Chapter 105
After setting up the time and place with Russel, Stella and I left the hospital
I got in the car and told Stella. “Take me home, please”
Stella looked at me, surprised, and asked, “Your place? Aren’t we going to my house?”
Given my meeting with Russel that night, staying at her place could be inconvenient.
I replied. “Take me to Sunflower Terrace. You should know the way”
Sunflower Terrace was where I lived alone. During my college days, Stella and her friends would often visit me there
Although Stella seemed puzzled, she didn’t ask further. She hit the gas and drove me to Sunflower Terrace.
Once inside, Stella helped me to sit down She sounded worried when she asked, “Are you sure you can live here alone? You can’t even walk…”
I smiled reassuringly at Stella and said, “Tll be fine. I just need some peace and quiet. Don’t worry about me. Go home and drive safe.”
Reluctantly. Stella nodded and said, “Alright. Call me if you need anything”
After she left, I spent the evening zoning out on the sofa
I didn’t know when I drifted off, but I woke up feeling cold.
I had a nightmare. Karina’s corpse was right in front of me. Just as I was about to take a closer look, she suddenly opened her eyes, grabbed my neck, and hissed, “You stole Neil from me!”
I woke up in a cold sweat. To shake off the lingering fear, I quickly switched on the TV and found a noisy drama to distract myself. The chatter from the TV made me feel a little better.
But as I sat there with the TV on, my mind started to wander.
On the night of our wedding, Neil said many hurtful things. We shared a bed but didn’t even touch hands. Around 1 am, he got up and drove away
Back then, I thought he was trying to embarrass me.
the urge to see Karina one
beeped, startling
it up and saw a message from Russel, “You’ve hurt your foot. Let’s talk
thoughtful doctor.
living alone, this also worked out perfectly for me. I texted him back, “Sure. 609 Sunflower Terrace,
my exact address.
“Are you
emoji with a big grin,
Could Neil put
If we divorce, is he going to meddle in my life like my father?”
“Have you really thought
back, “Of course! I haven’t experienced a normal marriage yet. I refuse to be alone forever. I want a
that, he didn’t reply. Maybe he thought I was acting rashly. After all, I was already considering what kind of man I should marry next, even before
couldn’t let him see me looking like a mess. I limped to the bathroom to
trying to get out of the bathroom after the shower, my right foot gave
pain echoed
Unable to stand, I crawled over and picked it
was Neil calling?
picked up anyway, “What’s
was nothing. I would hang up quick. I
scream? Neil
on the floor in a bathrobe, not in a
at your apartment. Open the
he really did hear
can’t see you right
I’ll have it
your mind?” I really didn’t want to see him now. Just
why his parents accepted Bonnie so quickly. Maybe they felt they
‘second one.
still clinging to Neil, totally
didn’t you stay at Stella’s?”
replied indifferently. “I wanted to come
can have it picked, but then you’ll have to change
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