"I wish my wife could be an open book like you. I have absolutely no idea how she is." Nathaniel chuckled emptily.

He would never confess. Never accept what Eileen said. But, what can I say? They are one hell of a couple.

"Devastated. She fainted when she saw him at the execution. She was crying so much that she couldn't even tell the Plague Doctor they showed to the world was a fake." I smirked hollowly which wiped his smile instantly.

There was the dejection I wanted to witness on his unreadable face.

“She was sobbing and wailing. Ravaged to find herself becoming a widow.” It pierced through his...