"I was going to save you from placing blame on yourself for what Cole became, as that wouldn't be fair to you. But I see that you will continue to enable him even when he is wrong. Since you think Cole is in the right, and that he was lonely when I was ill, then leave me alone," Rosalie pleaded as her eyes glistened with unshed tears.
"No longer does he have to take care of me. No longer does he have to feel so small next to me because my father is a duke. I am letting go of him, so please tell him not to waste his time in captivity thinking of me. Let him think only of the walls surrounding him," Rosalie requested, mocking Cole's position as her fingers twisted nervously at the folds of her gown.
"You," Nancy said, her hand trembling as she pointed accusingly. "My son will be proven innocent. Until he is freed, do not think I shall let the two of you walk away with what he helped to build. He is deserving of the marital home."
