The Iudex's day off

Chapter 58 - How Love Hurts

Wriothesely's POV 

 I could do nothing but watch as he walked away from me, his figure fading into the distance.

 I was frozen in place.

 Unable to move.

 Unable to speak.

 "This. Us." 

 "This is a mistake."

 "I'm sorry."

 "Thank you..."

 "Goodbye."

 What just happened?

 My mind couldn't process the words continuously repeating inside my head. 

 Did he just-

 Did I just-

 "Did His Grace just get.... dumped." 

 Slap!

 "Argh! What's wrong with you?!"

 "Read the room, you idiot!"

 The rest of the inmates's conversation went into one ear and out the other.

 What-

 What just-

 Without thinking I rushed after him.

 To my office...

 He wasn't here.

 Not just him.

 His things weren't here either.

 It was so clean that it could make anyone doubt he was ever here.

 But there was one other place.

 My residence.

 He still had some of his clothes there.

 Maybe-

 Just maybe-

 But no.

 Here to was empty.

 Void of anything Neuvillette.

 This damn bastard!

 What's the meaning of this?!

 What the hell does he mean by this?!

 Enough is enough!

 What the hell is this?!

 Suddenly, I heard a knock at the door.

 Neuvillette?

 Could it be?

I rushed to the door and pulled it open but-

 It wasn't him.

 Of course, it wasn't him.

 "Sigewinne?"

 She didn't look well. She was incredibly pale.

 "I don't feel well, Your Grace." She said weakly.

 Instantly I dropped everything and picked her up, bringing her inside.

 I set her down on the couch and turned around to get her some water.

 "Could you call Dad for me? Usually he just instantly shows up whenever I call, but it seems he can't hear it or something."

 "Neuv-Neuvillette?"

 "Yes, who else? Where is he anyway? For the past few days, it was pretty much impossible to see him anywhere but stuck to your side." She groaned.

 Right...