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Felix did not touch his breakfast.He only looked at Stella.After a long moment, he reached over with a helpless sigh and tried to smooth a hand over her hair.“Are you angry?”Stella turned her head at once, avoiding his touch.Felix’s hand froze in midair.She looked at him coldly.There was more than distance in her eyes now.There was nothing but ice.No warmth.“Stella.”“I’m done.”Leah had arrived.Stella set down her spoon and stood, ready to leave.She did not want to face Felix right now.The way the staff and housekeeper treated him made it obvious how Aaron felt about him.Felix could come and go from the castle freely, and that was not something Stella had the authority to change.She could not keep him out.So she would leave instead.But the second she took a step, Felix caught her wrist.“Stella.”She instinctively tried to pull away.His grip tightened.Their eyes met.His were too deep to read.Hers had gone completely distant.Everyone near

That line about how much she had suffered revealed Evan’s regret.At last, he had admitted that he had not been a good husband to Stella.He had hurt her deeply.“You don’t get to tell me what to do,” Stella said. “Worry about yourself first. Felix isn’t the only one who wants you gone. I…”She paused.When she spoke again, her voice was colder than before.“I do too.”She meant it.After everything involving her mother and Summer, Stella had wanted Evan out of her life for good too.Evan went silent.Hearing her say that, he paused on the other end of the line.Then he gave a bitter laugh.“I know.”He did know.Hadn’t Stella torn the Wright family apart because she wanted every one of them to pay?She did not waste another word on him.She hung up.Felix was still holding her wrist.“I need to go.”Her four words came out cold.“You believe him?” Felix asked, watching her.Evan had just said Felix might have ulterior motives for coming to Eirden.Might.But eve

“What did you say?”The moment Jennifer said she wanted Leon to agree to it himself, Monique’s expression changed.The night before, Leon had gone back to the Redson house and caused a scene.The entire family was already in chaos because of Jennifer.Everyone knew how Leon felt about her.There was no chance he would agree to her ending the pregnancy.On the contrary, he was talking about marrying her because of the baby.Naturally, the Redson family refused to accept that.That was why Monique had come so early.She had hoped that once Jennifer was no longer pregnant, Leon would stop insisting on marrying her.But Jennifer did not look like someone who would quietly do as she was told.“I said that if I’m going to end this pregnancy now, Leon needs to agree to it himself. Did you hear me?”Before, Leon had not known, so Jennifer could have made the decision on her own.But now he knew.Monique’s expression darkened completely.“You should understand what this baby mean

The moment Leon’s mother showed up, Jennifer had already backed down.And yet now…“I hope everything works out for you,” Stella said.Hearing how composed Jennifer sounded, Stella felt slightly relieved.She was afraid Jennifer would end up trapped the way Stella had once been with Evan.“Why do you sound so drained too?” Jennifer asked. “Can’t you just walk away from Felix?”Exactly.Walk away.That was how Jennifer dealt with anything that hurt her.Her first instinct was always to leave.Stella had already been hurt once. She should know better than anyone what to do.But Stella sounded so worn down.Clearly, it was not that simple.And it really was not.After Felix helped Summer, nothing about this felt simple anymore.“It isn’t only Felix,” Stella said. “It’s my brother too. Jennifer, I’m starting to feel like I never should have come back to Eirden.”Coming home was supposed to feel like returning to a safe harbor.But now, faced with everything happening aroun

Stella might have been safely back home in Eirden.But Jennifer still told her to be careful.That place did not feel like an ordinary home.Jennifer had a feeling Stella’s return might bring even bigger trouble.“I know,” Stella said.Even without Jennifer’s warning, Stella was already on guard.They talked for a little while longer before hanging up.Jennifer had originally wanted to vent to Stella.Instead, she barely got the chance to complain about Leon before realizing Stella’s situation was even worse.Now Jennifer’s own frustration had nowhere to go.She turned and headed for the door.But after only two steps, the housekeeper came forward and blocked her path.“Ms. Tanner, Mr. Redson said you can’t leave right now.”“Move.”The moment Jennifer heard Leon was not allowing her to leave, anger flared.What was this supposed to be?He had taken his childhood friend to the hospital, yet he expected Jennifer not to step outside?Why had she never realized that jerk