6 I've Never Deceived You
537 Words
Stela was dazzled by the sunlight as she walked out of the hospital.
She squinted at the sun, which was pretty radiant and warm. Then, her phone rang. It was a call from Cirrus.
He calls me!
Stela could not stop her hands from trembling and almost dropped the phone.
"Cirrus?"
"Have you signed the paper?" Cirrus cut to the chase, not even bothered to say "hi".
Hearing that, she was speechless.
"Stela, you'd better not play tricks."
"I'm not playing tricks. I've signed it. I'll do what I promised you."
Cirrus immediately said, "Then I'll have Mr. Jones get it."
"Sorry, Cirrus. I can't hand the divorce settlement to you right now."
Irritated, Cirrus growled in an icy, biting tone, "Stela Walker! What the hell do you want from me?!"
"I…"
"I have had enough that you tricked me into sleeping with you in this despicable way. If you need a man so badly, I can pay to get you one. You shouldn’t have disgusted me like this!"
Why does his voice sound so familiar yet so strange at the same time?
Never had Cirrus spoken to Stela so cruelly before she was 20 years old. A gentle and affectionate man like him, in days gone by, was even afraid to hurt her when holding her hands.
He asked her many times whether it hurt or not the first time they had s*x, and he would panic on seeing the slightest frown on her face.
But now, his words were like a cold knife thrusting at her heart bit by bit.
With a bitter laugh, Stela said softly, "Cirrus, did you see the stars last night?"
Cirrus had run out of his patience. "I have no time for this crap."
"They were gorgeous…"
"Stela Walker, don't challenge my patience!"
"I'll give you the divorce settlement. I've already mailed it off, and you'll have them in seven days."
Cirrus's breathing sounded heavier and she could feel his rage over the phone. "You deceived me again! Stela Walker, is there a grain of truth in what you say? You fooled me five years ago, and keep fooling me even now!"
However, Stela was not angry at all, and her voice remained gentle. "I'm not fooling you, and I've never deceived you."
"If you have any conscience, if you have any feelings of guilt for my parents, you should divorce me at once and get the f**k away from me!"
She laughed. "I saw the new clause you added to the divorce settlement, saying that you want me to leave Hadale forever."
Cirrus replied, "Yes, that’s because I don't want to see you any more."
"I can do what you want. In seven days, I will disappear completely and will never show up in front of you and Florence. But Cirrus… can you watch the stars with me one more time? Any day is fine. It’s just for one night."
Beep, beep, beep–
The phone was hung up directly.
Cirrus didn't say yes, and wasn't willing to listen to her voice any longer.
His indifference did not surprise Stela, who had been used to it for the past four years. At this moment, she was numb with heartache.
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