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. 

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

always look at me with disgust except when he was drunk. His eyes would sparkle and gaze at me as if I were the most beautiful woman in his life.

us.” Her head turned

a female voice, asking for Sky. My eyebrows raised as I straightened up, holding the mop firmly as if getting ready to defend the princess of the Mars mansion. I looked like a warrior prepared to fight as if someone was attacking Olivia. “Umm...”

at me. “Is this another game?” She asked me, and I

woman standing in the doorway before avoiding her eyes

deep breath, hoping I had

my husband‘s neck and molding her lips on him. My mouth gaped open, looking at Sky whimpering as if he missed her... as if he was

 

watch. It hurts... it is so painful that every part of me goes numb. When their lips parted, Sky glared at me. “What are you still doing here?” I swallowed hard as I panicked, lowering my gaze and holding Olivia‘s tiny hand to tug her away from them. When we were in the family room,

elite and a classy woman. With her, Sky didn‘t need to get drunk to look at her with desire and... love. I crawled to the corner of a dusty basement, not minding the possibility of seeing rats or whatever dangerous animal in the room. I just wanted to hide and cry as I tried to understand why I was feeling this way when I hardly knew him and expected he would have a girlfriend. I closed my eyes and hugged

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