Stella was hesitating to let herself listen to a liar but she knows there was no escaping him anyway. So, she stayed in the bed and put down her phone.“What is it that you want to talk about?” she asked.Charles made his way to her, sitting on the edge of her side of the bed. Then he suddenly took her hand. He looked at it while he rubs the back of her hand with his thumb and looks at her.“I don’t know what’s wrong but I know something is, baby. I won’t be able to understand if you’re not going to tell me,” he said.“Why would you assume that there’s something wrong?” Stella pulled her hand out of his hold. It seemed to have shocked Charles for a little while and he looks at her.“That is why I know something is wrong,” he answered. “What’s wrong, baby?”“Hormonal changes,” she uttered. It’s not, she knows it isn’t.“How do I make you feel better? Do you want me to take days off? A week just to be with you?”His sweetness is something she shouldn’t tolerate. If he continues doing st
At dinner, Jenkins noticed how Stella’s smiles brightened and Charles holding on to her hand tightly. He glances at Jason and saw that he also noticed the change in the atmosphere. Looks like they made up.The escape route that he has was brilliant and though it might seem like it will go to waste, he will be holding on to it. Jenkins is glad that Stella gave his cousin some chances to explain. He could’ve sworn Stella was ready to leave Charles.After their dinner, the grown-ups were still talking and Jenkins couldn’t find the timing to steal Stella away. She was surrounded by the adults, let alone the doctor who arrived earlier. And now he is on the upper balcony bored.Soon enough as Jenkins was still watching them below, he heard some footsteps coming his way. He turned to see and surprisingly it was none other than his twin sister. Trixie sat on the chair next to him and with a grumpy face gazed down.“What’s with that face?” he asked her while looking at where Trixie’s gaze is;
“Why are you here?” Vanessa asked Jason. She always hated surprises, especially when it’s Jason doing a sudden visit to her unit.“Aren’t you going to welcome your guest?” he fires back, a look on his face that says too much about being in a bad mood.No choice, Vanessa opened her door wider for Jason to step inside. Like police with a warrant, Jason welcomed himself and felt at home, sitting on her sofa with a leg up on the center table.“Didn’t your family teach you manners when you’re in somebody’s house?”“Who got you this unit?”Jason has those dull sharp eyes and it made her sigh, intimidated by his stares. She made her way to the kitchen and shouted, “Do you want something?”“No. Not like you have anything good to offer,” he remarked.Hearing his indirect insult made her suck in air sharply. She opens her small fridge and took a can of soda for herself.When she first stumbles into Jason, he wasn’t this devil guy that she’s seeing now. He was rather polite, even offered her a c
“You know this mansion is really big, my dear.” Doctor Akira has been saying that since she arrived. Now, even with just having her morning coffee near the garden, she said it once more which made Stella laugh.“The same thought I had when I first came here,” she says.“But I feel like you are not my patient. I feel like Crolletta is. She’s been asking so many details, my dear.” The doctor sips on her coffee. “Even this coffee tastes expensive,” she added.“Can you stay here a little longer, doctor?” Stella asked.Doctor Akira stared at her for a moment before releasing a heavy sigh.“Darling, you realize I have sworn to help women, right? Pregnant women specifically.” Stella nodded, looking sad. “But! I can always stay for a week more.”That lightened up Stella’s face, thanking her doctor over and over again. Oh, it makes her feel extra safe and happy to have doctor Akira over.“Though I am sure that I would be held by Crolletta so much!” she rolls her eyes. “I could get used to that
The whole mansion was quiet on a Monday morning when Stella went down the stairs. Maids greeted her and asked her what she liked for breakfast. On her way to the table, she discussed a specific meal that she was craving.At the dining area, she was not surprised to see doctor Akira and Crolletta talking over breakfast. It’s like doctor Akira gets along with everyone and it’s no surprise since she is a doctor after all. Communication is a must in her job.“Good morning!” she greeted them as she gets closer and took her seat near them. They had bright smiles on their faces.“Good morning, darling!” “Good morning, dear!” They said at the same time and they laughed about it.“The mansion is a little calm today, isn’t it?”“Well, everyone left for work and university, dear!” Crolletta cries before gracefully sipping on her tea. “This is the life of Crolletta Ryeona Gougch Castigado! Left alone in a manor full of butlers and maids who are too afraid of me if it weren’t for the two of you.”
Stella in a dark alley was left alone by the man, laying on the ground, her head covered with blood. All she could think of was the name Virmich that came out of the man’s mouth.I need to contact someone, she cries in her head. Then her phone suddenly rang, giving her all the hope but her hand was heavy. Reaching It was difficult, even just lifting her hand hurts and she cries.With her faded vision, Stella just hit the answer button. She just needed help.“Hello? Stella? Where are you?” Surprised to hear Vanessa’s soft voice.“Va-Vanessa,” she calls out weakly. “He-Help m-me.”“Why is your voice like that? Where are you?”“Ac-Accident. Please…”“Where are you, Stella?” Vanessa hysterically asked. But Stella was too weakened that her voice didn’t come out. “Send me your location. I’m requesting it right now! Please hang on!”Stella saw that there was something that popped up on the screen. The only problem was that she could not see straight but she knew that the ‘allow’ button was a
When Stella woke up, she felt the pain all over her body. The light was dim and she felt scared until she saw doctor Akira’s face.“Finally, you’re awake before they can come to visit.” The relief in doctor Akira’s voice was telling her something.“Why?” she softly asked. That’s when she finally processed what has happened to her last night. Tears immediately found their way to roll down on her pillow. “Is my b-baby okay?”“That is exactly why I waited for you to wake up.” Stella was scared to hear the possible news that her baby was gone. “The baby is alright, thankfully.”It made her cry, sobbing softly. Since it would still hurt her to move, doctor Akira wiped her tears for her.“You heard the Castigado last night, yes?” Stella looked down. All of their voices, she heard them all. “Do you want me to tell them that the baby is perfectly okay or do you want to declare you had a miscarriage?”Stella thought it over. Last night all they care about was the baby inside her. Though she wo
“I lost the baby,” Stella announces to everyone.Gasps were heard. And the next thing that happened shocked everyone more when Stella received a slap from Crolletta. It was a hard one that her face turned the other way. Nobody expected that to happen.“Crolletta! What have you--”“She deserves it!” Crolletta screamed and all Stella could do was looked down, her eyes flooded with tears. “You shouldn’t have run away on your own! Now, look at what happened?!”Stella understood what they are feeling but couldn’t it be far worse for her if she had really lost the baby? And to have realized that a person could change so much over a situation. She could not speak at all.It was a good thing that doctor Akira was right beside her and she told everyone to leave the room.“It’s not easy for her too, Crolletta. Losing a child is not easy!” Doctor Akira tells them. “Please, stay calm. Stella is still in shock. I might need you to leave the room, please.”The grandmother was then mad, leaving the