Weston looked up and glanced at Ben once. He did not show any response.Ben hurriedly explained, “She seemed to have heard about Belle and Nicole, and she tricked them both into coming here. They thought they were here to work…”“Well, Ms. Cohen clearly wants to teach them a lesson.”“A lesson?” Weston asked indifferently.Ben said, “The people over there seemed like they were going to cut off Nicole’s hand. She would never play the piano again.”Ben felt a little overwhelmed at this point and thought that Guinevere was too cruel.Weston remained indifferent. “What else?”“And Belle. Ms. Cohen seemed to be talking about cutting off her feet so she can never come back to Ahn City.”After that, Ben asked tentatively, “Mr. Ford, should we do something?”“No need. Keep an eye on it, but don’t make too much of a fuss.”Weston glanced at the time on his wristwatch. “Distract her and gather the evidence of power behind the Cohen family.”After that, he paused a little before asking
Weston said, “If you want to, I’ll go with you. If you don’t, I’ll reject it for you.”Stella was torn between decisions. After a long time, she looked at him and asked, “Will you take me out?”“If I’m around, yes.” Weston lifted his hand and wiped the juice from the corner of her mouth.Stella smiled meaningfully. “I thought you were going to keep me here forever…”“That’s because you never listen. If you behave, however, I’ll take you out for events like this.”Stella nodded and took a piece of steak with the fork. She brought it to her mouth but did not eat it. “The trial…”The two hadn’t talked about this topic for the past few days in mutual understanding.Weston paused a little. He picked up the glass of water on the table and took a sip. “It’ll go as planned. Don’t worry. Tina will tell you what to do later.”Stella held up her fork but did not eat for a long time.She could not help but ask him, “Have you ever thought of it in your heart? Did you ever suspect me as a m
If the Sealey family and Stella’s relationship hadn’t been such a big deal, they would’ve been all musing over Stella’s marriage to Weston. Those related to her were eager to bask in Weston’s glory. However, they knew how ruthless they were when they kicked Stella out of the family, so they did not dare to bother her without any notice, fearing it would make things worse.They only thought about contacting Stella after her grandparents passed. After all, it was Stella’s grandmother who kicked them out of the family. No one else stepped in.They did not help Stella when she was kicked out of the family, but they could say that they were afraid of Grandma Sealey and didn’t dare to mediate the situation. They were in a difficult position themselves, but at least they could justify their action. The dead had passed and would never come back to life. It was easier to let the dead take the blame anyway.“Stella, it’s been so long since I’ve seen you. You’re all grown up!”One of Stel
Diana was delighted to meet Stella. “Stella, I thought you wouldn’t come.”When Stella saw Diana, she finally showed a genuine smile on her face. “I left in a hurry last time, and I couldn’t congratulate you. How are you coming along?”“We’re good.” Diana rubbed her belly, wanting to share the joy of her pregnancy with Stella. However, after some thought, she decided not to for fear that Stella would start overthinking.After a few pleasantries, Michale and Diana took their leave. Before leaving, he looked at Stella for a few moments, only smiling and saying nothing.Diana could not help but whisper in his ear, “Am I imagining things? Why are you looking at Stella in such a strange way? Are you two still not over what happened back then…” Michael sighed. “I’m sorry for her and Roger for what happened back then, but there’s no other way. I only hope they’ll let it go eventually. We’ll try to make it up for them too.”At the mention of Roger, Diana suddenly thought of something. “
“Let them wait.”Ben nodded. “Okay.”Just as he finished, Stella came out of the washroom.Stella saw Ben leave in a hurry and walked to Weston. She asked, “Did something happen at work? Ben looks like he’s in a hurry.”Weston caressed her head. “It’s nothing. It’s just some work matter. I’ll deal with it when I have the time.”He paused slightly and said in her ears, “Also, you should meet with Tina later. She’ll tell you what to do at the trial.”Stella’s eyes darkened. She lowered her head and did not say anything.After a short moment, she answered in an inaudible voice, “Okay.”Weston parted her bangs, revealing the beautiful face underneath. He lowered his head and kissed her on the forehead. “Everything will be over after this.”“Stella, listen to me. Don’t be capricious.”Stella nodded again and watched him walk away. After he left, she let out a breath. Stella looked a little dazed and exhausted.‘I’m too tired. I’m really too tired,’ she thought. As she closed he
“Ms. Tina Hampton, the lawyer, is waiting for you inside, Mrs. Ford. You can go on ahead. I’ll be right here, on guard. If there’s any problem, you can call for me.”Stella nodded and walked inside.The office was a suburban studio. Because it was very secluded, there was no worry about nosy eavesdroppers or getting followed.As Stella pushed the door open, she saw Tina Hampton sitting in front of her computer, perusing through the files.Hearing the noise, she turned around and glanced at Stella.“You’re here already?”“Yes,” Stella responded and walked in before taking a seat in front of Tina.“Mr. Ford has probably informed you that we have an urgent task today,” Tina bluntly told her. “So I really need you to cooperate with me.”Stella nodded.“It looks like you’re very calm about it all,” observed Tina with a frown when she noticed how Stella had been compliant and obliging without raising any objections.At the very least, she seemed much calmer than when she last saw h
