Three Years Too Late
But in fact, it reminded Andrew and Dorothy of the possibility that Stella might be an illegitimate child.
Sure enough, Andrew froze. He was about to stop Dorothy, but after hearing Tiana, he withdrew his hand.
Dorothy, on the other hand, was seething. She grabbed a stick from the ground, and I immediately panicked.
I dove in front of Stella, trying to shield her from the attack—but it was all in vain. The stick passed right through me and struck Stella instead.
In just a while, Stella lost consciousness.
Glancing at her, Andrew pulled out his phone, snapped a picture of her, and began typing. I drifted closer to him—only then did I realize he had been texting me.