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Stella stepped out of the room and found Seymour and Remi speaking in low voices.Both of them looked grim.Something had clearly gone wrong.Her first thought was the call she had made to Jennifer.Had the signal been detected?Her heart dropped.She walked over to them.“What happened?”Remi and Seymour exchanged a look.Neither answered, but the weight in their expressions only deepened.Stella raised an eyebrow.“Do we need to move again?”If they had been found, then they would have to leave Sevi Valley.“It’s not about you,” Remi said.Stella frowned.“Then what is it?”“Something happened on Amos’s side.”At the mention of Amos, Stella’s unease sharpened.Amos was connected to Evan.In an instant, she understood.Felix and Aaron desperately needed her back so they could bargain with General Litt.That meant they would use every method available to find her.And they knew Amos’s people had taken her.So naturally, they would pressure him to hand her over.

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“What else are you supposed to do?” Remi asked. “Go back to Eirden? Seymour and I went through hell getting you out. Don’t do anything stupid.”“Amos was dragged into this through no fault of his own.”He had only been carrying out Evan’s final request and arranging a way out for Stella.Now the consequences had fallen on him instead.Remi had no answer to that.It really was an undeserved disaster.“Don’t overthink it,” she said at last. “Amos knew what he was taking on. If he accepted the responsibility, then he must have ways to deal with the fallout. Whatever he’s losing now is only temporary.”When Amos agreed to help Evan, he must have considered all the risks.Stella was closely tied to Felix.She was also the cherished daughter of the Hogarth family.Of course Felix and Aaron would cause trouble once they began searching for her.Amos had accepted the task knowing all of that.He must have prepared accordingly.Stella fell silent.“All right,” Remi said. “What do

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Her marriage to Evan had made her a laughingstock.So had this mess with Felix.She did not want her life to become another joke.So no matter why Evan had died this time, she would not let anyone see her grieve.After everything she had been through, Stella had only one thought left.She needed to love herself.That was enough.No one else needed to matter too much.Because caring deeply for someone, only to discover they were never worth it, could drive a person insane.She had nearly lost herself in Eirden.Other people had already hurt her enough.She would not help them hurt her too.“You think I’m heartless, don’t you?” Stella asked with a bitter smile when Remi said nothing.Remi shook her head.“No. Evan hurt you too deeply. You’re afraid that grieving for him would make you look foolish all over again.”Despite her age, Remi was surprisingly good at reading people.She understood why Stella refused to show any sadness.It was not that Stella felt nothing.She

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Before the housekeeper could finish, Felix was already heading upstairs to find Aaron.The study door swung open.Aaron was in the middle of a video conference, and his expression was already grim.When he saw Felix, he turned back to the screen.“That’s all for today.”Then he shut the laptop.“What are you doing?”His tone was sharp.He clearly hated being interrupted during meetings.Felix sat down on the sofa across from him.Aaron studied his expression.“What’s with that look?”“Do you think she’ll be back before the wedding?”Aaron said nothing.Felix’s gaze hardened.“Maybe you haven’t been ruthless enough with Amos.”“And you have?”Aaron shot back.The accusation was almost laughable.If Aaron had not been ruthless enough with Amos, then no one had.Yet even now, Amos still showed no sign of handing Stella over.His loyalty to Evan must have run deeper than either of them had expected.Felix lit a cigarette.Before he could take a drag, his phone began

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Hearing the sarcasm in Stella’s voice, Felix rubbed his aching brow and glanced instinctively at Aaron.“Is there anything the two of you wouldn’t do?” Stella asked.“It really isn’t what you think.”“Then tell me. What exactly are you and Aaron negotiating with Litt about?”Litt’s demand was clear.He wanted her.And yet Felix and Aaron were still willing to negotiate with him.Did that not mean they had at least considered handing her over?“I would never give you to him.”Stella let out a cold laugh.She did not believe him at all.“Where are you?” Felix asked. “I…”“Stop everything you’re doing to Amos,” Stella cut in. “Don’t give me another reason to hate you.”Felix went silent.“If you insist on continuing, then we…”She paused briefly.When she spoke again, her voice was calm.“Then we’ll become enemies too.”Felix’s expression changed.“You…”“In Eirden, I allowed myself to be trapped by both of you,” Stella said. “But don’t forget what I was capable of doi

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Felix said nothing.“Before, when General Litt wanted Summer, you stopped me from harming her,” Stella continued.“Now that he wants me, you’re tearing everything apart looking for me and using every method possible to force Amos to hand me over.”Wasn’t the reason obvious?They wanted her under their control so they could use her to get what they wanted from Litt.As Stella’s reasoning grew sharper, Felix’s temples began to pound.“We only want what he has. We never intended to hand you over.”Stella laughed coldly.“You never intended to? When it comes down to it, are you sure you won’t?”Every plan was designed to account for every possibility.If the moment came when they had no other choice, they would sacrifice her.It had only taken one incident for Stella to see them clearly.“Felix, I never thought we’d end up like this. It’s disgusting.”The more deeply she had trusted him in Harbor City, the more disgusted she felt by that trust now.“Remember this. If you keep