Chapter 21

It turned out Luna's resentment toward me had long seeped into her bones. Even in her sleep, drunk as she was, she couldn't forget to mutter how much she despised me. After tucking her in, I went to rest in the guest room next door. We had been sleeping in separate beds for over two years now. … Early in the morning, before Luna had woken up, I heard the doorbell ring. When I opened the door, to my surprise, it was Estelle standing there. She was out of breath, looking around nervously. I immediately knew she had sneaked out. "Estelle, what are you doing here? Did you not tell your parents? This is dangerous." "Edward, I came to bring you money." She said this while pulling out stack after stack of cash from her backpack and shoving them into my hands. The sight of it startled me wide awake. I quickly pulled her inside. "What are you doing? I don't need money. Take this back home right now." As I tried to stuff the money back into her bag, I found that the backpack was full o