Chapter 840

“Haven’t you?” Stella picked up her coffee cup and took a sip.“ How can I be sure of that when your own wife is still oblivious to the fact that you cheated on her many years ago?”

“That was the only time it happened!” he insisted as calmly as he could through gritted teeth. He was seething with anger, but he knew it would be best to control his emotions. “I’d completely cut my contact with that woman ever since then…”

“Are you sure that was the only time? Judging by your conversation with her back then, it sounded more like a repeated offense to me.”

“I was just starting up my company back then,” he argued. “I had to meet so many people and entertain lots of clients, so it was impossible for me not to forget myself sometimes. But eventually, I managed to firmly establish the company, and ever since then, I’ve never fooled around at all!”

“Oh,” Stella responded, her voice studded with biting scorn. “So you managed to establish your company then, huh? I wonder: How exactly did you do it?”

After her parents had died, Michael had usurped all the money and properties that should have been inherited by Stella and Roger, stolen all of her parents’ pension compensation money, and kicked the siblings out of their house.

At the time, Roger was critically ill and desperately needed the money for his treatment.

If it hadn’t been for Michael, Stella would’t have had to go through all the harrowing experiences she’d gone through these past few years. She wouldn’t have had to give up her studies and give up on her dreams.

He knew that he’d wronged Stella and Roger. He quietly rested both of his hands on the table and interlaced the fingers of one hand with

extremely desperate situation. My company was about to be sold, and if I let that happen, I would never gain the trust

things were difficult for both of you too. I know that

have to choose between us and Aunt Diana,” Stella interjected bluntly. “You only had to choose between us and your

know you must hate me.” Michael gritted his teeth. “But you can’t possibly believe that I gladly did all that, can you? We’re family! I’ve known you since you were born! Are you just going to disregard

face suddenly

were so close to us in all those years; that

to find out that your own family backstabbed you? It was simply unforgivable! What have we ever done to you?

and she was on the verge of tears. Seeing

but to suppress

I’ve done… I had

it all for Aunt Diana’s sake,” Stella countered him with disdain. “But what about the time you cheated on her

your own fiancé, for example! Not only was he with Guinevere , he’d even been with other women at Lowe Garden! What’s the difference between what

only woman in his heart, it doesn’t

you tell Aunt Diana what you just told me?” Stella stared blankly at him. “See if she’d

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