Love At The Next Stop Novel

Chapter 99 Are You Still Smoking?

Stella could not see the features of the baby in the man’s arms, but she yearned to take a look. The child’s mother was around the same age as her, and at the sight of the blissful young family, she couldn’t help but felt slightly envious.

On the other hand, Miles followed her gaze and understood her feelings.

“If it was not for Zane, you could have become a mother by now,” he said wistfully. At the painful reminder, her eyes dimmed in hurt and disappointment. If only she had known her aborted child could be as cute as the baby in the couple’s arms, she would not have aborted it.

“Did you want an abortion for me when I got pregnant?” she asked him.

“No.”

She lowered her head and, for the first time, felt a gut-wrenching pain for the unborn child. Turning her face away from him, she changed the topic and asked, “Are you still smoking?”

“Yeah.”

“Well, then don’t. I bought you an e-cigarette, didn’t I?”

“I’ve been smoking for years. It’s not easy to quit.” He protested in a grumbling tone to express his frustration at her nagging.

Therefore, she promptly shut up after noticing his tone. Soon, she added, “I had wanted to transfer the 500,000 to you at the bank. But the crash happened, so I will only make the transfer a few days later.” Last time, Miles had met up with her at Murdough to discuss the investment while on a business trip.

Despite his busy schedule, he had never turned her down when she requested to meet up. Every time, he’d ‘drop by’ with the convenient excuse of attending a meeting in Murdough. Even if she was usually slow to get the hint, she had sensed something unusual in his behavior.

His phone buzzed from Matthew’s incoming message. ‘Quick, you should buy her a car! I heard that she was driving the car that Zane bought her before the crash.’

Matthew knew this fact from his conversation with Stella’s staff. However, in the middle of Stella’s worrying emergency, he chose to omit the details and focus on the car crash. Now that Miles was in Murdough beside Stella, Matthew was finally in the right mood to reveal the specifics.

‘And the reason is?’ Miles replied swiftly, demanding the reason behind Zane’s gift.

‘That’s too obvious. You don’t need me to explain, do you?’ Matthew answered.

At the same time, Stella cocked her head and stared at Miles, so he quickly put his phone away.

After a two-day stay at the hospital, Stella was discharged because the doctor concluded that her injuries were not severe and there were no observable signs of a concussion.

During her hospitalization, Miles had been attending meetings in Murdough and dropping by to visit her occasionally. On the second day after she was discharged, he made plans to drive home to Hollowcrest City, much to her surprise.

too tiring to drive home alone!” she exclaimed to him when they were

to

understood his fatigue—he had been juggling business meetings and hospital visits. Occasionally, he had

her concerns. In fact, he noticed her worry as well. Hmm… I guess this is oddly sexy in a way. And honestly, her caring words

will take a

drive home alone.” She expressed her worry. “If you don’t mind my

days, she had done nothing else but slept at the hospital. Although she still had band-aids and bandages plastered across her face, it was not a big deal, and she was in

him back had been gnawing at her. Therefore, she tentatively suggested it to him while preparing for his rejection due to her poor driving skills, for she was sure that he

agreed without much hesitation, and she

owned a good car; it was a Jeep that he rarely used because it was parked at his office in Murdough. Around six in the evening, the two of them left in the Jeep with Stella at

will you be back tonight?’ Matthew sent

‘Around nine,’ Miles replied.

to me?

I’m traveling

distract you then. Drive safe.’ Somehow,

‘It’s fine. She’s driving.’

reply. She? Why does it feel like he’s showing off

at that moment, he stood in front of the bay window and sent a joking text to Miles, ‘Not bad!

did not reply, Matthew’s joke was spot

when to step on the clutch, when to brake and when to change lanes, to the point that Stella believed he

knew

were nearing Grant Mansion, Stella went over the burning question in mind. Where do I stay the night? It’s impossible to book a

she suddenly noticed two figures standing at the entrance of Grant Mansion—they were Kevin Moore and Adele

she lifted her foot away from the accelerator, and the car slowed into a crawl. Feeling scared, she wondered about the

considered switching Kevin’s role in the company. However, if that happened, Kevin would receive a pay cut, and his daughter would lose the healthcare treatment benefits, which might provoke him to put up a fight. If Miles gave away any hint of the transition too early, he would only wake the sleeping dog. Therefore, Miles left Kevin alone for the time being but

bright lights at the entrance of Grant Mansion, Stella could see the two guests even from afar. Thankfully, the streets were dark, and the two were talking to each other, so they

Jeep sputtered as its engine was turned

want to leave the

about the past exchange between Stella and Adele, so he understood Stella’s concern. She probably would not like to see Mom,

the car, you will be stuck halfway on a winding uphill road. It’s not easy to hail a cab here. Don’t worry, those two won’t stay

She was plagued by

entrance; Adele and Kevin were in the middle

over to the passenger seat and pushed the seat back to make space for hiding. Since the Jeep was spacious and the window protection film was thick,

drove the Jeep into his residence. After that, he went down to ask Kevin and