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.

she exclaimed to him when they were in her

No one’s going to drive

juggling business meetings and hospital visits. Occasionally, he had stayed until midnight to

you a flight or a train ride?” Her furrowed brows exposed her concerns. In fact, he noticed her worry as well. Hmm… I guess this is oddly sexy in a way. And honestly,

were no flights available, and the train trip will take a

mind my bad driving, I can drive you home. The way

the hospital. Although she still had band-aids and bandages plastered across her face, it was not a big deal, and she was

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 would reject her offer. Honestly, she was merely volunteering out of kindness because he was too tired

He unexpectedly agreed without much hesitation,

parked at his office in Murdough. Around six in the evening, the two of

will you be back tonight?’ Matthew sent him a WhatsApp

‘Around nine,’ Miles replied.

to me?

traveling

safe.’ Somehow, Matthew seemed to have

‘It’s fine. She’s driving.’

taken aback by Miles’s reply. She? Why does it feel like he’s showing off when he told me

reality, Matthew felt sorry for Stella, but at that moment, he stood in front of the bay window and sent a joking text to Miles, ‘Not bad! Giving her driving practices before buying a car for her.

did not reply,

step on the clutch, when to brake and when to

truth be told, he knew the question in

they were nearing Grant Mansion, Stella went over the burning question in mind. Where do I stay the night? It’s impossible to book a room immediately, but staying at his place is way

of her internal debate, she suddenly noticed two figures standing

into a crawl. Feeling scared, she wondered about the reason behind Adele’s presence. Why

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

the two guests even from afar. Thankfully, the streets were dark, and the two were talking to each other, so they

as its

leave the car!”

Stella and Adele, so he understood Stella’s concern. She probably would not like to see Mom,

halfway on a winding uphill road. It’s not easy to hail a cab here. Don’t worry, those two won’t stay over at my place. Move over to the passenger seat and duck. They can’t see you from the outside,” he immediately

was

he left the car and stole a glance at the entrance; Adele and

the seat back to make space for hiding. Since the Jeep was

his residence. After that, he went down to