“Forget it. Hand your food over. I’ll finish it. Don’t waste your food anymore. Wasting food is a despicable thing, understand?!”
I watched him talk to the air, just like that.
Then, he would happily eat the food on my plate.
After that, he went back to our bedroom and hugged my pillow, just like how he usually hugged me. He would also caress the
pillow gently.
“Starling, I’m really tired. Let me hold you for a bit.”
I knew that Zach was acting strange.
I once wondered how Zach would act after he learned the truth.
I wanted him to feel regret and wanted him to remember me, but I never wanted him to lie to himself like this.
Another three days passed, and he got a parcel.
That was my incomplete statue. It was one of my birthday gifts for him.
It was a pretty but big and heavy doll.
He put the doll in the living room. Then, he thought of something, and he started laughing.
“It looks like you. I like it.
“I told you not to do plenty of things in the past, and I also told you that you had no talent in sculpting, but that was a lie. You’re the best, Starling. Your sculptures are also the best.”
He smiled gently.
And I cried.
+15 BOINUS
Chapter 16
Zach, if only you could have told me these things when I was alive.
But it was already too late.
After that day, Zach seemed to have returned to normal.
On the surface, at least.
While he kept in contact with the police to get updated about my whereabouts, he went to work.
But he no longer spoke to Catherine.
“Zach, listen. We feel sorry about Stella too, but you have to keep moving forward-”
“Why are you feeling sorry? And why do I need to keep moving forward? Ms. Queen, Starling is waiting for me at home for dinner. Stop lying.”
“Zach, snap out of it! The police have discovered a large puddle of dried blood! She’s already dead!”
“You’re lying!” Zach snapped and shoved Catherine away. “I’m going to make this clear to you. I took care of you over the years because you saved me! As for Stella, she’s my wife! Don’t badmouth her!”
“Your wife?” Catherine laughed, and her eyes were full of grief. “You’re finally acknowledging that she’s your wife? Why did you never make things clear, then?! You ordered her around, and she listened to you hand and foot like a dog! You only treated me as your savior, but you kept sending me mixed signals! Zach, you’re a real sc*mbag! You’re not worthy of my love, much less Stella’s love! And since I pity that mute girl, I’m going to tell you something. You always claimed that I’m your savior, right? Well, I’m not.
“The one who carried you up the hill was Stella!
“Do you know how pathetic she had looked? Her knees were entirely busted. She must have fallen so many times! Her fingers were also broken, and her face was bruised all over, but she told me not to tell you!
“And what did you do? Oh, yes, you complained about her not visiting you when you were sick. You said she was ungrateful!
“You idiot! You had no idea that she was in the ward right next to yours when you were in critical danger, right?!”
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