Chapter 90
Chapter 90
The fruit knife shot straight toward Stella’s eye. Just as the tip was about to stab into her eye, she closed her eyes, bracing herself for death.
In that split second, she heard the clatter of the knife hitting the floor. She opened her eyes and saw Kevin and Jordan.
Jordan kicked Troy away, rushed to Stella’s side, and held her in his arms. “Are you okay?” he asked.
Stella clung to him tightly and said, “Jordan, I thought I was going to die.”
Jordan hugged her tighter. “No, you aren’t. As long as I’m here, no one can hurt you.”
Stella broke down in tears. For the past three years, no matter what happened, she never dared to cry because it would only slow her down if she needed to run and cloud her mind when she needed to think.
She had to make sure she was safe and could get away. Therefore, her nerves had been stretched taut all the time.
But at that moment, with Jordan by her side, she could finally break down and cry without holding anything back.
As Troy was knocked to the ground, Jordan said to Kevin, “Call the police.”
Kevin didn’t move.
With a cold look on his face, Jordan asked, “Are you still trying to cover for him?”
“No,” Kevin replied.
As Kevin took out his phone, ready to call the police, Troy stared at him and asked, “Kevin, are you sure you want to do this?”
Kevin shot Troy a look and called the police without hesitation.
Obviously, the party couldn’t continue. Before Jordan left with Stella in his arms, he specially told the police to find the mastermind behind all this, no matter what it took.
The police promised they would do everything in their power to do this.
Back at home, Jordan looked at Stella apologetically.
He said, “I’m sorry. This was my oversight. I thought you would be fine resting in the lounge. I figured the Hayes family had all left, so no one would hurt you. I didn’t expect Troy to take advantage of the situation.”
“It’s okay. It’s not your fault. I didn’t expect Troy to come, either. After all I’ve been through, something like this doesn’t even faze me,” Stella replied.
After a while, Stella had mostly calmed down.
Compared to what the Hayes family put her through, what Troy did was nothing at all. However, she still had doubts.
“Are you suspecting Troy’s appearance might be connected to the Hayes family?” Jordan asked.
“I can’t think of any other reason,” Stella said..
Jordan frowned slightly and wondered, ‘How could a family go this far? What kind of hatred could make them treat their daughter
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like this?
And yet, every time they saw Stella, they claimed to know they had wronged her and would make it up to her. How ridiculous
“Get some rest,” Jordan then said.
Stella nodded.
The Carver family was really disgusting. After the incident, they still didn’t think Troy had done anything wrong. Instead, they blamed Stella for going after both the Hayes family and the Erwin Group.
Stella had her phone, so of course, she knew all the news about this. However, instead of calling Jordan, the very first person she reached out to was Kevin.
“Kevin, how are you holding up?” she asked.
“I’m fine,” Kevin replied.
Stella frowned slightly. “Do you think I can’t tell? Your dad hit you, right?”
Kevin said, “Of course not. When I took Troy to the police station, my dad found out, and he was furious. But the cops insisted that you attacked Troy, and now they won’t allow my family to see Troy.
“Right now, I’m the only one left in the Carver family. My dad knows how much he needs me.”
Stella didn’t reply. She knew Kevin was lying to her because no one who had been beaten up would sound that calm. But since he didn’t want to tell her, she could only pretend she didn’t notice.
“I’m sorry I can’t help you. My family is determined to go after the Hayes family and Jordan,” Kevin said.
“I don’t care what happens to the Hayes family. As for Jordan, I’m not worried about him at all. He’ll know how to handle it,” Stella replied.
“You trust him that much?” Kevin hesitated for a while before getting these words out.
“Kevin, you know what Jordan is capable of. If your family tries to go up against him, it won’t end well for them. You know what I mean, right?” Stella said.
Kevin fell silent.
“Well, I’m going to call Jordan now,” Stella said. She didn’t say anything else and just hung up.
Kevin couldn’t help feeling bitter, but he had to admit that Stella wasn’t wrong about any
of it.
The Carver family was going all out against Jordan, publicly claiming that Jordan was a truly dangerous man behind his cold exterior.
They said Jordan was actually a playboy who got bored with women at once behind the scenes.
one woman and moved on to the next, and sometimes juggled several
They insisted that Jordan only married Stella because he saw the benefits he could get from her.
Stella’s story of escaping from Dusty Pines was already well–known and inspiring. People admired her and praised her intelligence.
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The Carver family claimed that Jordan would use Stella just as the Hayes family did, which couldn’t cover up the truth about his wild private life anyway.
These rumors were hitting the Erwin Group hard. The stock price kept dropping. It wasn’t a crisis yet, but things would only get worse if the group didn’t figure out a way to handle it soon.
Stella called Jordan.
When Jordan answered, his tone was as steady as ever, like all this was nothing worth worrying about. He asked, “Are you calling because you saw all that stuff blowing up online?”
“The Carver family has been shameless, but this time they’ve hit a new low,” Stella said.
Jordan replied, “You’re right. The Carver family only has two heirs. Troy is the older one. If he hadn’t been so coddled all these years, he wouldn’t have turned out like this.
“Troy’s mother is always stirring up trouble. His father is completely helpless and only follows his mother’s orders.
“Right now, things aren’t looking good for Kevin, but if he is smart about it, there’s a lot he could gain.”
“I told him to go to you,” Stella said.
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Jordan smiled and said, “I’m honestly jealous of him. He has known you for so long, and you
treat him so well.”
Stella’s heart skipped a beat. She wasn’t s sure what Jordan meant by “jealous“. She wondered if he was envious because he never got to be as close to her as Kevin was, or if he had feelings for her.
Immediately, Stella shot down that latter possibility herself.
“Looks like you’ve got a solution,” Stella said.
“This little trick is nothing to me,” Jordan replied.
Stella trusted Jordan completely.
After Stella learned that he had saved her, she went online and looked up everything she could about Jordan.
She saw, clear as day, everything he had done during the years she had been gone,
She could tell that the Carver family had really met their match this time,
“Andrew came to me,” Jordan said.
Stella frowned a little. “To cooperate with you?”
“Probably,” Jordan replied.
Stella was sharp. With just a few words from Jordan, she understood everything. People wouldn’t feel tired when talking to her.
“Do
you
want me to meet him?” Jordan/asked.
Stella was taken aback for a second. She asked, “Do you want to?”
“Either way is fine,” Jordan replied. He sounded laid–back, like he wouldn’t bat an eye at any trouble.
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“Your call,” Stella said.
“Got it,” Jordan replied.
They didn’t say much more after that. Jordan simply told Stella to get some rest and not to stress about anything else, emphasizing that what mattered was getting well and preparing to work on the new software.
In the Erwin Group, Andrew had waited for Jordan for half an hour in the meeting room before Jordan finally showed up. Andrew had never expected that.
