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

going to drive me.”

few days and understood his fatigue—he had been juggling business meetings and hospital visits. Occasionally, he had stayed until midnight to care

In fact, he noticed her worry as well. Hmm… I guess this is oddly sexy in a way. And honestly, her caring words are akin to the warmth of a

were no flights available, and the train trip will take

She expressed her worry. “If you don’t mind

had done nothing else but slept at the hospital. Although she still had band-aids and bandages plastered across her face,

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

much hesitation, and

he rarely used because it was parked at his office in Murdough. Around six in the evening, the two of them

be back

‘Around nine,’ Miles replied.

still replying to me? Aren’t

traveling

then. Drive safe.’ Somehow, Matthew

‘It’s fine. She’s driving.’

like he’s showing off when he told me that? I’m sure

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

Miles did not reply, Matthew’s joke was spot

Stella: when to step on the clutch, when to brake and when to change lanes, to

truth be told, he knew the

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

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

crawl. Feeling scared, she wondered about the reason behind

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

the 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

Jeep sputtered as

the car!” She told Miles

concern. She probably would not like to see Mom, especially after her breakup with me. Frankly, she had no interest

you leave 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 over at my place. Move over to the passenger seat and duck. They

She was plagued

Adele and Kevin were in the middle of a discussion and did

the passenger seat and pushed the seat back to make space for hiding. Since the Jeep

After that, he went down to ask Kevin and