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.”

raised her brows. “Your grandfather knew he couldn’t get rid of me just by throwing money at

pinched her nose.

get much more than that if you

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 reached

energy. He would constantly pester her around the house, wanting to do it again

things that happened today, Weston would’ve been so preoccupied that he would have no energy

that was what Stella happily

kicked off her stilettos and took off the uncomfortable dress that she had been wearing. Naked, she looked into the mirror and stared at her

was covered with hickeys, small and large. A lot of them were old ones that were fading, but some

She stood under the showerhead , turned on the shower, and let the water wash over her body as she closed

yelping to get her attention still

pain that she had been suppressing now finally engulfed her. She could no longer hold it in. She fell to her knees, curled up into a ball, and folded her

up yet. It pricked her skin

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