Chapter 20 –  The Past and the Present

(Anj’s POV)

“What are you doing?”

I turned around, wiping sweat on my forehead as I smiled at Olivia. She was at the bottom of the stairs already, looking adorable in her pink dress while holding her teddy bear.

“Cleaning,” I answered as I continued mopping the floor. I was too angry at Sky that I needed to divert my attention to something else, and this is one of the things I do when I feel stressed, confused, or angry. Clean.

“But you’re not a servant here,” she said, walking to the living room and sitting on the couch.

I nodded and smiled at her. “When you grow up, you’ll understand,” I said, but it was a lie. Some questions will remain unanswered, or no one would dare answer.

“I don’t want to grow up,” she sat down on the last step, propped her elbows on her lap, and cupped her angelic face.

“Me, too, but I can’t stop growing,” I winked at her.

She giggled. “My nanny said she saw you without red spots on your face, Angela.”

I raised my eyebrows and waited for the next words she wo