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Chapter 31

Henderson Corporation HeadquartersThe moment Evan stepped into the lobby, he was met with a sea of foreign faces moving briskly between glass offices and open workstations.He headed straight for Felix’s office.Through the glass, he saw Felix finishing a signature and handing the file to his assistant.“Scan this and send it to the Hogarth Group. Tell them we’ve agreed to their terms.”“Yes, Mr. Henderson.”The assistant turned, noticed Evan, gave him a polite nod, and stepped out.Evan walked in.“Another overseas deal?” he asked casually.It was undeniable. In recent years, the Henderson family had expanded aggressively abroad. Officially, the Wright family was Harbor City’s number one powerhouse.Unofficially?If the numbers were laid out honestly, the Wrights might not win that comparison.Felix’s international projects were booming.Evan dropped onto the sofa and lit a cigarette.Felix didn’t answer. He closed the folder with a sharp snap and walked over, taking a

Chapter 32

Stella had grown up alone.From childhood until now, she had had no one to rely on.No matter what kind of injustice she suffered, she had always been the one to fight back for herself.She wasn’t the type to take a hit and stay quiet.Before, when Summer crossed the line, Stella had lacked solid proof. Without evidence, she would never act recklessly.But now?Now the proof was undeniable.And Evan still wanted her to let Summer go?What she hadn’t expected was that Evan would drag Felix into this.“Leave Mr. Henderson out of this,” Stella said coldly into the phone.Evan let out a short, humorless laugh. “What, are you protecting him? Stella, we’re not divorced yet.”His temper was spiraling.That was how it always worked. Once suspicion took root, it grew uncontrollably.Right now, Evan wasn’t thinking clearly. He refused to believe Felix had nothing to do with this.The coincidences were too much.The public outrage wouldn’t die down.Stella had been picked up by a

Chapter 33

Summer’s hospital room had been busy all day.She had given the Wright family a set of twins. Even Old Madam Wright and Evan’s father, Harold, had come by to visit.When Dora returned to the room, Harold and Old Madam Wright had already left.Only the third daughter, Yara Wright, and the youngest, Fiona Wright, remained.To the entire Wright family, Summer was ill. Depression. Grief. They believed she had mentally projected Evan onto his late brother, Steven.The moment Dora stepped inside, she saw Fiona holding Summer’s hand gently.“Don’t worry, Summer,” Fiona coaxed softly. “Steven only ever loved you. He just stepped out to handle some work. He won’t leave you.”“Really?” Summer asked, her voice trembling.“Of course,” Fiona nodded firmly. “Right now, the most important thing is that you focus on your recovery and take care of your body.”Summer’s eyes welled up again.“Then why is Stella treating me like this? What did I do wrong? Why would she hurt me this way?”The mo

Chapter 34

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 in cosmetic ingredient development.”Research facilities, not retail.So why was she here?Patrick added, “There’s another biotech company here… owned by Mr. Henderson.”Evan went silent.The air between them turned heavy again.Felix’s company.She had been picked up by a man from Eirden.And now she was here.So she came to see… Felix?Evan lit a cigarette.Patrick glanced at him cautiously. “Do we leave, or…?”Evan exhaled slowly.“We wait.”—Stella entered one of the biotech buildings with Gray.Gray followed respectfully behind her.“I didn’t realize you had so many businesses in Harbor City,” he said. “Does Mr. Wright know?”Stella didn’t slow her steps.“What woul

Chapter 35

Evan’s breathing grew heavier.His grip on Stella’s wrist tightened.“You know exactly what Felix is to me.”Stella didn’t flinch.“What he is to you has nothing to do with me.”Evan went silent.She continued coolly, “Once you sign the divorce papers, he and I will both be single. Whatever happens then would be perfectly legitimate.”Her gaze sharpened.“But you? With things already torn apart like this—if you divorce me and end up with Summer, that won’t be legitimate at all.”Before their marriage had been made public, people might have thought that if the older brother died, it was natural for the widow to marry the younger brother.But now?The entire city knew Evan had been entangled with Summer while still legally married.If they ended up together, they would be nailed to that pillar of shame for life.Stella tilted her head slightly.“Don’t you think?”Silence stretched between them.The temperature seemed to drop.Evan’s gaze turned colder by the second.“Wh

