Let Me Stay The Night

Emilia’s words were like a sharp dagger, stabbing directly at Miranda’s heart.

Mortified beyond belief, Miranda couldn’t control herself and slapped Emilia right across her cheek.

The moment her hand fell, Miranda regretted it.

Emilia looked at her mother, her eyes widening in disbelief. “How dare you hit me? What right do you have to hit me?”

Stricken, Miranda pleaded, “I’m sorry, Emilia. I didn’t mean to. I was just too angry, and I couldn’t control myself. Please, forgive me just this once.”

She reached out her hand, hoping to examine Emilia’s cheek, but the latter pushed her away. in disgust.

“Get away from me!” Emilia’s words cut deeper than her actions. “If you had listened to me back then and allowed me to replace Christina and marry Nathaniel, you wouldn’t have been abandoned by the old rascal Gideon and forced to work as a janitor just to get by.”

Staring at Emilia, Miranda gritted her teeth. “Emilia, he’s your father.”

“He doesn’t deserve to be my father. He ruined us. When will you wake up?” Emilia retorted, her grip tightening on Miranda’s shoulder as she spat in a vehement tone, “Look at Sharon, then look at yourself. Are you content with being suppressed by that wretched Christina all your life? Today, she attended a grand banquet, looking all glorious. She caused me harm, and

yet she made me lose my job and even ruined my reputation. I can never work as a model again!”

Overcome with emotion, Emilia burst into tears. “I want Christina dead. I want her dead!”

Her roar echoed through the house, causing Miranda to clamp a hand over Emilia’s mouth in fear. “Calm down, Emilia. The walls here are thin. You need to be quiet.”

Pushing her away, Emilia broke into deranged laughter. “My future is ruined. What else do I have to lose? Even if I was in front of Christina herself, I’d say the same.”

you back to your room to rest. You’ll

Emilia declared, picking up her purse from the floor and humming a tune as she retreated to her

comprehend how her daughter had changed so drastically in such

left for work, she had seemed

sleepless night dragged on, and by

and bathed, exposing her wound to hot water

bear it any longer, Emilia hurriedly got ready and headed to the hospital

had already left for work early, so Emilia had no one else to turn to.

it before sending it to Christina with a message that read: You injured me yesterday, and the wound has become serious. You need

to bring the device into her sight. A jarring image

up in her stomach, Christina replied:

said the infection was serious and could lead to amputation. They’ve insisted I be admitted immediately. Since you’re responsible for

cover all your medical expenses, but I’m under no obligation to tend to you

if intending to bore a hole through it

utterly unresponsive to

familiar figure flashing by at the end of the hallway out of the corner of her eye. She quickly rose to her feet and followed. Emilia then spotted Sharon queuing at the

forwarded it to Christina with a caption that read: You can be cruel

still act indifferently

you hold any resentment, direct it at me. Don’t resolve the innocent. I’ll come over new. Do not act

to Christina’s messages Concerned, the latter dialed Sharon’s number several times but

changed her clothes and dashed out the door, oblivious to the butler

walked toward the hongeal exa alone with Kilis tailing her from