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
In the end, she did not manage to taste the dumplings that Aunt Frances prepared for her. Seated in an interrogation room of the police station, the blinding white lights were shined directly at her. Estelle felt a wave of remorse as she mulled over the fact that she would not have been able to taste Aunt Frances’s dumpling anymore. Now that Aunt Frances was dead and she was also dying, she felt as if life was a joke. God had to take away her one last hope. “Miss Sanders, now that we have both the witness and physical evidence against you, is there anything that you’d like to clarify?”Lifting her head, Estelle asked, “Is Camilla the witness?”The cop nodded his head. “Camilla claims that she was there to witness it when you pushed Aunt Frances off the roof.” Estelle nodded her head. It was exactly what she expected,“What about the physical evidence?”“The shoe prints left on the rooftop. We only managed to collect the shoe prints of Aunt Frances, Miss Camila, and your s
Estelle felt a lump in her throat when she heard what he said. “Miss Sanders, are you there?”“I am,” she took a deep breath and continued asking, “Will Skyler be there...for the divorce procedure?”“Director Flynn won’t be there. He’s asked me to take charge of this matter.”“Have him attend the meeting. I have something to tell him.” Zayne chuckled awkwardly, “Miss Sanders, you’re putting me in a tight spot. I’m sure you already know that Director Flynn doesn’t want to see you.”Of course, she knew. It was just that…“Well, then could you please let him know that...I’m pregnant with his child.”“Sorry?!”“I said, I’m pregnant and I want to meet him.”Zayne hesitated and let out a weak sigh. His tone carried a hint of empathy as he explained, “Miss Sanders, Director Flynn won’t be able to come for the meeting. Miss Camilla just had a miscarriage and she’s traumatized by Aunt Frances’ death. Hence, he planned for a holiday overseas for Miss Camilla to get some fresh air. Th