Chapter 723

“Uh-huh,” Stella replied, “your grandfather wanted me to.” 

Weston straightened up and peered down at her. 

“What did he say to you?” 

Stella paused, then shook her head and told him,” Nothing much. He just wanted me to get a good rest here tonight…” 

Weston’s eyes narrowed into thin slits. That piercing gaze of his would penetrate even the deepest secrets in anyone’s heart. 

“Was that all?” he asked again. “What else did he say?” 

“What else do you think he’d say?”countered Stella. She looked up and bravely met his gaze, daring him to search her eyes. “That he would give me a large sum of money so I would leave you, perhaps?” “No,” Weston laughed. “That’s not his style.” 

“It seems that you two understand each other very well,” Stella raised her brows. “Your grandfather knew he couldn’t get rid of me just by throwing money at me.” 

and pinched her nose. “It doesn’t matter how much money

you. You’ll get much more than that

side.” 

soon as Stella stepped back into the guest bedroom, she slumped down onto the sofa and sat there for a while. She was utterly exhausted. She didn’t even turn on the lights. She just sat there staring at the ceiling. She blinked again and again. Her eyes were getting sore. She

work and other obligations consumed much of his energy. He would constantly pester her around the house, wanting to do it again and again. However, as soon as he put on his suit jacket, he became Mr. Weston Ford,

 

Weston would’ve been so preoccupied that

that was what Stella happily assumed.

kicked off her stilettos and took off the uncomfortable dress that she had been

large. A lot of them were old ones that were fading, but some newer, fresher

walked into the bathroom. She stood under the showerhead , turned on the shower, and let the water

get her attention

no longer hold it in. She fell

time to warm up yet. It pricked her skin

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