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Fiona quickly pulled Anna back and said. “What are you doing? Don’t beg her She is the last one you could ever beg
Anna sobbed, “Mom, Max is still inside the ICU. We can’t just do nothing about him, if something really had happens to him, could you live wiN INS
“But she’s gest a heart of stone. Even if you beg het, it won’t change anything” Fiona said.
“still have to try. I believe Stella won’t just stand by and do nothing.” Anna insisted
Emily couldn’t take it anymore. She walked rights to Stella and swung her hand for a slap, but Stella caught her wrist in midair.
Emily said, “Stella, how did you become so torilying? You used to refuse to step on even an ant, saying every creature has its own life and fate, which shouldn’t be controlled by people.
“But ever since you came back, you’ve been so cold–blooded, Aren’t you afraid prople will talk, and you’ll be too ashamed to show up in public!”
Stella slapped her right back and said, “Emily, you’re in no place to lecture me. Maybe you should think about whether you played a part in my
kidnapping.”
Emily’s face twisted in shock as she stared at Stella. Emily thought, ‘No way. How could she know? This can’t be true!
Stella narrowed her eyes. “Judging by your reaction, Emily, are you admitting, even if indirectly, that you and Anna were the ones who found kidnappers and set up that kidnapping back then?”
Emily stumbled back and nearly fell, and Anna quickly went to steady her.
Anna said, “Stella, I know you’ve never let go of what happened back then, but you can’t just pin it on us, especially Emily. She was your best friend. How could she ever hurt you?”
When Fiona and Andrew heard Stella’s words, they instinctively glanced at Emily, half believing Emily might have done it. But after hearing Anna’s defense, they realized how impossible that sounded.
“You’re my sister, but you hurt me, didn’t you?” Stella shot back.
Anna pulled a fruit knife out of her bag and handed it straight to Stella Anna said, “Fine. If you say we did it, then go ahead and take your revenge now.”
“You really think I wouldn’t dare lay a hand on you?” Stella asked.
Stella grabbed the fruit knife from Anna without hesitation
Instinctively, Fiona stopped in front of Anna.
Fiona yelled, “Stella, didn’t we settle this before? Why are you still clinging to this story? Wasn’t it enough to frame Anna? Now you want to pin it on Emily, 1007 Have you completely lost your mind?”
Stella couldn’t help but laugh at that.
Before she could say anything, a doctor hurried over to Lionel and said, “Dr. Quinn, something’s wrong. Max’s condition is extremely critical. He might not hold on much longer.”
Fiona’s legs gave out. “Why is this happening? Save my son now!” she cried out.
Lionel turned to Stella and said, “The funds for Max’s hospital stay are almost run out. You need to pay up now.” Then he went inside the ICU
Fiona grabbed Stella and said, “Pay the bill, We can give you the Hayes Group, but you must save Max.
“The Hayes Group is already mine. There’s no way you can take it back. Besides, you’re not broke. Why should be the one footing the bill?” Stella shot
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back.
“We can’t sell off our assets overnight. Stella, I’m begging you, please Fiona pleaded desperately.
“Save your breath, I’m not giving you a dime,” Stella replied.
Andrew raised his hand to slap Stella, but Jordan caught his wrist in a flash.
Jordan warned, “Mr. Hayes, if you want to hit her, you have to ask for my permission”
Andrew and Jordan stared at each other, but Andrew was no match for the younger man,
Stella said, “How about you go sell your blood? Maybe that’ll be quicker, Back then, when I wanted to join a school club event and you refused to give a cent, I had no choice but to sell my blood”
Jordan looked at her in disbelie. “You sold your blood?”
“Yeah, I did. If I hadn’t been desperate, I would never have done that,” Stella replied in a tone so calm and distant, like she was talking about someone else’s story.
Jordan couldn’t help but wonder what kind of pain could turn a person into this.
Stella went on, “I wanted to attend that event so badly, Everyone in my class was going. I had spent almost all the money saved. Honestly, by the m was five, I knew I would never got a single cent from them.
“Sure, Grandma would help me out sometimes, but she was in poor health back then, and I didn’t want to keep asking her for money all the time.
“Even my
teacher offered me help to cover the cost after she knew my situation, But I wasn’t supposed to rely on my teacher every single time.
“Lused to see people selling their blood on TV or in novels. I thought they must have it rough, so they had no choice but to sell blood.
“I had never expected that I would do the same, and not just once.
“There were a few times I ate a little more than usual after I came back home from selling my blood, but they looked at me like I was a freeloader. Honestly, it just broke me.
“We were all family, but why was I the one who was treated so unfairly? But whenever I saw Anna’s health problems, I couldn’t bring myself to resent it anymore. At least I was healthy, and that was enough.
in Dusty Pines, i had a lot of time to think about the past. I finally realized that I was never the one at fault, it was always them.
“Later, when I was living in
“All those years, I tried so hard to be the daughter they wanted. I studied hard, just hoping to make them proud of me. But no matter what I did, they never saw me as good enough.
“Well, now, they want my help and expect me to bail them out. Let me make this crystal clear. That’s never gonna happen, not in a million years.”
Jordan shook off Andrew’s hand and carried Stella up without hesitation.
Before leaving, he turned back to glare at the others, He said, “Listen, Even if you’re on your last breath, don’t dare come to her for help She won’t lit finger for you. If you try, I’ll personally throw you out myself”
As Jordan walked away, he felt a sharp pain in his chest.
Even when things were rough for him, the worst he ever had was living off dinner rolls and bread. He never had to sell his blood. However, Stella was supposed to have a decent family and live happily, yet she still ended up having to do something like that. Jordan thought, The Hayes family is so horrible. No wonder Stella became like this. It was all because they pushed her to the edge.
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Just then, a doctor rushed over. “What’s wrong with you? Why haven’t you paid the bill yet? The hospital hasn’t cut you off only because o
Anna blurted out, “ll sell my blood. I have to save Max.”
Fiona said, “You can’t give blood. What if something happens to you?”
“I’ll do it then,” Emily blurted out.
Andrew said, “None of you needs to sell your blond. Fiona, don’t tell me you don’t have any money left. You’ve been in charge of family finances at these years. Just take out 30 thousand dollars.”
Fiona’s face went deathly pale.
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