Chapter 1016 When she finished talking, she saw that his face had tensed, and he was exuding the air of a man who had been disparaged andbelittled.

"It must be really nerve - racking when you're trying to keep a secret from someone …

unless you do something about it yourself, right?" Stella replied with a smile.

"You must be worried sick every time I contacted Aunt Diana, fearing I’d bring up your past sins toher.

It must be hard to bear, huh, knowing that your secret may be exposed any time, that you’ll never be at peace for the rest of your life…” The longershe spoke, the darker Michael's face turned...

and that was when he suddenly grabbed her wrist and yelled, “We need to talk!” When Ben saw this, he immediately headed toward themwith his brows frowning deeply.

“Just wait for me here,” Stella told Ben.

"I'm going to talk to him for a while." "I can’t do that,” Ben refused.

“I must make sure you’re safe, Mrs.

Ford!”

“You can’t be serious!” Michael snorted.

“What's wrong, my niece? Why do you need to be so closely guarded? You haven’t been making enemies, have you? No, that’s not possible ! With your gentle nature, who else apart from your love rival would ever want to harm you?” "That's none of your business," she interrupted him.“ Let's find a quiet place to talk." "You can watch over me from afar," she told Ben.

of things going wrong, step

doing your job, will I?” Ben considered it for a few

me as soon

were both at the

glanced at the time and commented, "You're doing real well now, aren’t you? Weston Ford practically treats youlike

bodyguard follow you everywhere!" He peered at Ben, standing not so far away, and shrugged ,

Ford’s highly capable personal

far more valuable than your average

assign an assistant of such

he'll waste his assistant's talents with you?” “That’s also none of

has nothing at all to do with you." Michael

twisting your arm wouldn’t be such an easy taskanymore, right?" He kept that phony smile plastered on his face, concealing

you come to the hospital?”

health problems? Or is Aunt Diana...” "She's pregnant,” he announced while waving the

he spoke, he noticed Stella's expressions change for a millisecond, and he took small delight

Stella said nothing, but her face betrayed her mixed

“I know,” Michael sighed.

tell her

in the past should be left in

have to

at you

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