Chapter 64: Friendship Ended
Trigger Warning: Rape, Abuse. (Not much detailed, but still, read with caution.)
"Bro, have you seen Titania?" Silver asked Simon, slightly worried, as the latter just returned to their training room.
Simon was panting and slightly sweating, which puzzled Silver. Simon usually hated feeling dirty, yet now, he didn't seem to notice the beads of sweat on his forehead or the fact that his suit disheveled. But Silver shouldn't be thinking about Simon right now; it should be Titania. She had been gone for a while, and he was starting to worry.
"No, I didn't," Simon replied shortly, heading straight into the training room to grab his black bag. "I'm going home. I have something to take care of," he said before quickly leaving the training room. Simon didn't even acknowledge Clyden, who had been waving at him.
"What's with him?" Clyden asked, puzzled.
He was sweating too, but still looked handsome in his suit. That's the real reason Clyden loved practicing in a suit. He didn't care about improving his skills; he cared more about how he looked after a fight. Clyden probably picked up that kind of mindset from his family. They're a family of politicians, after all, who need to maintain their image.
"Hey, are you going to keep ignoring me?" Clyden asked again, irritated.
But Silver didn't respond. He was staring at Clyden, but his mind seemed elsewhere.
"Damn it, I'm going home. I feel like I'm invisible here." Clyden tried to act sulky, but it had no effect.
He was still like air in front of Silver, whose eyes were growing darker with every second.
Clyden started to get worried. He might seem like a fool who only thinks about charming women, but he was still observant. He also knew that Silver noticed something earlier.
Simon's voice was nervous for two possible reasons: something bad happened to Mason and Lily, or he did something wrong.
Right now, they're thinking it's the latter.
Thinking that something wasn't right, Silver immediately ran and opened every door he passed. There were many abandoned rooms inside their mansion, but he won't stop until he finds her. "What are you doing?" Silver asked, surprised, as Clyden suddenly appeared near him.
"I'm helping, obviously," Clyden replied, opening a door and closing it again when he saw no one was inside. "It'll be faster if both of us are searching. I don't have a good feeling about this either." With each door they opened and closed, both of them sighed in frustration. They still can't find Titania in those rooms.
With every passing second, the anxiety in Silver's heart grew.
"Silver," Clyden suddenly called out, turning his gaze away from the room he had opened.
It was the second to last room.
The shock was evident in Clyden's face. Silver was puzzled by his friend's behavior, so he approached him with a frown. "Is Titania there-"
Silver's words halted upon noticing something... horrible.
It was Titania sitting on the floor. Her feet and hands were tied, and her clothes were already torn.
"Here," Silver said, taking off his coat and placing it on Titania's arm. "I'll remove the ropes, okay? Just tell me if you're uncomfortable."
Silver couldn't bring himself to look at her as he did that. In a snap, he knew that it was Simon who did this to her. The rope says it all, which he saw in Simon's bag earlier.
"Silver..." Titania called, tears streaming down her face. "S-Simon... H-He-"
"Sshh, don't speak," Silver spoke, trying to calm Titania. "I will handle this. I will not let this thing slide."
Titania nodded, trusting Silver completely. She already calmed down, but upon seeing Clyden on the side, Titania started shouting, looking at Clyden in fear.
"Go out for a while," Silver told him. "I can do this. Just take care of Simon for me now."
Clyden nodded and exited the room. Although he just met Titania now, he knew she was kind.
Suddenly, he remembered his previous conversation with Simon.Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.
"I want to have children with Lily, but I don't want them to experience the hardships we are going through now. I can't let Mason experience this."
Clyden shook his head. No matter what reasons Simon might give, they cannot justify the cruelty he has done, and Clyden knows that at this moment, their friendship is about to end. Meanwhile, Silver brought Titania to one of the guest rooms, next to his room.
"You're safe now, and no one will be able to hurt you here," Silver said, his tone low.
"T-Thank you..." Titania answered, covering her body with a blanket. "D-Don't let anyone come near me, okay?"
Silver nodded, and at the same time, his heart shattered. Never did he expect Simon to do something horrible.
He wanted to kill Simon, but his father will end up killing him if that happens. Coleman, Greensmith, and Parker may appear to be competitors, but the truth is, they also benefit from each other. And it will crack when he does something because of his emotions.
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But at this point, he no longer cares. Even though it wasn't Titania who was wronged by this, he won't allow any woman to be at a disadvantage because of a man who was once his friend.
"I'm just going somewhere. I'll be back right away," was Silver's last words before leaving the room.
Titania didn't know how to tell Randall what happened to her. She promised to give him her virginity once they got married, but in the blink of an eye, all of that disappeared. The promise she made was broken, just like her trust in this mansion.
Simon wanted to get her pregnant so badly that he did it so many times she lost track. It was painful, yet Simon was desperate.
"When I find out that you're pregnant with my child, I will make sure to find you, no matter where you hide."
Despite cleaning herself up, the memory still lingers in her mind. She still feels dirty.
Titania prayed that she wouldn't get pregnant, so she can just consider this day as a bad dream. She is willing to bear the pain alone and forget everything if that will bring peace to her life. "But Randall... How can he accept me after this?" she asked herself, the tears welling up in her eyes again.
"SIMON! Get out of there, you idiot!"
Silver couldn't track the time he had been in front of Simon's house, but Simon doesn't come out. Even Clyden, who is sitting next to him on the floor, was not allowed in by Simon. They never thought that a demon was sleeping inside Simon... or maybe this is really his true nature. Silver is frustrated with himself because he was deceived.
Silver thought he had already lost the fight, but then he suddenly came up with something that would break Simon.
Taking his phone, Silver called Lily, the only person who could break Simon into pieces. "Hey, Lily. I need to tell you something, but Simon can't find out about this. Can I visit you?"