Burn Those Who Burned Me novel Chapter 140

Chapter 140

“That was beautiful.”

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Marla’s words pulled me out of my thoughts causing me to jerk from being startled. As

she walked towards me she had this beautiful smile on her face.

“That’s the second time I nearly scared you to death. I’m sorry.

“No worries. My mind was in another place, totally not your fault.”

She smiled as she sat beside me.

“So, the brave violinist is also a pianist I see.”

I chuckled at her choice of words remembering the first day we met.

“Emm hmm. I play a little of the drums too. Though not as thorough as the violin or piano.”

“Very impressive.”

She looked around the room for a brief moment before speaking again.

“This room, it was created for Kai. One day, when he was younger, a very special event happened to him causing him to fall in love with music. He’d decided to learn the piano and when we returned from Conrad, he had this room built.”

I smiled lightly, we had something in common! How wonderful would it be if he and I could play something together. Suddenly, a dreadful thought came to mind causing all the

happiness I’d just felt to drain. Sensing the change in my mood, Marla’s eyes widen in

panic.

I looked at my mother–in–law and smiled warily.

“Marla, I’m so grateful for you. All of you. My greatest hope is that I’ll live up to being a daughter and wife House Christiansen will be proud of.”

“Oh, sweetie of course-”

I gently placed my hand on hers; stopping her mid–sentence.

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“I only have one request.”

“When Kai wakes up, should he not feel the same way about me, please…don’t force him to marry me. I promise I’ll spend my entire life repaying the debt of freedom this family has given me. But I don’t want Kai to feel responsible.”

Marla stared at me for a brief moment before speaking a light smile on her face.

“Oh, my darling. You have no idea. However, you have my word. Should Kai choose not to marry you, we won’t force him otherwise.”

I stared at Marla for a moment with a puzzled expression. What did I have no idea of? Deciding not to pry any further, I smiled brightly. The most important thing was that she would honor my request.

After I finished up in the music room, I made my way to my suite for bed. The time was now 11:18pm and I wanted to get a good night’s rest for tomorrow.

That night, I dreamt of my mother. I could see her standing in a field of pink roses as she smiled at me brightly. There were words coming out of her mouth, but I couldn’t make out what she was saying. As she continued to smile, I could see her releasing someone’s hand. If I didn’t know any better, I would have said it was Kai’s.

I woke up in a jolt. It was the first time since my rebirth that I hadn’t had a nightmare about the fire. After my breathing paced, I looked at my phone to check the time.

7:52am. Perfect.

I got up quickly to shower and get dressed, I would grab something quick to eat and head to the hospital.

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