LOGINJennifer thought the same thing. There was plenty of time to go after Summer later. Why did Stella have to do it while she was still married?And now look at the mess.Evan had dug in his heels and refused to divorce her.On top of that, he had dragged Felix into it too. Things were beyond chaotic now.Stella let out a quiet sigh. “Forget it. I’m still trying to figure out how to make it up to Felix.”Felix had had nothing to do with any of this in the first place, and now he had been dragged right into the middle of it.Jennifer said, “What’s there to figure out? Just take him out to lunch.”Stella gave her a look. “You think Felix needs a meal from me?”“This is basic thank-you etiquette.”Need?What could a man like Felix possibly need?Not to mention the Hernandez family empire in his hands. Even his overseas businesses had been thriving long before he came back.What could someone like him ever be lacking?After breakfast, Jennifer left.She said she would come back
This time, Evan said nothing.He turned and walked straight out.The door shut behind him.Lucas: “…”Wait. What the hell?Yeah, Felix had picked Stella up yesterday, but so what?Evan was mad because she fed him poisoned porridge?What right did he have to be mad?If it were him, he would have just dumped a whole pack of rat poison on the Wright family and been done with it.Still, after everything Stella had stirred up, the Wright family probably would not dare try poisoning her again.…After Evan left, Lucas called Stella.As expected, she did not answer.It was only after he sent a message saying Evan had already gone, and even swore on it, that Stella finally picked up.“What do you want?”Her tone was cold, clearly annoyed that Evan had just used Lucas’s phone to call her.Lucas got straight to the point. “He went to find Felix.”On the other end—Stella’s expression darkened instantly.“So he really doesn’t care about preserving that relationship anymore.”A
Stella had already been firm about wanting a divorce these past few days.And now he had the same idea as the rest of the Wright family?Trying to pressure her?Trying to make her back down?After everything she had done recently, did she look like someone who would ever give in?And now it was worse.His attitude from yesterday had made its way back to her.Things were only going to explode further.Evan exhaled slowly. “She fed me the porridge. She knew it was poisoned.”There was something complicated in his voice when he said it.Lucas blinked. “If she knew it was poisoned, then she definitely knew it came from your family. If I were her, I would’ve fed it to you too.”Evan: “…”Lucas was honestly surprised.Surprised that the Wright family could hate Stella to this extent.Then again… it made sense.A family like theirs cared about reputation more than anything.And recently, Stella had blown everything up.She had tied her pregnancy directly to Summer, exposing e
She vaguely remembered the phone vibrating. The kind of noise that was annoying enough to ruin your sleep.She kicked Jennifer awake, then rolled over and went straight back to sleep. After that, everything had been a blur.Jennifer yawned. “I’m exhausted. That bastard Evan.”“He called?”“Of course he did. Once he found out you were never taken in, he kept asking where you were.”Stella: “…”Where she was?And when he couldn’t find out, he probably blamed Felix again.Typical.She picked up her phone and glanced at it. A string of calls from unknown numbers filled the screen.They had started around one in the morning and kept coming until half an hour ago.They were probably all from Evan.Just as she was thinking that, Lucas’s number came in.Stella answered. “Hello.”“It’s me.”Evan’s voice came through the line.Stella: “…”She curled her lip and was about to hang up.But before she could pull the phone from her ear, Evan’s hoarse voice came again. “Where are you
Evan’s grip tightened around the phone.He wanted to say more, but the line had already gone dead.Patrick came hurrying downstairs.Seeing Evan in the car, he stepped forward respectfully. “Sir.”Evan’s voice was cold. “Why does she know about what I said?”She.He meant Stella.From what Jennifer had said just now, Stella clearly knew everything.Patrick froze. “Mrs. Wright knows? I didn’t tell her. I can’t even get through to her right now.”He denied it immediately.And it was true. He had not said a word to Stella.There had been no way to get the message to her anyway.Patrick hesitated, then said, “Could it have been Madam Dora or Miss Fiona?”Whether they knew the full story or not, they were exactly the kind of people who would stir things up in front of Stella.Evan’s head throbbed with anger.He slammed both fists against the steering wheel.The back of his hand, where the bleeding had barely stopped, split open again, and blood immediately welled up.Patric
The dark, violent aura around him grew heavier and heavier.Heavy enough that he wanted to tear the whole of Harbor City apart.“Where did they go after that?”Felix…What he was doing now could not have been more obvious. So this was how little all those years of brotherhood meant to him?Patrick answered, “We checked. The trail went cold right away. They were clearly guarding against us.”Evan: “…”Hearing that only made the fury inside him surge higher.He had been poisoned and rushed to the hospital, and she had not even come to look at him.She had not asked about him once.So the moment he was taken into the hospital, she had gone off with Felix?Evan ripped the IV from the back of his hand in one motion.Patrick’s face changed. “The IV isn’t even done yet, you—”But Evan acted like he had not heard him at all. He swung his legs off the bed and strode straight out of the room.Patrick hurried after him.As he walked, Evan kept calling Stella.But her number was bl
Evan finally snapped.“You faked a miscarriage record and leaked it? What are you trying to do?”The word ‘faked’ made Stella’s eyes turn razor-sharp.He continued, jaw tight.“One move after another. You’re trying to make sure she carries the ‘homewrecker’ label for the rest of her life, aren’t
Yara looked at Dora with open disappointment.“Mom… when did your heart become this cruel?”Dora froze. “What did you just say? You’re calling me cruel? I—”“You are cruel to Stella,” Yara said bluntly. “You look down on her background. You question her. You humiliate her.”Only a daughter could
Evan scanned the area.His eyes narrowed.“Why would she be here?”This wasn’t some luxury shopping plaza or fashion district. What was she doing in a biotech park?Patrick replied carefully, “Every building here houses biotech research companies.”“Doing what exactly?”“Two of them specialize
After lunch, Stella started to feel drowsy.She had just lain down when her phone buzzed with a notification.Still half-asleep, she opened it.It was a message from the bank.Card deactivation successful.Stella paused.Card… deactivated?She checked the card number carefully. It was the one







