"LEAVE!!"
That word played in Ruth's mind on a loop as other surrounding sounds faded into nothing. She did not move from her place, she could not!
She was still trying to absorb what Edwin had just said.
"L-Leave?" She asked in a whisper as another tear rolled down her cheek.
"You want me to leave after everything that has happened between us? You wanted me to try, didn't you?" She asked.
The cold and indifferent mask that Edwin wore bothered her very much.
"Yes, I did. But not anymore! I don't want you to try anymore. I want you to go as far from me as possible. I will not mind if we can never see each other again. I will be assured that you are safe and happy with..." Edwin could not push the next words out his mouth.
It was good for him that his back faced Ruth, or she would have learned the truth in his eyes within a moment.