So she took a deep breath. "Alright, Stella, let's not talk about this now. At the end of the day, we're both still alive, and that's a very good thing."
She wanted to step forward and take her hand, but after just a few paces, she remembered how Stella had backed away from her earlier, so she stopped.
"Claire Xavier is still injured and needs looking after, so I'll get going. We can talk later!"
With that, Lydia Magnus turned and left quickly. She was afraid that if she stayed any longer, she wouldn't be able to stop herself from asking more questions, and it would just lead to a fight.
Watching Lydia's dejected figure retreat, Stella Sterling didn't try to stop her.
'Now that some things are out in the open, it's actually a relief.'
She knew the other woman had a lot of questions, but that didn't matter anymore.
'It's better to let her think our relationship has faded. Eventually, she'll come to accept it.'
