Chapter 187 Mothers

Beth's POV

  Nina's silence gave me the answer. I sat beside her and held her hand tightly.

  "Have you been in touch with Henry all this time? Does he know you're pregnant?"

  I asked softly, and Nina shook her head. She bit her lip so hard that it bled, while her eyes were filled with sorrow that seemed to be there forever. She pulled herself together and tried to force a smile at me, though it only made her look sadder. 'No. We made a deal. He would leave the palace and never come back. After that day, we would be strangers and never see each other ever again."

  I felt sympathy for Nina's tragic fate. She was such a pitiful woman who lost her father and the love of her life. Fortunately, it seemed that she collected herself. With her head lowered, she tugged at the hem of her clothes. Maybe motherhood had hardened her. "I don't know where he went."