Estelle only woke up at noon the next day.When she woke up, the wound on her chest was painful as usual and the man was also nowhere to be seen in the room.She gently massaged her sore temple as she saw a glass of water on the table with a note that read, ‘Remember to take your medicine with a glass of water.’As she held the glass in her hand, she felt the temperature of the water was just right. That man…How did he precisely calculate everything?He even knew that she took her pills without water the day before. She washed her face before she rushed to the hospital.In the intensive care unit, there was still a needle in her mother’s arm. However, her spirit was noticeably better than it used to be. She also looked much radiant. “Stellie, why are you here?”Estelle walked over and held her mother’s hand. “I’m your only daughter, how could I not come?” Wrenna gently patted the back of Estelle’s hand and said, “I’m alright, the doctors and nurses are very responsible.
Skyler immediately hung up.Wrenna asked worriedly, “Was that Skyler? Is the baby crying?”Estelle replied vaguely, “Yes…Mom, I need to head out for a bit.”“Go quickly, babies need their mothers the most at this time. Don’t come tomorrow, be with your child, do you hear me?” “I’ll see how things go tomorrow.”Once she bid her mother farewell, Estelle rushed out of the hospital and hailed for a to go straight to the civil administration building.On the way, she gave Skyler a call. She wanted to inform him that she was heading over and asked him to wait for a bit.However, she then realized that even if she did call him, the call would not have gone through as he blocked her number.Just as she was about to hang up, the call unexpectedly went through, “Hello?”Estelle was surprised, “You unblocked me?”Skyler’s voice sounded off, deep and coarse, “I’ll block you back after we sign the documents.”“Oh,” Estelle laughed, “It’s alright, do what you want.”“Why did you call? P
Husband? Estelle could not help but laugh. It had been six years since she was married to Skyler and not once did she feel like she had a husband.She gave birth alone, went through her postpartum period alone, and stayed in that large house all alone! What was the difference between having a husband or not?“Director Flynn!” She changed her term of address, “Once we’re divorced in a while, you won’t be my husband anymore. We’ll walk our separate paths and have nothing to do with each other.”Skyler’s grip on his phone tightened. “What if I don’t want the divorce?”Estelle was shocked. “Are you mad?!”“I’ve gone mad long ago, ever since the accident happened.”“Director Flynn, do you know I assume when you say that? I think you still have feelings for me and that you’re not willing to let me go.”Skyler’s eyes glinted as he immediately denied it. “Don’t flatter yourself! I just don’t want my enemy to have a good life. You want to divorce me and jump into that man’s embrace
”Oh!”“Is there anything else? If there isn’t, I’m going to hang up. I’m driving.”“Hold on,” Camilla said, “It’s my mother’s birthday next week. I want you to come with me.”“I won’t be free. It’s hectic at work.”Camilla did not give up. “My mother’s birthday is during the weekend, it won’t interfere with your working hours.”Skyler calmed down. He no longer had a solid reason to reject Camilia. After all…he promised Camilla that he would marry her. Now, he was not able to divorce Estelle. He felt guilty.“Fine, I’ll come with you.”Camilla’s mood immediately improved. “Really? Skyler, you’re so sweet!”“Alright, pick out a gift for her. Use my card, you know the PIN.”“Thank you, Skyler.”“I’ll hang up now, I’m still driving.”“Okay…Skyler, I have another question for you.”“Yes?.”“You said you’d marry me, will you?”Skyler almost choked.He opened his mouth to answer her but swallowed back the words as they started to form.He did not want to lie, but…he was no l
Estelle was not able to see well in the dark while the man was moving around with ease. He easily made his way to the kitchen, took two bowls of chicken soup, and sat in front of her. The aroma of the chicken soup filled the entire place.It was her first time dining in the dark. “This tastes good,” the man said as he took a small bite and continued, “it tastes like home.”Feeling embarrassed, Estelle chuckled. “I learned it from an old housekeeper. Though she was a gardener, she had the cooking skills of a professional chef. Her best dish was her dumplings. It’s a pity that I didn’t get to learn from her. I’m also pretty sure that my chicken soup has got a long way to go to taste like hers.” The man replied gently, “The soup tastes amazing and I like it.”“Thank you, sir.”“Do you realize how many times you’ve thanked me?”Estelle was taken aback. His words were somewhat familiar. Director Howard said the same thing the last time he visited her.“Sir...are you…”‘Is
The man took a spoonful of the chicken soup. He then asked with a grim voice, “What is this? Are you trying to counsel me?”“I just wanted to tell you how I felt. As you can see, I’m a living example. I spent so many years fixating on salvaging my relationship with my husband, and no matter how hard I pleaded or explained, I couldn’t change his heart. When someone doesn’t love you, everything you do for them is just pointless.”The man laughed rather forcefully. “You’re right. If that person doesn’t love you anymore, no matter how much pain you feel, it’ll all just be in vain.”“Yeah,” continued Estelle, “so, why not look forward when you still have others who need you. Cherish the ones who are in front of you instead of regretting when they’re gone. It’ll all be too late then.”The man tapped the corner of her bowl with his spoon. “Finish the soup before it gets cold.”Advising others on this kind of matter would have been a wasted effort. No matter how convincing you were or h
Camilla froze on the spot when she saw who got out of the car. That person, though, waved at her. “Hello Camilla, it’s been long!.”Camilla furrowed her brows slightly and was shocked. Though she pretended to be excited. “Gale, what brings you here?!”“Oh, Director Flynn’s car had some problem and I’m here to take a look at his car.” Gale was pleased to see Camilla, “Speaking of which, we haven’t seen each other for almost five-six years yeah? Back then at the 4S center, I was supposed to meet with Director Flynn but you requested to change my shift last minute and you ended up meeting with him instead. I played matchmaker huh.”Camilla stifled a laugh. “Yeah, it’s been so long.”“Aren’t you a lucky one? After you got with Director Flynn, you were able to take a break from work and live carefreely. Unlike me, I still have to work from early morning to late night. I won’t be able to get a shoe like yours even if I saved a year of my earnings. Camilla took a glance at her shoes.
Gale’s eyes lit up when he heard Skyler guarantee that fees were not a problem. “Sure! I’ll go and have a look at the car once you send me the address.”Skyler took out a name card from his wallet and handed it to Gale. “The car was sent to a junkyard after the accident, and it might take some time to locate the car. I’ll be in contact with you once I locate the car.”“Sure thing! Just let me know and I’ll be there whenever you need me to.”Seeing how Skyler and Gale were engaged in a serious conversation, Camilla who was waiting at a side felt nervous and edgy. On the day of the accident, both Estelle’s dad and Skyler’s parents drove a Land Rover respectively.Camilla knew that Gale was an expert in his field. Back then when she worked at the 4S center, she was known as the best employee. Now that six years went by, she would have gotten better. If Skyler managed to locate the cars that were involved in the car accident, and if Gale did manage to notice that the car was altere