Chapter 555

The villa shone with warm light through the veil of rain, yet Stella was walking alone in the dark and wet. When her heels were stuck in the grate, she took them off and trounced forward barefoot. The long road had no end in sight, and the rain showed no sign of easing. In the frigid cold, her body temperature dropped, and she suddenly lost all her energy. Suddenly a bright light flashed and came straight at her. Feeling stiff and frozen from the cold, she didn't even have the strength to run from the luxury car that sped toward her. How great if everything could just end now, she thought longingly. She was exhausted. Perhaps she had been too well protected in the past, but after her parents died, it was as if she had been completely drained of blood. Her mind was collapsing, and she couldn’t handle so many changes alone. It was simply too tiring to walk on the path without anyone else. However, there was no stopping, and she could only continue trudging down the road. The win