“Guinevere seems to have recognized you…”It was just a mask. The mask would not change the familiar feeling. Guinevere had been with Weston for years. How could she not suspect anything? However, Weston seemed unbothered. He did not panic and did not even care if Guinevere found out.He held Stella in his arms and moved slowly. “Don’t think about anyone irrelevant. Let’s finish our dance.”He did not plan to be this impulsive. However, when he saw Stella was going to give Bradley her hand, he finally realized his possessiveness toward her.He could not stand seeing Stella dance with another man. All of her belonged to him. He wanted to be the only one in her eyes and heart.She must focus her eyes on him only. She must not look at anyone else. He would not allow her to look at anything but him, regardless of gender, human, or object. He wanted her world to be all about him. He did not know when he had become so sick. By the time he realized, there was no way to save himself.
He smiled apologetically. “I’m sorry. I was just casually asking…”“I’m feeling unwell. I’ll stop dancing.”“Alright, then…” Angelina looked in Stella’s direction worriedly. She also wondered about the masked man’s identity.Stella was already at the center of attention. As soon as Weston appeared, she could feel the gaze coming from all directions. Now, everyone was curious about her identity.“Say, this little actress… Could she be the daughter of a rich family? She’s probably a low-profile person who rarely shows herself. Could it be that she’s here to experience the life of the entertainment industry?”“That’s possible as well. No one knows her…”“Her temperament is nothing like an ordinary person's.”“How is she ordinary? She attracted the attention of so many bigwigs…”“Not even Ms. Cohen has such a presence.”Those people who were deliberately belittling Stella earlier to please Guinevere felt a little restless. They were worried that Stella had a strong background. I
Stella had to hold back her emotions to not kick him. She said coldly, “He’s the director. I’m just an actress. I can’t avoid seeing him. How can you be so unreasonable?”“Well, I’m just unreasonable.” He picked up a strand of loose hair on her shoulder and played with it between his fingers.The two of them were so close. When they spoke, the heat brushed against their ears.The distance made Stella feel oppressed.She took a deep breath and tried to calm down. “I’ll speak to Bradley after this. I’ll tell him that I’m going home first because I’m not feeling well…”“Good.” Weston lowered his voice and whispered into her ears, “That's my good girl.”When their dance was about to end, a person who looked like an assistant walked over in a hurry. He looked like he wanted to say something.Stella could tell he was looking for Weston, but he could not make it too obvious. The man stopped and said, “There’s someone over there looking for you.”Weston frowned and looked at him.That
She had been so hostile to Ella all this while because she thought Weston might have fallen in love with Stella… However, Stella was long gone. Guinevere would not fight with a dead woman, but Ella was different. Ella was a living person. Not only that, but she had a face identical to Stella’s. Therefore, Ella became the biggest threat.Guinevere was worried that Weston would notice Ella one day…Weston might use her as a replacement. Guinevere did not want to see that happen.Weston fell into a long silence on the other end of the call. Guinevere was left without an answer for a long time. The wait was simply torturous. She almost wanted to beg him to tell her the answer.Weston simply lit a cigarette. The smoke made his deep features look more defined.Then, Guinevere heard Weston snicker. “You made me choose. I chose you. What more do you want?” It seemed like he had answered the question before. Guinevere suddenly recalled asking him the question previously. However, his a
Weston’s car was already waiting outside.While Stella walked over to the black car, she kept looking around. After making sure that no one saw her, she was ready to get in.The driver was already waiting ahead. He was not surprised by Stella’s behavior.After the door closed, he said, “Don’t worry, Ms. Steele. We checked when we came here. There’s no one here.” Stella nodded. Then, she put her bag aside and straightened her dress. Suddenly, her phone rang. She took a glance and saw it was a phone call from Roger.After a short pause, she answered the call. “Hello?”There was a lot of loud music coming from the call. Stella frowned at once. “Are you at a bar?” She could tell where he was at once.Roger remained silent.Stella suddenly became anxious. “What’s going on? Why are you so quiet?”After a long silence, a clear female voice sounded from the other end.“Is this Robb’s sister? I’m his classmate. He just got into trouble in the bar. Can you please come over?”Stella
Stella nodded calmly. “I’m looking for someone,” she said. Then, she walked past them and went straight in.The two men had wanted to strike up a conversation with her and ask for her number. However, they did not bother after seeing her coldness. Stella entered the bar and finally realized how noisy it was inside. She only felt the vague loudness outside the door. As soon as the door closed, the music was so loud and almost made her deaf. All of a sudden, she was in a different world.She was in a hurry to find Roger. However, the sea of people in front of her was an obstacle. Many people bumped into her in just a few short steps.She was still in her high heels, so she had to lift the hem of her skirt to walk to the side. She had wanted to call Roger, but she hesitated when she took out her phone.She could call him, but she knew it would be hard for him to hear her voice in this environment.It took her a while to find a slightly quieter place. However, she suddenly realized
His hand was about to touch Stella’s face. Stella turned her head away with disgust in her eyes. “Get away from me!”Rory was furious the next moment. “Stop pretending!”He reached over and tried to kiss her.Stella felt disgusted, but she could not break free. Suddenly, a gust of wind swept through.A figure rushed over out of nowhere. Then, a fist hit Rory in the face.“Leave my sister alone!”Bang! It sounded so hard, as if he had hit him with all his force.Rory screamed and took a few steps back. He closed his eyes and slowly fell to the ground, wailing.The people around them were stunned by this sudden commotion. Everyone looked over here.Stella looked up and met Roger’s gaze.Roger clenched his fist with his eyes slightly red. He rushed to her and asked, “Sis, are you okay?”A girl followed him and quickly came to help him. “Careful!”Roger shook off her arm and looked at Stella. “Sis, are you hurt anywhere?” Stella shook her head and frowned at once. “Why are yo
Roger fell into a long silence. At last, he said, “Sis, have you thought of the consequences of coming here alone?” After saying that, he glanced at the girl beside him in displeasure. “I said don’t follow me and don’t meddle in my business!”Stella could not stand watching Roger’s rude attitude towards the girl. She cut him off directly, “You better come out with me now. Right now! Otherwise, don’t bother calling me your sister anymore.”Roger shut up at once and followed her dejectedly.Just as the group was about to leave, Rory suddenly stood up unsteadily. He spat out a mouthful of blood and stopped them.“Wait!”“Are you going to leave after beating me?” he said as he spat more blood. “It won’t be this easy!” Rory watched Roger’s back viciously. “Hey, I’m talking about you! I saw you vomiting in the toilet earlier. Why? Is it because of these two women?”He wiped the blood from the corners of his mouth and cursed. “D*mn it! You hit me so hard!”He had watched Roger befo
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