He paused for a while and put his arm down suddenly. Gazing at her, he said earnestly, “At least I’m someone important to you. That’s enough for me to outweigh all other suitors of yours.”He still sounded very confident in himself.All her suitors were basically unappealing to her.No matter in which aspect, none of them could compete with him.The only man he found to be a threat was Weston.He lit a cigarette. “Indeed, he’s the one who wields all the power in Ahn City…”As soon as he took a puff, he saw Stella frowning.He hastily put it off. “I am sorry. I was a little overwhelmed by drinking too much.”Without saying anything, she wound down the car window to let the air in.She did not like the smell of cigarettes and did not want Elias and Emma to be exposed.“You are still young. Now is the time for you to sharpen your skills. Smoke and drink less. These habits are unhealthy.”Times had changed. Drinking and smoking might have been required to get business deals in t
Stella smiled. “Yeah.”The two ate the noodles quietly in a cozy atmosphere.Miguel had eaten all sorts of expensive delicacies over the years, yet his favorite was still the taste of home cooking.After finishing eating, she raised her head up, pulled a tissue paper, and said out of nowhere, “I met Weston today.”The man’s hand, which was holding the fork, froze, and he looked up at her almost immediately. “When did it happen? Why didn’t you tell me until now?”She wiped her mouth and tossed the tissue paper into the glass jar beside her. “It was just downstairs from where we were dining. Someone had booked the place, it was his birthday.”He snorted. “I have totally forgotten about that. He turns thirty today, right?”Then, he put down his fork and spat out two words. “Old man.”She found it hilarious to see him looking so childish.She covered her nose and giggled, though her reaction didn’t escape his eyes—“What are you laughing at? Was I wrong? Isn’t he an old man?”He
Such a man could only truly love after a great loss, even at the cost of death, before he could realize what it meant to cherish someone.Regardless, belated love was lowlier than none.Stella was no longer the one who would give all her heart upon receiving just a little warmth.…It was very late at night.Weston stood on the balcony, holding a thick stack of papers in his hand.They were all about Stella’s life experiences in the past three years.He never thought that this woman would fake her death to escape from him.And he was actually unaware of it.He thought of the corpse she left behind three years ago. He did not even notice that it was not her at all until the car was burned to ashes.She had been living a prosperous life these past few years, with the Garcia family supporting her, so it was unsurprising that he hadn’t been able to find out about her.He was more focused on sorcery and faith, hoping that those strange powers would allow her to see him again.Bu
The streetlights were dim, and pedestrians were scarce. The night sky was dotted with stars; the background was a boundless horizon.The tall man stood in the light, his shadow stretched out infinitely with the light from his back, exuding subtle loneliness.Stella walked to the balcony and looked down with her phone in her hand. “What business do you have that you come looking for me?”“Why don’t you ask me how I got your address?”She laughed. “Do I have to? Who in Ahn City would not know about your ability? It is just an address. Anyone who has it will send it to you.”Hearing her teasing tone, Weston raised his head and looked at the slender figure on the balcony and said with a hoarse voice, “You come down, or I come up?”She withdrew her eyes and leaned on the railing behind her, leaving him with only a back view.A moment later, she looked at her nails and said indifferently, “I’m not going down, and you don’t have to come up. It’s good for us to be separated by a distanc
When she finished, she turned around, entered the building, and did not come out again.…When it was time to go to work, everything had already been recharged.It wasn’t time for her appointment with Bradley yet, so she leisurely made breakfast for Elias and Emma.When she heard the sound of a car engine downstairs, she knew it was Weston driving away.She took two glasses of milk and placed them in front of Elias and Emma, staring at them as they drank them.Emma’s small hands held the large glass of milk. She reluctantly finished it, and milk foam was all over her mouth.Seeing this, Elias said in disgust, “Dirty cat, messy cat.”He pulled out a tissue paper and wiped her mouth.When Stella walked out of the kitchen with a plate of poached eggs and saw the interaction between the twins, her heart felt warm and tender.So many things happened in the past few years, and she felt that her life was rather unfortunate, filled with many ups and downs.But sometimes, she felt th
Weston frowned upon hearing that.Daisy tensed up, seeing his facial expression.Just as she was speculating which of her words made him uncomfortable, the man suddenly opened his thin lips lightly and said, “She’s married. You shouldn’t call her that.”She froze for a moment, and her eyes flickered, not expecting that he would care about this by this time…She nodded, barely tugging her lips, and said, “My mistake… I just didn’t expect that Mrs. Ford did not look for you in the past three years… After we left last night, didn’t you have a proper conversation with her?”He curled his fingers and held them against his eyebrows, slightly closing his eyes for a moment.She saw the dark circles under his eyes and was a little distressed.He must’ve only slept a little last night.He must be thinking about that woman again.What was so good about her that she could make him miss her so much…She was still laughing at Nicole last night. But the actual fact was that she was similar
Even if Daisy hated her and was disgusted with her, she still had to take her side. This was so Weston would pay more attention to her.After thinking it through, Daisy said to Weston, “I won’t make such a mistake again. I’ll take care of whoever you care about…”Weston waved his hand and motioned for her to leave. Daisy responded and quickly reverted to being a professional secretary. She arranged his schedule for him and said, “There’s a dinner party at The Dog House tonight. It’s a meeting with the boss of the upcoming steel business in Ahn City. If we work with him, we can have large savings.”“Then arrange it.” Weston agreed to the schedule, so Daisy took the file and left.Weston had no reason to fire Daisy as long as she was efficient and kept her personal feelings to herself at work....Stella finished cleaning up by noon. The nanny was late. “Sorry, Miss Cicily. I’m a little late. Where are the two little ones?”Stella got to know her in Compassvale. She was a nice
“Thanks.” Stella led her to sit down on the sofa and looked at Bradley. She joked with them, “Thanks. You kept your mouth shut and didn’t say a thing, knowing I was still alive. I’m glad Weston didn’t come to disturb my life.”“It was such a big deal.. Of course, I’d keep it a secret!”“I’m not someone with a big mouth,” Angelina said.After she said that, Stella shot her a look.Angelina felt a little weak and covered her mouth. “Well, about Yvonne… It was just a slip of the tongue…”The only people who knew she was still alive were Bradley, Yvonne, and Angelina. She only told them after her situation had stabilized.After all, they were the ones who really cared about her. She did not want to show up one day by surprise suddenly. They might think that she did not take them seriously as friends at all.Stella’s character had matured over the years. She could be indifferent to those she hated but cared about the people she loved more than ever.Bradley did not say anything. H