Lord Preston's Secret Tutor (47 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 53

“Jacqueline, don’t disappoint me.”

“You know how much I rely on you. Without you, I can’t go on any longer. So, please, take pity on me.”

“You’re trying to destroy me! If that’s what you want, why not just tell me to die? I’ll do as you wish!”

She was strict, affectionate, and cold—all at once. Her inconsistent behavior reflected her unstable state of mind.

It wasn’t her mother’s fault. She was simply heartbroken.

Even knowing this, Jacqueline was wounded anew each time she interacted with her mother. Though she told herself those sharp words weren’t truly meant, they still cut her deeply.

Fresh wounds opened over old scabs that had barely healed. Yet the pain never dulled.

Perhaps she really was just running away, as her mother claimed. Yes, she had fled to the capital because her mother had become too much to bear.

Guilt pressed down on her like a heavy blanket, choking her breath away. To her mother, Jacqueline was the only family left—the sole person she could depend on.

Thinking of her mother as a burden, wanting to run away from her—it made Jacqueline feel like a terrible person.

“Mother…”

Her name felt like a shackle to Jacqueline—a lifelong sentence branded with the word “family,” impossible to cast off.

“Haa…”

Suddenly, she couldn’t breathe. Even though her mother wasn’t there, her chest tightened until she could barely draw air. She took a deep breath, but her lungs refused to expand.

In the end, Jacqueline set down her pen without writing a single word. Holding an oil lamp, she quietly left the room.

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