Chapter 36

Felix had actually assigned someone to protect her.What, did he think the Wright family was going to eat her alive?The thought of Felix standing behind Stella made Evan’s chest tighten with anger.—Stella was almost back at Streamside Residence when her phone rang.An unfamiliar number.She answered. “Hello.”“It’s me.”Fiona’s sharp voice came through the line.Stella frowned.She had never liked Fiona. Her voice was grating to begin with, and she always spoke with that passive-aggressive edge.Especially now, with that superior tone.Stella lowered her gaze slightly. “What do you want?”“You blocked my number?”“And?” Stella replied calmly.There was no trace of the old restraint in her voice.Or rather—she hadn’t tolerated the Wright family much these past six months.Back when she and Evan were good, she could ignore the slights from his family. Let it go. Not take it personally.But in the past half-year?Anyone in the Wright family who crossed her got the sa

Chapter 37

Fiona stormed straight to the company.Patrick was in the middle of reporting that the people sent to follow Stella had lost her again.Evan’s expression had just darkened when Fiona burst into the office and dropped into the chair across from him.“Evan, that woman can’t stay in this family,” she snapped. “Have you seen what she did to Summer?“She actually sent you divorce papers? If she really did, just sign them.”Her words came rapid-fire, leaving no space to interrupt.“She thinks she’s irreplaceable? There are plenty of women better than her. She really thinks you wouldn’t dare divorce her?”Fiona was practically foaming.Back when Evan wasn’t married, countless women like Summer had wanted to marry into the Wright family.And in the end, he chose Stella—an orphan with nothing—and had even pursued her himself.Fiona had never approved.Every gift Evan had ever given Stella, Fiona had kept track of.Every property deed, every asset—she had pushed their mother to trans

Chapter 38

Ever since she had been brought to Starcrest Mountain, Stella had done little besides eat and rest.By dinnertime, Jennifer came by.“You’re eating well,” Jennifer said with a relieved smile. “Now that someone’s taking care of you properly, I can relax.”Her own company was a mess lately. Her father had pushed her to take over operations, and she was drowning in work.Before she knew Stella had a powerful older brother, she had already arranged for house staff to help care for her.Now, seeing Stella so well looked after, she felt reassured.“I’ve been eating all day,” Stella said lightly. “I’m not even hungry anymore.”“Doesn’t matter. You still have to eat,” Jennifer insisted. “Postpartum recovery is recovery, even if it’s a short one. You’re at least willing to take care of yourself. Some people don’t even have the energy to.”The “some people” was clearly Summer.All day, Summer hadn’t eaten a drop of water.Dora, who had once doted on her, didn’t even have the mind to ar

Chapter 39

That night.Evan had planned to return to Inkwood House.But Dora insisted he come back to the family estate.Her tone over the phone had been sharp. Patrick had clearly moved fast. The lawyers had already contacted them.When Evan stepped into the house, Dora’s voice was already rising in anger.“He wants you to apologize to that woman? What exactly is he trying to do?“And now he wants us to return everything to Stella? On what grounds? What does any of that have to do with her?”Fiona stood with her arms crossed, fuming.“Not only did he make me apologize, the lawyers contacted me too. They said I have to return everything that belongs to Stella.”Her voice cracked with fury.Dora turned sharply. “The lawyers contacted you too?”“Yes!”Fiona nodded angrily.Then she saw Evan.Her expression stiffened immediately, and she swallowed her temper.“Evan.”Evan walked in calmly, his expression cool, detached. He sat across from Fiona, his presence sharp enough to chill the

Chapter 40

Stella had just finished dinner with Jennifer when her phone rang.It was Ruby.The moment she answered, a cold snort came through the line.“I underestimated you, you little brat.”A girl with nothing. And yet she had managed to stir things up like this.The public backlash had spiraled so far out of control that even Ruby working together with the Wright family couldn’t suppress it.Stella let out a faint, mocking laugh.“So Ms. Bailey admits she underestimated me? Then I must have done something right.”The contempt in her tone was deliberate. Surgical.It hit Ruby exactly where it hurt.“I have an old acquaintance you might feel close to,” Ruby said slowly.Stella’s expression darkened.“Accept the friend request I just sent. I’ll forward you a video.”The line went dead.A friend request notification popped up immediately. Stella frowned, then accepted.A video came through.She tapped it.Her blood ran cold.On screen, a woman was tied to a chair, covered in bloo

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