Stella awoke with a jerk as if she had just dreamt that she was falling off a cliff. She shivered in fear, and her eyes flew open.
The moment she opened her eyes, she saw Edward entering the bathroom.
Stella was puzzled.
What just happened? Stella wondered.
She looked at the ceiling with a confused look. She was not dreaming, so why did she feel as if she had really fallen off a cliff?
After a while, she slowly sat up. When she saw herself lying in the middle of the big bed, she quickly climbed out, muttering, “Why am I here…”
Edward, who happened to walk out of the bathroom at that moment, heard her muttering to herself. His expressions darkened as he went over to the closet.
Stella did not think too much of his reaction. Although they lived under the same roof, they treated each o
