Camilla let out a sigh of relief.She was fine with it as long as it was not Estelle’s orders.She had more and more misgiving toward the current situation. Every time something was related to Estelle, Skyler acted differently.The Skyler she knew was steady, mature, bold, and gentle.Yet, every time Estelle came up, he was unable to control the feelings he bottled up within, whether it was anger or resentment. He never showed any of these to Camilla. Camilla was not an idiot. Skyler did take good care of her, but she always felt like there was a barrier in the middle. Outsiders thought she was lucky, but she knew what Skyler felt for her was more gratitude than love.He was thankful that she was by his side when he was at his lowest, yet he never told her he loved her.Before, she thought that Skyler did not like professing his love in a cheesy manner, but she felt insecure ever since she noticed how he was with Estelle.…When Estelle went back to her ward, the nurse was ar

She relied on painkillers every day to continue fighting, she was a ticking time bomb.“It’s just…” He turned around and looking into her eyes, “You still love your ex-husband, right?”Love?Estelle shook her head and burst out into laughter again. “I’ve lost the right to love anyone. I’m just trying to stay alive.” “Give it some thought, you don’t have to rush your answer,” The man paused before he added, “Just take it as your birthday gift.”“Mister.”“Yes?”In the darkness, Estelle observed him, “Do we know each other?”The man looked away and returned to the shadows before he spoke again. His tone was suddenly heavy, “Estelle, it’s best you don’t about things I don’t want to talk about.”“I’m sorry.”“I’m tired, let’s go to bed.”“Okay.”Just like the previous night.She lied down, and the man laid down beside her. He was so close that every breath she took was filled with his cologne. “Estelle.”She jumped in surprise. “Yes?”“Just be by my side, I’ll give you ev

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

”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

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