Love At The Next Stop Novel

Chapter 73 Breaking Bonds

However, another woman came to Stella before she could speak to Miles. Having just gotten downstairs, she was on her way to work when she bumped into the woman. Wearing clothing styled in a minimalist fashion, the woman had a noble air about her, garnering her the attention of others. Her hair was styled into a bun behind her head. Although she was around sixty years old, she looked like a thirty-year-old due to both her physique and face. All in all, Stella felt inferior to her in every aspect.

The woman then walked up to her. “Are you Stella Johansson?”

“Yes,” Stella replied in deference. To be honest, she already had a premonition that she might meet someone like her. There was only one such noble woman who would come in search of her. Back when Miles didn’t attend his own wedding, Stella already knew his parents would never let things slide, and here she was.

“I’m Miles’ mother, Adele Evans. I would like to have a word with you if you have time to spare.” While Adele sounded aloof, she was also unrelenting in her demand. Even though she inquired beforehand whether Stella was free, she must’ve known that Stella would push everything else aside in order to talk to her.

“Of course, Mrs. Grant,” Stella replied politely despite knowing that Adele most probably had her own agenda that would throw obstacles in her relationship with Miles.

Upon arriving at a cafeteria, Adele cut to the chase. “Miles’ father and I didn’t really care if he wed Yvonne, so we don’t hold it against him for not attending the wedding, but Miss Johansson…” At that moment, she squinted her eyes at Stella. “Do you know why Miles chose you?”

Startled by the question, Stella realized she had no answer to that. She had always been curious as to why Miles chose to sleep with her during their first encounter. While she was drunk, Miles was sober. There was a time when she used to suspect that he was a man who had no qualms sleeping around with whoever seduced him. However, she recognized that she might have gotten the wrong impression after beginning to date him. All in all, she didn’t know much about him at all despite their relatively intimate relationship.

Adele slid a photo across the table toward her. It depicted a young, pretty, and elegant woman who looked almost identical to Stella, with her eyes bearing the most semblance to Stella. “This is…” Perplexed, she lifted her head to throw a question at Adele.

“Did you think a person of Miles’ age and status had never had a girlfriend?”

One sentence from Adele was enough to stir up a surge of emotions in Stella. He had another woman! While it wasn’t that she never thought about it, she dared not dig deep in fear of hurting herself and getting jealous over it. Therefore, a single photo was enough to rip her heart open until it bled. “I never thought about it,” Stella replied.

so I decided to start an investigation on you. Not only are you a divorcee, but your ex-husband is currently in jail, while your father’s character…” Adele let out a chuckle. “I’ll stop right there. However,

she didn’t care since Miles knew everything about her.

sum of five hundred thousand within a month

that she looked like his ex. It wasn’t until then that she came to know that she had always been a

she inspected the photo closely before realizing it was a photo that the woman took when

lovely and more temperate.’ Her name was derived from the above line in a love sonnet written by Shakespeare, so she must’ve

bewilder him. He was so intimidated by her that he

his hands began trembling. He never expected her to ask

with Miles at some point. Stella’s heart sank when she finally realized why there were women’s clothing in his apartment, as

she felt like an idiot for coming to Matthew for confirmation. She didn’t even

forced to face the truth. Even if Matthew told her they didn’t look alike, she wasn’t blind to the truth. No wonder Miles cares about me and loves having sex with me. It’s all

they broke up. All I know

I felt jealous over him, grieved for him, and even went through an abortion because of him, ultimately losing myself in the process, I was only a substitute to his ex.

without him summoning her, so he wondered why she came. Ever since the incident with Xavier, a splinter seemingly got caught in their relationship. Without hesitating, Stella said, “President Grant, let’s break up.” In the

second

thinking, and they broke up just like that. When she returned to her desk, she recalled

the only reply she

happened anymore, nor did Stella pay anymore visits to his office. Miles’ love life had always been up for speculation, so not only were his employees curious, but they were also sensitive regarding all of its changes. Everybody was paying close attention to how things would unfold, while Kevin kept his silence regarding the

fact that he was willing to teach Stella everything stemmed from the need to get to Miles’ good side. Other than that, he wore a mask while working with other people, so she could never know his true self. All she knew

her to grab a meal together. Despite their rocky past, Stella accepted the invitation since Yulia was her cousin. Throughout