lying to her![]
There was no office emergency just an excuse in be with Violet
Shortly after each departure. Cersel would see his image on Violers Instagram]
Sometimes at STNYC, smiling as he cut Violet’s strak
Sometimes at SoHo, carrying bags of luxury goods, following behind Violet
deer at an Luna park, accompanying Violet on a caressel–in the photo, he gazed up at Violet with a tendermen that seemed almost unrel||
Those eyes once only for her.
Though his lies crumbled at the slightest touch, Cervi kept pretending she didn’t know. She never confronted him
Cersei turned off
If the phone and stared out the window.
She had stopped feeling:
ng sad long ago.
