Chapter 1093
Immediately, the phone was pressed against my ear, and a warm voice said, “It’s Reynaldo on the line; he has something to tell you.”
Upon hearing Reynaldo’s name, my heart clenched again, and it hurt. This pain even overshadowed the other pains in my body. I suddenly became quiet. I stared blankly at the ceiling, quietly listening to the steady breathing on the other end of the phone, tears falling inexplicably.
I didn’t speak, and he didn’t speak either. We both seemed to be waiting for each other to speak first.
For a long time, Reynaldo’s calm and deep voice finally came from the other end of the phone. He said, “I have safely arrived at Roxafito with the children; you don’t need to worry.”
I pursed my lips. Originally, he called just to “check in.” I clenched the bedding and asked, word by word, “Is there anything else you want to tell me?”
The other end of the phone was silent.
I coldly said, “Since there isn’t, then just hang up.”
“Esmeralda…”
The next second, he shouted my name. His voice was deep, with a hint of restraint. “Since you are already with Anton, then live well with him, forget about me, and forget about the various grievances between us in the past. In the future, I won’t call and bother you anymore, except for Essie’s illness.”
“He…hehe…”
The waves of pain rising in my heart slowly turned into resentment. I yelled into my phone, “Reynaldo, I hate you, I really hate you! If you dare, don’t ever show up in front of me again!”
After saying that, I smashed my phone. There was a sudden sound of shattering, and the phone hit the wall, falling to the ground in pieces.
Feeling extremely upset, my head was throbbing with pain. I covered myself with the blanket, willing to be swallowed by darkness, and not wanting to think about anything related to Reynaldo anymore. The name “Reynaldo” is now a curse to me; whenever it is mentioned, I cannot help but go crazy.
Someone was gently patting my back through the blanket. A gentle voice came through the blanket, saying, “Don’t think about anything; just have a good sleep, and everything will be better when you wake up.”
I clutched the bedding tightly and finally couldn’t help but sob uncontrollably. My whole body ached, inside and out. The invisible pain made me wish I could just die.
I didn’t know when I fell asleep.
Waking up again, my head hurt badly, as if it had been smashed open. I pounded my head and sat up with difficulty. The room was pitch black, and I stared blankly into the darkness, not knowing whether it was day or night. There came bursts of bird calls from outside the window, along with faint voices.
It should be daytime now.
I fumbled out of bed and searched around the bedside for a while without finding the light switch. Feeling my way in the dark, I slowly pulled open the curtains by the window. In an instant, a dazzling sunlight shone over, making it impossible for me to open my eyes. I covered my eyes with my hand for a while and then slowly removed my hand. The dazzling autumn sunlight shone on the earth, as if giving a halo to everything in the world.
Yes, this world was still very beautiful, full of vitality. So why should I live or die for a man? I had a lot of things to do. I also wanted to avenge my mother and find a way to cure Essie’s illness.