Novel Square
Chapter 20
Chapter 20
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.
“Me, too, but I can‘t stop 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 the next words she would say. “She said we looked like sisters,” she grinned and rose to her feet. “That means you and Sky looked alike, too.”
I chuckled softly. “I‘m not sure Sky would like to hear that,” I said, mopping the floor again. He would 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. “Do you want to eat breakfast?”
“Uh–huh! Elenita‘s preparing it now. She‘s the one who prepares the food for us.” Her head turned to the main door when he heard the doorbell. NôvelDrama.Org © content.
Before I could stop her, she ran toward the door and opened it wide. I stopped myself from following Olivia because I was sure that whoever was at the door, the person must be a friend or someone the security guards knew. Either the kidnapper or the guards are dead before they can reach the main entrance.” “Hi, 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 a warrior prepared to fight as if someone was attacking Olivia. “Umm...” Olivia glanced at me and then at the woman at the door. “He‘s not, but his wife is here,” she opened the door wide and pointed at me. Hearing the words from the little girl, my brain exploded and scattered on the floor as I ran to her side.
“You‘re not my nanny. Elenita said you‘re Sky‘s wife, my sister–in–law,” She blinked her eyes at me. “Is this another game?” She asked me, and I nodded my head many times.
“Yes,” I muttered, tapping 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 here.”
“Lalaine?” I heard Sky‘s voice behind me. I took a deep breath, hoping I had the magic to vanish myself from the living room.
“Sky,” she cried, walking inside the foyer and running to him. 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 there.
My hand had to cover the child‘s eyes when I saw Sky‘s wrapping her arms around her and kissing her on the lips intensely and passionately. I froze; only my eyes were 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 leading to the basement.
Lalaine is the epitome of a beautiful woman. She looked gorgeous in her black sleeveless dress, moving fluidly as she ran to Sky, an unmistakable personality of an 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 my knees as I whimpered in silence, allowing my tears to roll down my cheeks.
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“Angela!” A call that woke me up. I raised my head, realizing I had fallen asleep in the dark basement. It was Nina‘s voice, worried as she called me again and looked for me in the basement.
“I‘m here,” I croak that I have to clear my voice as I stand up so she will see me. “I‘m sorry,” She lowered her gaze when she saw me. “I shouldn‘t have left Olivia alone.” “Why are you apologizing?” I asked as I walked toward her, realizing she was the child‘s nanny. “How‘s Olivia?” “She has already fallen asleep from crying. Sky scolded her for telling his girlfriend about you. I‘m sorry I had to hear that, too,” she cried, her body trembling as she shared with me what happened.
“Stop crying, Nina. It‘s not your fault,” I tapped her shoulders. “Do you need me?” I asked, touching my growling tummy. I wonder what time it is now.
“The young Mr. Mars is looking for you. He said you‘ll go to the hospital now. The car is in the driveway,” Nina informed me.
Forgetting breakfast and lunch, I forced myself to smile at her. “Thanks, Nina,” I said, walking past her as I climbed the stairs to meet Sky.