Chapter 10

Skyler reached the mansion at 7 pm sharp, not even a minute earlier.

“You’re here.”

Estelle was seated in front of the vanity mirror. She looked much better after spending a whole three hours applying her makeup just so she would look less frail and pale.

“It’s all on you, Estelle Sanders.” Skyler had a look as he could kill.

“What?” Estelle felt a sharp pain in her heart.

“Camilla had a miscarriage.”

“You think she had a miscarriage because I hit her today?” Taken aback, Estelle froze at what he said, but she managed to come around quickly.

“Isn’t that what happened? You could’ve directed your anger at me. Why would you cause harm to Camilla when she harmed no one!” questioned Skyler.

Shaking her head, Estelle uttered, “Skyler, you don’t know what women are capable of.”

“I don’t need to know.”

Standing up, Estelle turned toward him and put forth. “You ought to know. For a woman, her child is the most important. She’ll use all her might to protect her child from any sort of danger, even if it’s risking her life.”

Skyler hissed coldly, “Are you in the position to say anything when you’re not a mother yourself? ”

With a firm look, Estelle snapped. “I have the right to say it! And as for Camilla, if she knew she was pregnant, then she shouldn’t have tried so hard to come over my place and come at me! She made me attack her!”

Going into a rage, Skyler reached out and wrapped his hands around her neck. He tightened the hold on her neck. “Estelle Sanders, if anything bad happens to Camilla, I’ll kill you.”

It was getting harder to breathe and she felt the waves of pain from suffocating, yet she provoked, “Oh really.”

“I meant what I said.”

“Okay, I get it. Can you let go of me now?” Estelle asked while pointing at the hands that were around her neck.

Skyler did not let go but stared at her intently. “What is it that you’re after?”

Lifting the corners of her lips, Estelle replied, “You might not believe what I’m about to say but all this time, all I want is you.”

“In your dreams.” Skyler threw her carelessly onto the bed. The brute force made her cough sharply and all she heard was Skyler’s cold reply.

She felt the viscous blood rushing out her throat, but she held it in and swallowed the blood.

“Let’s go see the stars.” Standing up, she walked toward him and held his hand. She pretended as if nothing happened.

Skyler quickly pulled his hands away like he was dodging a bullet. “Don’t touch me. I only promised to watch the stars with you.”

Though Skyler’s words hurt her, the stars in the night sky were enough to compensate for the hurt she felt.

The moon was big and round, like a silver mirror hanging by the sky. Numerous stars were shining silently and calmly right next to the moon.

Skyler chimed in. “I’ve checked the weather forecast and it said that it’ll be raining from tomorrow until the end of this month.”

Estelle nodded and asked, “And?”

“There’ll be no stars on a rainy day.”

Estelle did not think so. “The dark clouds would only cover up the stars on rainy days. Hence, the stars won’t be gone and they’ll always be there. It’s just that we can’t see them.”

It was just like her. Though she could not shine as bright as the sun, she was always there. She never left.

She was always waiting for Skyler to come back to her.

Throughout these few years, Estelle often wondered what if Skyler wanted to get back with her. If not by smiling at her or by showing his concern for her, she would have put everything down and run to him.

Though, what she wished for never happened, not even once.

Both his eyes and his heart were occupied by someone else, and there was absolutely no space left for her.

Skyler replied, “What I’m trying to say is that after tonight, there’s no need to watch the stars.”

“You don’t want to watch the stars with me anymore?”

Skyler snickered, “What do you think? Both my parents are dead because of you. If it’s not for Camilla, I would’ve never promised to watch the stars with a monster like you.”

The wind was blowing strong on the rooftop. She was sitting near the edge with her legs hanging in the air. Her dress and hair danced wildly in the strong wind. She looked as if she would have fallen off the edge any moment.

Skyler walked right up to her back. He reached out his right hands and almost touched her frail back.

“You feel like pushing me off the roof, don’t you?” She asked suddenly. It was as if she saw right through him.