“You might be required to act at certain points,” Justin continued. “You’ll have to cooperate with us. If you don’t like pen and paper, you can type down your notes with the computer instead.”“No, thanks. I’ll just use the pen and paper.”“Okay,” Justin nodded. “Let’s start, then.”After that, time passed very quickly. Stella earnestly remembered everything that Justin had told her.“That’s all for now,” he said. “Is there anything that you don’t understand?”“No,” she replied.Justin put away the documents in his hands and glanced at her before asking, “So what are you planning to do after this?”Stella knew then that he must have had other reasons to be here today, reasons other than simply being Tina’s assistant.She sat back down and looked straight into his eyes before saying, “Professor Hall, if you have anything to say, just come out and say it.”Justin paused for a while and smiled helplessly.“Actually,” he began, “I shouldn’t be the one to bring this up, but ever
As she entered the room, she was met with the sight of the two people laughing and joking. She frowned and asked Justin, “Are you done with the task I gave you?”“Yeah,” Justin’s smile faded a little. “I’ve explained the whole process to her in detail.”“Good.” Tina then put the documents away and told Stella, “I’ll send the rest to Mr. Ford’s email. He’ll tell you what to do.”“Okay.” Stella rose up to her feet and asked, “If there’s nothing else, can I go now?”“Sure,” replied Tina. She watched Stella as she walked away and suddenly thought of something. She turned to Justin and suggested, “Why don’t you send her off?”Justin scrutinized her with a meaningful look, but Tina seemed oblivious, focusing intently on the computer screen in front of her.Thus, he had little choice but to get up on his feet. “I’ll send you off then,” he told Stella.“Okay.” Although they had spoken about it before, the last time Stella met Justin, she still felt an awkward atmosphere existing bet
Stella had rarely ever woken up before him.He had always been terrifyingly strong, but their lovemaking last night must have consumed a lot of his energy, leaving him so tired that he was still sound asleep.She stared at him and suddenly felt like doing something naughty. She pinched his nose and held her fingers there, trying to suffocate him. Unsurprisingly, he soon knitted his handsome brows and quickly woke up.He was surprised to see her mesmerizing eyes as soon as he woke up, which made him pause. He then took her hand into his and kissed it again and again.“Are you okay?” he asked with concern, remembering how wildly he ravaged her last night.She had only been willing to be intimate with him because she was under the influence of a drug, yet he had taken advantage of her and had his way with her over and over again last night.Stella did not speak. Seeing her like that made his expressions turn a little colder. He fell silent for a long time before he got up and sl
The moment Stella saw him, she flew into his arms and clambered onto his body. She kissed him again and again, trying to search for his breath so she could explore his body even deeper. All she wanted was to let him extinguish the fire burning inside her.Half an hour had passed, and the effect of the drug on her body was its strongest now.Weston swallowed his saliva. Without any hesitation, he pinned her against the bathroom mirror and kissed her vehemently on her face, her shoulders, then her neck.Stella could not stop herself from letting out loud moans. The sounds she produced only drove Weston wilder. Even the corners of his eyes began to turn red now.Luckily, there was still a thread of reason in his mind. He pushed her away and, while panting heavily, asked her, “Who am I, Stella?”But Stella’s mind was occupied with her primal urges. She ignored his question and grabbed his shirt collar, saying, “Let’s do it…” The sight of her filled Weston with a desire to just give
Weston paused, then simply replied, “Okay.”When he saw her changing into a pair of high heels, he followed her around and asked, “Where are you going?”“Oh, to a private concert.”Then she added, “If you’re going to spend the night here tonight, then please take care of Elias and Emma. But if you have to leave, I’ll ask Roger to come over instead.”“Don’t worry,” he said. “Just go out and enjoy yourself. I’ll be at home and take good care of the kids.”Stella paused suddenly, feeling inexplicably weird about what Weston had just said. It sounded like she was forcing him to stay at home and take care of the kids while she went out to have fun without a care in the world. She turned around to look at Weston, feeling like he was acting like a poor neglected housewife.She shook her head and tried to shake this terrifying thought out of her mind.When they arrived at the concert, Hayden offered his arm to her like a gentleman. They then walked into the private concert together, w
