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.”

room to rest. You’ll think clearer after

drink. In fact, I’m very clear-headed, and I know exactly what I’m doing.” Emilia declared, picking up her purse

floor, unable to comprehend how her daughter had changed so drastically in such a short

when Emilia had left for work, she had seemed normal.

night dragged on, and by morning.

orders the previous evening and bathed, exposing her wound to hot water for over half an hour. By

to bear it any longer, Emilia hurriedly got ready

work early, so Emilia had no one else to turn

to Christina with a message that read: You injured me yesterday, and the wound

her sight. A jarring image of a mangled and bloody wound met her bleary. gaze, snapping her awake instantly.

stomach, Christina replied:

let out a scoff and replied: The doctor said the infection was serious and could lead to amputation. They’ve insisted I be admitted immediately. Since

a sense of duty, I’ll cover all your medical expenses, but I’m under no obligation to tend to you personally. I could

phone as if intending to bore a hole through it with her

remained utterly unresponsive to her

out of the corner of her eye. She quickly rose to

needed it the most. She smirked triumphantly and decided to seize the opportunity. With her mind made up, she took a photo of Sharon’s back with her phone and promptly forwarded it to Christina with a caption that read: You can be cruel to an outsider like

still act indifferently after

direct it at me. Don’t resolve the innocent. I’ll come over new. Do not act

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

out the door, oblivious to the butler

medicine from the pharmacy, she walked toward the hongeal exa alone with Kilis tailing her