Chapter 13

Rowan continued, "Aren't you afraid that people act one way to your face but mock you behind your back for marrying a deaf-mute woman? "Hunter, stop denying it. We're a perfect match, both in soul and body, aren't we? Otherwise, why can't you get enough of our sex? Why can't you leave my bed?" "Shut up!" Hunter snapped, though he did not deny it. Estrella did not know how long she had been standing there, listening. Suddenly, the system's voice echoed in her mind again. "Stella, if you're hurting and want to cry, you should just do it." Instinctively, she reached up and touched her face, only to find that her cheeks were bone dry. Even so, her eyes burned as if they had been hollowed out. It seemed that she had already cried all her tears and could not cry anymore. Even though her chest felt like someone had carved out a gaping hole that caused her excruciating pain, she had nothing left to give. Fortunately, she would be leaving soon, and she was never coming back. Estrella le