Stella blinked. “I’m sorry for not telling you…”She looked down, and her eyes were dull. “Does everyone know now?”“It’s hard not to,” Justin said. “Even Bryce and the others talk about it in school. “Guinevere is very famous with the kids nowadays, and they like to follow her news.“Moreover, Weston’s influence is bigger than her. He just doesn’t like to show his face.“Even Tina, who does not care about these things, knew about your story.”Justin did not know why he talked so much to a drunk person.Stella was obviously drunk, and her mind was a bit unclear.Perhaps it was because he hadn’t seen her for a long time that his heart wavered when he saw her again.“How have you been?”Stella nodded somewhat mechanically.Justin laughed at himself. “I am being superfluous. He even fell out with the Cohens for you. He should be treating you well…”Once again, she gave him the same response, seeming as though she didn’t even think about it.Justin sighed lightly. “You are su
Stella was completely unaware of the tragic situation that was to unfold—Yvonne was right. That liquor had a very strong delayed effect.She looked at Weston deeply as if not realizing Justin was there.Weston looked sick when he saw Justin, but his annoyance greatly cooled after seeing her cuteness and the way she looked at him when she was drunk.Especially when it was right in front of Justin.Stella’s intimacy greatly lessened his anger. This woman seemed to know it very well.She knew how to make him angry, and she knew exactly how to pacify him.No matter if it was intentional or unintentional, she could always easily make his heart waver.“If I have time, I will attend the wedding.”Justin could only reply politely.He nodded at Weston. “I’m sorry to have bothered you guys. Bryce is waiting for me in the car… I wish you guys a happy wedding in advance.”“Thank you, Mr. Hall,” Weston said.Justin turned around and left.It took a great deal of self-control to restra
At the feel of her hand touching his body, Weston forcefully suppressed his urge.“Don’t cry later.”He uttered the three words coldly, a stark warning of what he was about to do.Stella rested her head on his shoulder and suddenly behaved herself.Before Weston could figure out why she suddenly became so well-behaved, he heard Stella whisper in his ear with urgency.“I am so sick that I feel like throwing up…”Without saying anything, his face suddenly turned dark. “Don’t you dare!”“Ugh…”She was shoved directly into the bathtub.Splash—Buckets of water splashed everywhere.His movements were not at all as gentle as before.Being that drunk, it was unsurprising that Stella would choke on water.“Cough…”He wanted to get up to get her the bathing utensils at first but could only fish her out of the bathtub again.“You are such a troublesome thing.”She spat out a mouthful of water and tugged at the collar of her dress with some discomfort. “I feel so hot…”“You won
Stella grunted and closed her eyes, refusing to look at him.The moment she shut her eyes, she felt sleepy.It did not take long before her breathing evened out.Weston hugged her and kissed her on her hair.“It seems you really don't remember what day it is.”He sighed gently, but his voice was hoarse.“Never mind. It's a good thing not to remember.”They would have a new wedding anniversary in a while.It was just a day in the past. It did not matter anymore if she had forgotten about it.His eyes glowed with infinite tenderness as he hugged her tighter.In the dark—Her eyes slowly opened, as she lay in his arms. She had sobered up a good bit. In fact, she remembered everything.It was their wedding anniversary. They had never actually celebrated their anniversary, having gotten married in a flash. To Weston, she was just a tool to piss Guinevere off but to her, it was a dream that came true.Just when she was full of joy and wanted to celebrate their anniversary
“Who are you?”She stood up abruptly from the sofa. She was a little sleepy at first but seemed wide awake now.The woman on the other end was hostile and asked her instead, “Who are you?”Yvonne took a deep breath and said, “I’m his wife.”The woman paused for a while before answering quietly. "I'm sorry. This is all a misunderstanding. I'm Dr. Quirk’s patient...""Misunderstanding?"Yvonne sneered.The pause just now wasn’t a misunderstanding.All she needed to do was to write out her relationship with Hayden on her forehead.“Let Hayden answer the phone.”The woman hesitated. “He’s…”“What?”Yvonne frowned. "Don't tell me he's busy."“I think you should call again….”With that, the woman hung up the phone.“Hello?”Beep… Beep… Beep…Yvonne looked at the screen and almost dropped her phone.At the hospital—With Yvonne’s personality, there was no way she would wait and stay calm.Immediately, she headed to Hayden’s office.No one was there, so she took the key an
The man's voice was low, with hoarseness.The woman was shocked, and her heart suddenly tightened.She knew that he was not calling her, nor was she the person he wanted to hold.But…Instead of pushing him away, she responded gently.From Yvonne’s perspective, however, all she could see was Hayden grabbing the woman’s hand.“Hayden!!!” she barged in and yelled.The sudden scream shocked the two inside the room, and they turned around to look at her.The woman had been badly startled, and she stared at Yvonne. "You are?"Hayden immediately came to his senses, let go of the woman's hand, stood up, and looked at Yvonne. "Why are you here?"Her face was dark. “Did I disturb you?”After understanding what she meant, the man frowned. "Don't talk nonsense."Yvonne was about to burst out at any moment, and she clenched her fist. “Fine. I’ll leave.”She turned around and was about to leave when the woman came to her senses and said hurriedly, “Wait! You’re Mrs. Quirk, right?”Her
“Yvonne….” the doctor called in a deep, exhausted voice.Yvonne stood there stiffly, still refusing to pay attention to him.Hayden hugged her gently, resting his head on her shoulder. "Stop messing around. Let me hug you for a while."She wanted to push him away, but all her strength seemed to seep out of her the moment she lifted her arms.She couldn’t resist his gentleness, though she didn’t return his hug.He noticed this and sighed inaudibly. "I haven't seen you for a few days. Must you be angry with me?"He let go of her and raised his hand to straighten her hair. "I'm a doctor, and she's a patient. Do you have to be jealous of us?"Yvonne huffed. “Why must you both be together so late at night?”He had been sleeping beside the female patient's bed, and she even answered the phone for him. Wasn’t this beyond the limit of normal?Yvonne felt that she was not at all unreasonable.Hayden restrained his expression and let go of his hand.He sat at the desk, scrunched his e
Weston’s confrontation shattered her intention of escaping from the mess.If only she had known that he would interrogate her, she wouldn’t have drunk that glass last night.At the same time, she realized how great of a difference Yvonne’s alcohol tolerance was compared to hers.The sound of an opening rang inside her head.Stella raised her arm weakly and pressed it against the man's chest, begging. "Let's get up, okay..."“No.”He lowered his head and kissed the tip of her nose, rejecting her decisively.She was covered in sweat, as if she had been pulled out of the water.A drop of sweat fell from the man's forehead at the same time, creating a splash as it hit her collarbone.......On the contrary, Yvonne, who had high alcohol tolerance, wasn’t in a good mood.When she woke up, she was lying alone inside Hayden’s office.Above her was the white ceiling.She stretched out her hand and touched the side, which was already cold.She sat up and yawned. With sleepiness wri
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