It was as if Henry knew what he was about to say. “I just like to sit like this. It has nothing to do with anyone. Mind your own business.”“Why are you getting so worked up when I haven’t even mentioned who it is?” Xavier burst out laughing.He glanced at Weston and blew a smoke ring, holding the cigarette in between his fingers. “There’s really nothing you can do with this nephew of mine. He can’t change his capitalist attitude no matter where he goes.”Henry followed his eyes and looked at Weston, who was reading the newspaper leisurely, and shook his head, smiling. “He is not like us. He has a woman to feed.”Xavier raised his brows playfully and uttered with a teasing tone, “Guinevere is the young lady of the Cohens. Moreover, she is a popular star. Does she need him to support her?”Henry laughed without saying anything.He could see that Weston’s eyes were telling another story.Xavier had been in the business industry for many years, so he was not as simple as he appeare
Henry looked lean, just like a delicate beauty.But at that moment, he exerted immense force, almost sufficient to crush the man’s wrist.Xavier was unprepared and felt a sharp pain come on his wrist. He looked at Henry with a frown and saw strong killing intent in his eyes.For a mere potted plant, his face was filled with vicious rage.Xavier shook off his hand, and he was perplexed. “It’s just a cactus. Is that necessary?”He spoke loudly, and his face was still smiling. It was just that the smile did not have the slightest warmth. Henry ignored him entirely, pushed his wheelchair, turned his back, and repositioned the cactus to a place with sunlight. He still had blood on his hand, yet he reached out to fiddle with the white flowers on the cactus.When the brilliant red blood dripped on the pure white petals, it shone under the sunlight with a demonic luster.“Don’t touch others’ stuff as you like.”Xavier looked at his back and didn’t say anything for a long time.Hen
At least Roger could grow up in a place like this.He had lived up to her parents’ expectations.If her parents could witness this, they would feel relieved, right?It was just that she had embarrassed them.Stella didn’t know if she’d ever have a career that her parents would be proud of.She sighed and randomly walked into a tea shop, ordered a cup of milk tea in boredom, and waited for Roger to finish his class.She checked on her savings and thought about her next career plan. She had considered what Roger told her, but considering her relationship with Weston, there would be a lot of inconvenience if she did go down that road.If her relationship with Weston were to be discovered, many people would be affected. She always had the worst plans for her relationship with Weston.“A milk tea latte, please.”After ordering her drink, she sat down in a corner.When the man paying at the cashier in front of her heard her voice, he turned and looked at her instinctively.When
Bryce shook his head and said, “I dislike all women other than mom.”He paused for a moment. Seeing Justin stunned, he hurriedly said, “But if you like her, I have no problem with it.”“Brat.” Justin came to his senses and rubbed his head. “Just finish your drink. No more such non-nutritious things in the future. You've been staying too long at your mother’s place. Look how she spoiled you.”Bryce would never dare to ask for junk food in the past.Tina must’ve been spoiling him.“It’s not her fault. It’s me who wants to drink it.”“You’re only allowed to have it once a month.”***After Stella left the tea shop, she stopped in front of a floor-to-ceiling window from the back of the street and subconsciously glanced back.It was a relief to see that father and son were not unhappy because of her but were talking happily to each other.She felt guilty toward Justin.It was not because she did not get together with him, but things like this were always up to one’s own wishes.
Roger frowned and glared coldly at her. “She is my sister. Don’t speculate on us with your nasty thoughts.”“Sister?” The boy was startled.He scratched his head. Not only was he not annoyed, but his attitude toward Roger miraculously became much better. “I have never heard of you having a sister.”“What is it to you anyway?” Roger wasn’t bothered to have any more interaction with him and pulled Stella away.After they were far away, Stella breathed a sigh of relief. “Is this how you get along with your classmates?”“It isn’t. We’re not in the same class. He’s from the other faculty that comes to class together.”“Even so, he is still your alumnus. How could you be so rude to him?”Noticing that he was about to receive another lecture from her, his head started aching. “Alright. It’s so hard for you to even come over, so don’t nag me. Let’s head to the cafeteria. I’ll buy you your favorite meal.”Indeed, Stella had come to visit him, and hearing him say so, she stopped nagging
But Roger could not stand to live under Weston’s shadow for the rest of his life. “Stella, I am serious about what I said just now. I hope you’ll consider it and stop treating me like a kid. I really can support you.”“We’ll talk about it when we cross the bridge.” She smiled, not taking his words seriously.She put some salad on his plate and rubbed his head. “Hurry up and eat. You still have a class in the afternoon. I saw your class schedule, and it’s very packed today. You should take a nap after lunch, or you won’t be able to focus.”He nodded, and they focussed on the meal. Meanwhile, a good number of people had cast their eyes their way.Roger could be considered a celebrity in the university. A very bright student and extremely good-looking, these qualities made him the man of many girls’ dreams.The girl who confessed to him this morning was neither the first, and she’d definitely not be the last.Initially, they thought that Roger was the type that only focussed on h
With the huge university campus covering a massive area, Stella didn’t expect to meet him again.She planned to lower her head, pretend not to see him, and walk past him.However, Justin walked straight to her and said, “Ella, can I talk to you for a while?”She froze. “Mr. Hall, what do you want to talk about?”He pressed his lips. “It’s something about Weston. I think you have the right to know about it.”After sending Bryce to the office, he had managed to squeeze some time to come to her.They had not contacted each other for a long time and he felt that he should not meddle in matters about Weston, but after much consideration, he still felt that he had the right to know.He thought he had gotten over her, but he did not expect that he would be stirred when he saw her. As they sat in the gazebo, she believed that she could never talk to him calmly again.“What exactly is the matter, Mr. Hall?”Knowing that she did not want to stay with him long, he wasted no time and we
But the moment she stood up, he stood up as well, and instinctively grabbed her wrist. “Ella!”As though scalded by hot water, Stella forcefully shook her hand off. “We are at school, Mr. Hall! Please control yourself.”After that, she left.Justin chased after her, but looking at her back, he stopped in the end. He stood in the gazebo, lost and full of despair.What he did not know was that in a hidden corner, a man had just taken a photo on his cellphone, where the image of the two people holding hands was clearly captured.***In the ward.Initially, Xavier had planned to go to Henry, but thanks to what happened on the balcony, he didn’t want to stay any longer. He found an excuse and left in a hurry.Henry was fiddling with another potted plant Weston had brought for him absent-mindedly when he suddenly said, “Your uncle is rather obtuse.”Weston didn’t even look up. “What did he tell you just now?”“Nothing. He was just probing.” He pushed his wheelchair and put the pott
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