Chapter 838

“Of course not, Aunt Diana!”

Stella frowned with concern and added, “Please don’t overthink it and get the wrong idea! You’ve done nothing wrong!”

“Then why didn’t you reveal your real identity to me when I saw you at that shopping mall?”

“Well…” Stella smiled bitterly. “You’ve heard of what happened at the engagement party yesterday, haven’t you? That was the reason why…”

“I can understand that.” Diana pursed her lips. “Still, you could’ve just told me that you were Stella. I never would’ve revealed it to anybody else! Didn’t you know how happy I was when I saw you? I was heartbroken when you insisted that you were Ella Steele, not Stella Sealey…”

“I’m sorry, Aunt Diana.”

Stella had no idea what else to do apart from apologizing. She couldn’t possibly tell Diana that she had to keep her identity a secret because she knew something Michael was doing everything in his power to hide from the rest of the world that he’d been cheating on Diana behind her back, and that the woman he had cheated on her with was Stella’s own roommate.

Meanwhile, Michael waited anxiously outside, his eyes kept shifting toward the door behind which his wife and Stella were

chatting.

nervous, Mr.

see that

looks like you’re afraid that my fiancée would reveal something to your wife that you wish she wouldn’t know.” Weston

concealed chagrin. He turned to Weston and said, “You’re overthinking, Mr. Ford. It’s only because I’m anxious to talk to Stella myself. She is my own niece, after

excited to meet Mrs. Sealey, she

question ?” asked Michael, now on pins and needles.

you think it

dare to presume to know what you’re

opened, and out came Stella and Diana. Michael immediately rose to his

okay?” he asked, concern written all

I am!” Diana replied. “I was just catching

he glanced at his niece. “I was just worried because you’d been in there for a long time. I wondered what you two were

to find out if Stella had revealed his secret to

about his wife now when he didn’t seem

husband and Stella. “What do you mean, a long time? It felt like we’d hardly talked about anything at all! There’s still so much to say… Stella, we must meet

his wife’s shoulder and reminded her, “Don’t forget that Stella is soon to be Mrs. Ford. You can

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