Chapter 557 

Instead of crying out, Stella simply endured the pain. 

But Weston could see that she was hurt, so he let her go. 

“Wash yourself,” he snapped before getting up and stomping out of the bathroom, leaving Stella alone in the bathtub. 

Weston closed the door behind him. Now, all that remained in the bathroom was a thick cloud of mist. Stella couldn’t see very clearly. For a good while there, she just sat like a statue in the bathtub. 

As the minutes passed, she finally slid down until the bottom half of her face was underwater. She breathed out, creating bubbles in the water. She closed her eyes, but the scenes from her nightmare came flooding back. 

She didn’t want to remember all those things… but all she could do now was hug herself tight. 

Meanwhile, Weston stood on his bedroom balcony with a glass of champagne in hand. The sight of Stella whimpering and sweating in her sleep still ran fresh in his mind. He didn’t mean to be so cold to her, but the thought of her willing to risk her life for Roger made him burn with rage. 

In this state, it would be best for him to just be cold and 

he feared that he might really hurt her. Once his tempestuous emotions finally simmered down, he picked up his

Stella’s background information and send it

already midnight, and Ben was about to go to bed, so he was a little confused by this sudden

background information…?” he asked.

called her Miss Ella even when he was alone with his boss, just to prevent anyone

quite sure if Weston wanted Stella’s background information… or was

and said

 

brief silence unsettled Ben, who quickly responded, “I’ email you both sets of background information right

up the phone immediately,

compressed hiles were

his notebook computer to check his

family. Both of her parents were college professors, and they raised her in a

reputation among their friends and family. Stella and

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