Hearing Aunt Collins mention Dylan Wellington's past, where he went on a hunger strike to death for her.
Skye Brown's originally cold heart began to waver bit by bit.
"Aunt Collins, even if he's like that, it doesn't mean his heart is still with me. Even if the only thing he can feel for me is 'emotion,' maybe it's just because my... my body is attractive to him."
There was a trace of defeat in Skye Brown's eyes.
It's not that she wasn't willing to try, she had tried, but Dylan Wellington was no longer the Dylan Wellington from the past.
Time and again, the blows kept coming, hearing Dylan Wellington say such hurtful things, even allowing her to exist as 'Mistress.'
All of it had long trampled her self-esteem underfoot, leaving her with no confidence to try again.
