“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
When Jenkins saw Charles left, he inserted his hands in his pocket, a side of his mouth curved up. Oh well, he almost gave up on helping Stella run away and hide somewhere but it looks like it will happen anyway.The drama earlier was too much for him so he stayed silent in a corner. He saw everyone in his point of view, even the evil smirk Andrea wore on her face was clear to him.He sighs heavily and walks to where Charles was from, to Stella’s room. Exactly as he arrived, a nurse with bloody cotton and a tube just came out of Stella’s room. Looks like she made a mess.After the nurse left, he moved forward, reaching his hand for the door and opening it. Then he stepped inside and when he met Stella’s swollen eyes, he could feel her pain.“Are you here to say what they said?” Stella instantly asked before he could close the door behind him.“No,” he answered calmly, a side of his mouth raised turning into a lopsided grin. “I’m here because the offer still stands.”Stella glared at h
Jenkins had a wide smile looking at that hardened expression on his cousin’s face. He wonders if that’s the face Charles would make.“Where the hell did you send Stella, Jenkins?” Jason gritted his teeth but Jenkins was always the calm little guy but his smile wiped off.“I send her away from here, away from pain,” he answered. “You’ll never find her unless she wants to be found again.”“You’re too young to be doing this, Jenkins!”“I am but you also know what I am capable of, don’t you?”Jason sucks in air sharply while looking away. There was no way he can spill it out of Jenkins if he approaches him this way.“Did she say anything before leaving?” he asked, swiftly changing the mood.“Nothing for you.”“Not even Charles? Crolletta? For you?”“I have conversed with her and I will continue to. So, why would she need to say something to me?” He flashes a quick smile. “As for Crolletta, grandma slapped Stella for losing the baby and Charles, he--”“She lost the baby?” Jason's eyes grew
Five years later.On a private remote island owned by the magnificent Jenkins Castigado lived Stella as Amunie’s guardian. With them is Stella’s little boy, Casper. Jenkins named him and Stella thought it was nice so they agreed to call him that.Jenkins comes around once or sometimes twice a month to visit them. Amunie is homeschooled while Stella is being taught the business by someone hired by Jenkins. She’s been studying for three years and Jenkins too teaches her how to read people when he visits.How Stella is dressed, how she behaved, and how she was back then without class are all gone. Jenkins changed her into someone better, someone with a degree to brag about when she’s being brought down.“Don’t you think five years is long enough, Stella?” Jenkins asked her while they were having tea at the terrace overlooking a big entity of water.“You just turned sixteen, Jenkins.” Stella glances at the sparkles in the water. She has enjoyed her peace. “You’re already handling a compan