Stella’s words rendered Weston speechless. She was right. He had been the one to agree to let Stella date other people, so he must seem like a fool saying all those things to her.He withdrew his hands and forced himself to calm down a little. “I have no intention to stand in your way,” he told Stella. “I was only worried about Elias and Emma. Since they’re also here, I think you need to take their feelings into consideration.”The children could sense the strained atmosphere between the adults, so they just waited patiently on the couch with Roger, occasionally poking their heads out to look at their parents.Seeing his kids like that, Weston slowly added, “I’m only here to see the kids, so both of you can go ahead with your date.”Stella said nothing and just took Hayden’s hand and left.When they got downstairs, Hayden glanced at her and asked, “Are you sure you want to just leave him like that?”“I don’t know,” Stella massaged the point between her brows. “I’m not sure wh
Hayden Quirk arrived half an hour earlier than Stella did on their first date.“You’re much earlier than I expected,” he joked as Stella walked in.Stella was actually on time, but she still felt a little guilty when she saw him already waiting for her when she arrived.“The traffic is terrible today,” she said.“Don’t worry about it,” Hayden said, handing her the menu. “Mr. Ford expected me to wait for you for at least an hour.”“I seriously don’t know what you guys are up to,” she grumbled, exasperated, “but I hope it will at least be over soon. Just don’t drag it out and cause me any trouble.”She ordered a few dishes, then handed the menu back to him. Hayden took it from her, ordered a few more signature dishes that the restaurant was popular for, then looked at Stella with a faint smile.“Did you think this is all just a joke?” he asked.“What else could it be?”“I am serious about this,” he told her, his voice suddenly turning grave. “Since even Mr. Ford agreed that we s
Weston raised his eyebrows at Ben’s words. “But he’s divorced. He has an ex-wife.”“What’s wrong with having an ex-wife?”Ben found Weston’s comment strange. “This man has good qualities. Upon investigation, he has a very good personality too. He was an active member during college. He also has an amazingly beautiful resume. It’s normal that a man like him has been married before… Besides, hasn’t Ms. Sealey been married before herself? She even has two children.”Weston’s expression turned cold at once. “Are you discriminating against her?”“I’m not.”Weston said, “Or do you think she can only find a divorced man for her second marriage?”Ben panicked. “I wouldn’t dare!”With Weston’s ridiculous amount of nitpicking, they could find no one that would match Stella.Hayden sat beside and quietly reviewed Weston’s latest psychological health report. As he turned the page, he suddenly said, “I’m actually a little interested in Ms. Sealey.”Hayden laughed a little and turned to Wes
Stella opened her eyes and shot Weston a cold look. Then, she turned her head the other way.Weston did not touch her again. He knew she was probably angry with him, so he stayed silent.A few moments later, he reminded her, “Don’t be angry. That man is unreliable.”Stella propped her chin in her palm. “And what does that have to do with you?”Weston pursed his lips, setting his jaw in a tight line. He said, “I’ve promised to stop pestering you. It’ll be a promise. I’m fine with seeing you with another man, but at least find someone who makes me feel at ease.”“Why do I need your approval when I’m just looking for a date?” Stella found his words funny. “You’re just my ex-husband. Don’t you think you care too much?”Weston rubbed his brow, and his voice suddenly went cold. “If you don’t want me to keep pestering you like I just did, maybe you should listen to me.”Stella questioned, “Are you threatening me?”“No. I’m suggesting.”Stella was lost for words. Then, she suddenly
Stella froze for a moment when she heard the voice. When she turned around, she saw that Weston had appeared behind her at some point.Weston stared at the man behind Stella with a cold gaze and an icy aura around him. Weston had always emitted a strong aura around him. Anyone who saw him would immediately be terrified because of his intimidating aura.The man froze for a moment at Weston’s sudden appearance. He took a step back and quickly steadied himself before greeting Weston, “Mr. Ford.”He still had the same calm and gentle look. “I’m sending Miss Cicily back.”“I know. Don’t ever show up in front of her again,” Weston told him. “You don’t have to send her back. Stay away from her.”It would be a little inappropriate for the man to act a fool at Weston’s straightforwardness, so he tugged at his collar and asked Weston with a polite smile, “Mr. Ford, you should give me a reason, shouldn’t you? I’m having a good time with Miss Cicily.”“You’re the one who thinks she’s having
Stella smiled. It seemed like he had come prepared.Stella enjoyed chatting with the man. He was sincere and introduced himself properly as soon as they started chatting.The man was also a pianist and came from a scholarly family. Although not super wealthy, he was doing considerably well in the middle class. Stella would not need to worry about the quality of life with him, but that was about it. She certainly could not live a luxurious life.Stella had a good impression of him. She also talked to him a little more about piano music.Stella twirled her hair and smiled. She told him with a nice voice, “I’m sure Roger has already told you about my situation.”“I know.”The man looked at her gently and set the coffee in front of her. He said to her, “I’m very interested in you. I think we’re very suitable for each other. Our living standards nowadays have improved quite a bit. Not many look for a partner purely because of material qualities. People with emotional needs will search