“Twinkle twinkle little stars…” A clear and bright child voice was heard from aside. A little boy who seemed to be around the age of five to six years old sat obediently by the corner of the hospital entrance. The kid held his chubby face in his hands while humming the song away. Estelle walked toward the boy and crouched down in front of him. “Little kid, why are you here alone? Where’s your mommy?”The little boy though was not afraid of strangers and replied calmly, “My mommy works as a cleaner in the hospital. I’m waiting for her to get off work.”“Why aren’t you waiting inside then?”With a sad face, the boy sulked, “Cleaning’s a tiring job and mommy doesn’t want me to see her working hard. How about you madam? Are you working in the hospital too?”Estelle’s heart swelled up with gentleness. She replied gently, “No, I don’t work here. I’m here because I’m sick.”“It cost a lot to fall sick! If I’m well and healthy, mommy doesn’t need to work this hard being a cleaner…” Th
Estelle wrapped her hands tightly around Camilla’s neck and pushed her against the wall. She stared hard at Camilla as if she wanted to puncture her face with holes. Camilla did not expect Estelle to attack her. She was pressed tightly against the wall and could not move an inch. She taunted angrily, “Estelle Sanders, how dare you lay a finger on me? Skyler would never let you off the hook!”Estelle scorned. “It doesn’t matter what he does as I’m going to die anyway. And before I die, I’ll bring you along so that you can keep me company.”“Stop it! Are you out of your mind?!”“It’s not a big deal to act crazy when one is about to die soon. Camilla, by the law, even if I strangle you to death today, I’ll only be shot to death. Since I’m going to die anyway, being shot to death seems less of a hassle and pain. I should thank you for this opportunity.”Camilla’s eyes showed glimpses of terror as she struggled desperately. “Don’t you want to save your son? If you dare to cause any ha
With his brows furrowed tightly together, Skyler stared at her intently without uttering a word. Estelle knew that he was not willing to comply with her request.How could he when she was the one who caused harm to the woman he cherished and loved the most? Skyler wanted to kill her right there and then. There was no way that he would have accepted her request in stargazing together. Though what he did not know was that, with a weak and frail body like hers, Estelle was in no position to cause harm to Camilla. If it was not for the act that Camilla put on, Estelle would not have been able to harm her, let alone lay a finger on her dress.Speaking of the dress, Estelle glanced over at the dress that Camilla wore.The dress was in a shade of pale pink made from crepe cloth material. It was embroidered with small flowers in a light purple color. It was a beautiful dress. Skyler always liked an outfit with little flowers on them. Estelle used to have a wardrobe full of outfits wit
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 sor
Skyler’s hands froze in midair.“Yeah, you should push me off the roof so that when I’m dead, there won’t be anyone else to stop you and Camilla from living happily ever after,” Estelle mumbled to herself. Skyler put down his arms awkwardly and looked away. “I’m not as evil as you. I won’t be able to kill the people who did nothing but love me. Though I won’t deny the fact that I want you gone from this world, I won’t play dirty.” Looking over, Estelle glanced at him and flashed a sweet smile. “Skyler, I’ll return what’s rightfully yours.” “What?”“It doesn’t matter if you choose to believe or not, but I have never wanted anything from the Flynn family. I too was devastated and was in despair when Uncle Flynn and Aunt Flynn passed away. Don’t you worry, I’ll give you whatever you want,” uttered Estelle. Skyler replied, “You’re not able to give me what I want.”“And what if I could?”“I want to marry Camilla right away.”Nodding her head, Estelle replied, “In seven days, no
The next time she woke up, she was lying on her bed. Next to her bed was a big full-length window and the sky outside looked cloudy and greyish. The rain was hitting hard on the glass window, blurring out the scene outside the window. “Stellie, you’re finally awake!”Listening to the familiar voice, Estelle lifted the corners of her lips. “Aunt Frances, why are you here?”Aunt Frances was an old staff to the Flynn family. She always liked growing plants, hence she stayed with the Flynn family as their gardener. With a hot bowl of soup in her hands, Aunt Frances walked toward the bed where Estelle laid. She had a pitiful look on her face. “If it hadn’t come, no one would’ve known that you fainted! Come and have some of this red dates soup. It’s good for blood loss.”Struggling to sit up, Estelle received the bowl from her and she drank the hot soup bit by bit. “What exactly is going on with you, Stellie? I saw you covered in blood when I tried to help you get changed. Are you
Taken aback, Estelle asked, “You...blocked on your caller list?”“I thought I’ve made myself clear that I want nothing to do with you anymore since there won’t be stars for the next few days. After seven days, we’ll proceed with the divorce and we’ll go our separate ways.”She let out a laugh. “Oh Skyler, am I a monster to you? Why are you that terrified of me?”Skyler hissed, “You’re worse than a monster.”Feeling drowsy, Estelle sniffled and asked, “Skyler, do you think that my heart’s made out of steel and that I won’t be hurt?”Hence, he could speak to her carelessly and recklessly, stabbing her heart with his words. He replied, “Your heart’s colder and harder than stone. How could you possibly feel pain?”“Skyler, you’ll regret this.”“Yes, I do regret meeting you.”Estelle hung up the phone right away. Why should she have bothered to argue with him? She knew better how he would respond. She should not have expected anything from him. After all, she would only be mak
Estelle’s mind went blank. How could Aunt Frances fall off the roof? How did she…Panicking, she rushed downstairs and even forgot to put on her shoes.Someone else was at the yard now. Crouching down next to Aunt Frances’ body, Camilla reached out to check if she was still breathing. Wearing a grin, she said to Estelle, “You’re too late, she’s dead.”“It’s you, Camilla…”Camilla got up slowly and looked toward her. “I nearly forgot that this old lady’s been with you since you were a child. I’m sure she’d take your side.”“She couldn’t have gotten in your way with this grand scheme of yours, why would you kill her?! She had nothing to do with you!”“Simply because she knows too much and she saw what she shouldn’t have in the first place. Those who know too much should die!” said Camilla while letting out a light chuckle.Estelle shook her head in disbelief and cried out, “You’re nuts!”Camilla did not seem to care and started to laugh uncontrollably. “I was even willing to