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. 

and waited for the next words she would say. “She said we looked like sisters,” she grinned and rose to her feet. “That means you and

disgust except when he

who prepares the food for us.” Her head turned to the main door when he

Olivia! Is Sky there?” It was 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

my nanny. Elenita said you‘re Sky‘s wife, my sister–in–law,” She blinked her eyes at me. “Is

the tip of her cute nose. I looked at the beautiful woman standing in the doorway before avoiding her eyes just like the other maids do whenever Sky is around.” I‘m sorry, I‘m new

voice behind me. I took a deep breath, hoping I had the magic to vanish myself from the living room.

I watched her wrapping her arms around 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 glad she came. “You came back,” Sky whispered, planting quick kisses on her face, forgetting Olivia and I were still

 

blinking as I stared at Sky, my husband, kissing another woman in front of me. This must be the feeling of someone being skinned alive or eaten alive by zombies in the movie that Anya and I love to 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, I left the child alone and ran to the opposite hallway, realizing I had nowhere to go despite the large size of the mansion. I was panting when I reached the end of the corridor and opened the door

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

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