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.

home alone!” she exclaimed

going to drive

the events in the past few days and understood his fatigue—he had been juggling business meetings and hospital visits. Occasionally, he had stayed until

noticed her worry as well. Hmm… I guess this is oddly sexy in a way. And

trip will take a

home alone.” She expressed her worry. “If you don’t mind my bad driving, I can drive you home.

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

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

agreed without much hesitation,

was a Jeep that he rarely used because it was parked at his office in Murdough. Around six in the evening, the two

will you be back tonight?’

‘Around nine,’ Miles replied.

to me? Aren’t

I’m traveling

then. Drive safe.’ Somehow,

‘It’s fine. She’s driving.’

Why does it feel like he’s showing off when he told

felt sorry for Stella, but at that moment, he stood in front of the bay window and sent a joking

did not reply, Matthew’s

instructions to Stella: when to step on the clutch, when to brake and when to change lanes, to the point that Stella believed he was more strained and stressed than

puzzled look, and truth be told, he knew the question in her mind but did not bring up the topic for

burning question in mind. Where do I stay the night? It’s impossible to book a room immediately, but

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

a crawl. Feeling scared, she wondered

this, Miles had 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

guests even from afar. Thankfully,

sputtered as

leave the car!” She

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

not easy to hail a cab here. Don’t worry, those two won’t stay

She was

and Kevin were in the middle of a discussion

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

his residence. After that, he went down to