Weston did not say anything, so Stella said to him directly, “Go back first. We don’t want to see you yet.”“That’s okay. I just want to see you guys.”He stood downstairs, looking at the emanating light, and did not move a muscle.She looked at the sky. “It looks like it’s going to rain soon. You’d better go back first, or you can find a place to stay for the night for now?”He refused once again. “It’s okay. I’m the one who’s willing to wait here.”She paused for a while. Then her tone turned cold. “Are you trying to play a trick here to get my sympathy? Are you thinking that standing here in bad weather overnight will soften us?”“You can keep them from seeing me.”He said, “Then it won’t happen, and you could pretend you didn’t see me coming here.”He said slowly, “I’m not asking for anything right now, just that you let me have a chance to see you guys, and you can pretend I don’t exist.”She inhaled deeply. “When did you learn this trick?”He was forceful in the past, c
Stella heard Lucas’ icy voice from a long distance away and was instantly awakened.She had never seen him so angry before.Yvonne walked out while tying her robe and saw that Weston had been carried to the ambulance. She turned her head to see Stella walking down the stairs and asked her, “Elias and Emma weren’t woken up, were they?”Stella shook her head and looked in Weston’s direction, frowning. “What’s wrong with him?”“After standing there half the night and getting wet, he must not have held up.”Lucas turned around and cast her a distant look. “It’s raining so heavily, and there’s thunder and lightning. Besides, his body has not recovered fully. How can you let him stand outside like this?”Stella said indifferently, “I didn’t make him do so, besides…”She looked at the storm outside. “I don’t know what exactly is in his mind. We have gone to bed. No one can see him. Who is he putting on a show for?”“All in all, you’re partly to blame for him being like this now.”L
“Anyway, I don’t care. I read that kids should sleep separately when they get older, especially since I’m a boy and Emma’s a girl. No way!”Stella was dumbfounded. “You’ve done a good job of self-education.”She looked at Elias, who acted like an adult, and sighed.She could not deny that these two children brought her far more happiness than the responsibility of raising them.They were very well-behaved that she sometimes felt ashamed of herself.Before she sent Elias back to his room, she suddenly said to him softly, “You can see him tomorrow if you want to.”Elias paused in his track and said without looking back at her, “I’m not going see him.”Stella sighed softly, looking at his stubborn back, and returned to her bedroom silently.The storm was raging.The rain had stopped by the time Stella woke up.She habitually went to Elias and Emma’s room to wake them up. However, there was only Emma, lying on the bed and sitting up in a daze.“Mommy!”Emma stretched out her ar
“Didn’t you come with him to see me?”Weston hooked the corner of his mouth, trying to keep his voice soft despite his pale face. “Thank you for coming to see me.”Elias still refused to look at him and grunted softly.Lucan only turned to look at him reluctantly when he saw Lucas walk out and close the door behind him. “I just came to see if you were dead. And since I’m done, I’m going back now!”“Wait…”Weston suddenly pulled his hand and coughed softly. Elias could see that he was trying to suppress it.Elias knitted his brow at once. “Are you hurt badly?”Weston said, “No, it’s not serious, just a common cold.”“If you have a cold, why did they call an ambulance? I was woken up last night…”Elias hesitated and said, “I am not worried about you. I just thought Mommy would be upset if you got sick in the rain.”Weston laughed softly. “Sorry for the noise last night. Say sorry to your mom for me, okay?” Elias said, “Why don’t you say that to her yourself?”“She should no
“No. You know I’m rich and powerful. If I had that thought, I would’ve done it, wouldn’t I?”Weston had valid points, but Elias remained cautious against him. “I don’t believe it. Why did you follow us here if not for Emma and me? You must be planning something against us!”Weston was lost for words. He coughed lightly, poured himself a glass of water, then gulped it down. He looked at Elias, who was like a mini version of himself.Weston told Elias, “Have you ever thought of something else? What if I’m after your Mommy?”Elias widened his eyes at once. “No way! Don’t you know? There are many men after Mommy! You’ll have to get in line!”Weston asked, “What? After her many years abroad, she now has many men?”“Of course, there are many! Uncle Edward has been courting Mommy for years. He came to all of Mommy’s performances without fail, but Mommy did not accept him.”Weston’s face turned grim at the first half of the sentence, but his face got a little better when he heard the
Elias clung to Stella reluctantly. “I don’t know. He’s burning up, but the doctor said he’s not dying…”Stella let out a sigh of relief. “I’m glad he didn’t scare you…”Lucas took off his mask and came out at the end of Stella’s sentence. He said, “He’s not going to die, but he’s halfway there. His fever is almost forty degrees.”“What’s with that blaming tone? I’m not the one who gave him the fever,” Stella said.“I won’t blame you. Even Weston wouldn’t complain a word about you. What can I say?”Lucas put his mask away and looked at Stella for a moment. “You can visit him once he wakes up.”Stella’s gaze flickered for a moment. She said to Elias, “Would you see him later?”“Mommy! Aren’t you coming?”Stella shook her head and said, “I better not see him yet…”Lucas stopped in his tracks and turned to Stella at that. “Sounds like you’ve already made up your mind?”Stella nodded. “We have to say goodbye sooner or later, so why not desensitize him as soon as possible? He’ll le
Perhaps it was a premonition or something, but Stella suddenly turned her head around, only to see Weston standing behind her. He was still painting because he had run too quickly and his face was pale. But even so, he still looked handsome.Stella remained motionless and stood still.After a few moments, Stella watched Weston slowly walk up to her.Beads of sweat dripped down his flushed face, but his tone remained calm. “You came? Why didn’t you go in and visit me?”Stella tucked her hair behind her ear and said indifferently, “I’m not going in.”She glanced at the back of his hand and frowned when she saw him bleeding. “You should go back to your ward. Don’t aggravate your condition.”Weston would not move and looked at her intently.Stella exhaled and took a step back. “Let Elias spend more time with you. Emma will be here this afternoon. Get well soon.”After that, she turned to leave.Weston stepped forward and grabbed her wrist at once. “Are you…coming this afternoon?”
“Is that so?” Weston’s eyes suddenly turned red. He grabbed Stella’s hand and guided her to his eyes. “Then remove my eyes.”He said fiercely, “If you don’t want me to see you, dig them out. My eyes are useless anyway, right?”Then, he took her hands again and put them on his hand. “These hands can’t touch you anymore. You can just destroy them too.”Weston took her hand and guided her to his heart and everywhere else. “All these are useless.”Stella withdrew her hand sharply. “Are you crazy?!”“Yes. I am crazy.”Weston simply ignored the stares of the pedestrians around them. Then, he hugged her tightly again. “I’m crazy. Will you stay by my side out of pity?”“No, I won’t. I’d only stay because of fear.”Weston stiffened at Stella’s reply. It was an inexplicable feeling he could not explain. “Do I really have no chance at all?”“None in the slightest,” Stella moaned through gritted teeth. “Let go of me, please?”Weston responded and said yes without any intention of letting
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