Chapter 7

In an instant, all the obscene words assaulted Stella's eyes. Her whole body shook, muscles twitching uncontrollably.

That bloody scene from the past appeared before her eyes.

She was locked in her room, forced to listen as her mother screamed hysterically outside.

Sometimes her mother would laugh like a lunatic, other times she'd break down and weep bitterly, clutching her head.

Most of the time, she'd grab the phone right in front of Stella and unleash a torrent of curses at the man she had once risked everything for.

And that man, faced with her mother's angry outbursts, coldly bought…