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Stella thought, ‘That wasn’t enough for Fiona. I want her to suffer more.‘
When Stella got home, Jordan was waiting for her. He was busy with something in the kitchen.
Stella took off her shoes and was about to have a look at it, but Mary stopped her.
Mary said with a smile, “Ms. Hayes, just go and get changed.”
“Huh? Why?” asked Stella in confusion.
Mary smiled, “You’ll find out later.”
“So mysterious?” Stella said.
Mary kept pushing her. Stella had to do what she was told.
While Stella changed her clothes and came out, Mary was nowhere to be seen. She wondered where Mary had gone.
Stella slowly made her way toward the kitchen. “Jordan, can I come in?” she asked.
“Come to the dining room,” answered Jordan.
“Okay,” said Stella.
Stella headed to the dining room.
But when she got there and saw the table full of dishes, Stella was almost crying.
Stella covered her mouth with her hands and muttered in disbelief, “Jordan, you did it yourself?”
Jordan stood aside and motioned to her to sit down. “Come on, take a seat.”
Stella slowly walked up to him. Jordan pulled out a chair for her, and after she sat down, he helped her set the table before taking his seat
opposite her.
Today’s menu was different from usual. They often ate noodles and stews. But today it’s all Western food. There were steaks, no fried dishes, but some other dishes that looked really good.
“I checked with the doctor, and he said it’s okay for you to have some Western food. I know fried dishes aren’t good for you, so I skipped that. + was worried you’d get bored eating the same food every day. So I got home early today and cooked something special for you. I’m not a good cook, but I hope you like it,” Jordan said, a little nervous.
“It all looks amazing,” Stella replied.
Stella would never get bored eating the same food. After all, the fact that she was able to live now was more than she dreamed of.
She had to have dinner at set times every day. No matter what she was doing, she always had to stop and have her meal.
This way, her body could recover as soon as possible.
Seeing everything Jordan prepared for her, Stella was touched.
“You know? It’s been so long since anyone did something like this for me,” Stella said, her eyes welling up with tears.
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Jordan hurried over and gently wiped away tears for her.
“Don’t cry. I didn’t do this to make you cry,” he said softly.
“I know, but I can’t help it. I’m not crying because I’m sad. I felt so touched. Jordan, how could you be so nice to me?” Stella said as she grabbed his hand, with her eyes fixed on his face.
Jordan looked back at her and said, “Don’t look at me like that. I’ll want to kiss you,”
Without a second thought, Stella leaned in and kissed him.
Jordan’s eyes flew wide open in surprise, while Stella kissed him, with her eyes closed.
Jordan thought, ‘It’s just a kiss. Besides, we’d already kissed this morning. Greedy, I know. But I just want more kisses!
He held her close and kissed her deeply.
Jordan had no idea how long they had been kissing. But when he was aware of that, he tore himself from her immediately.
“Stella, eat now. Your stomach can’t be empty too long,” Jordan said gently.
Stella nodded. She was unaware that the glance she cast at Jordan held a warmth she’d never shown before.
Jordan cut up the steak for her and placed the plate in front of her.
Stella asked, “If you did everything for me, what am I supposed to do?”
“Nothing. Just hang in there till I get it done,” Jordan replied.
“Then I’ll become an invalid,” Stella joked.
“Don’t worry. I’ll never leave you alone,” Jordan promised.
A sweetness spread through Stella’s chest.
Back when she was young, Stella looked forward to love. She thought she and Lionel would end up together in the end. But Lionel betrayed her. It didn’t make her swear off love forever, but it did kill thé fantasy.
After spending these days with Jordan, she found herself willing to believe in love again, to hope for a future that might never end.
After tasting it, Stella praised, “This is good.”
“You think it’s good because you haven’t had these in ages,” Jordan said, sounding a little sheepish.
“How could that be? I think it’s really good. You put so much effort into it. Besides, my taste has changed over the years. I’ve forgotten what steak tasted like, but I’ll never forget how this tasted,” Stella said, her eyes shining with appreciation.
An air of sadness settled over Jordan, but he didn’t say a word about it.
“From now on, whatever you want to eat, I’ll make it for you,” he said seriously.
“Okay. I’ll try to cook whatever you like for you, too,” Stella replied with a bright smile.
“You don’t have to do anything. Just be my princess,” Jordan said softly.
‘Princess?‘ Stella echoed in her heart. Her face flushed red.
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Stella thought. I never imagined I’d be someone’s princess.
‘Anna was always the princess of the Hayes family. The whole family loved her. She could get whatever she wanted. I’m so green with envy because she had so many beautiful dresses.
Stella once wanted so badly to wear a beautiful dress. She snuck into Anna’s room and put one on. She thought no one would notice.
But for some reason, Fiona, who had just left the house, suddenly came back and caught me red–handed. Fiona was furious and gave me a good beating.
Fiona had yelled, “How dare you wear Anna’s dress? You stretched it out of shape. How is Anna supposed to wear it?
“You’re all sweaty, and you put on Anna’s dress. Do you think that’s still going to look pretty?”
There were so many clothes in the closet. Fiona just tossed them in the trash, whether Stella had worn them or not.
Fiona’d rather toss the dresses in the trash than give them to Stella.
And after that, Fiona bought Anna even more clothes.
Mrs. Hayes wasn’t home at that time, and whoever else found out about this would think it was my fault.
Stella tried to explain herself, but nobody listened to her.
Back then, Anna tried to act cute and said, “Mom, Stella likes them so much. Why not buy her some?”
But Fiona snapped, “Look at her. Do you think she can wear them? She’s not worthy of wearing a dress.”
All kinds of ugly words were thrown at Stella. She felt wronged and hopeless.
Finally, she could be someone’s princess.
Jordan saw her crying again and immediately hurried over to her.
“What’s wrong? Did I say something wrong?” he asked with concern.
Stella hugged him tightly. “No, you’re doing very well. Thank you, Jordan. I’m so lucky to have you in my life. You’re so good to me,” said
Stella.
She held him so tightly, as if she were holding the entire world.
Only then did Jordan realize that Stella wasn’t upset because he’d said something wrong. It was having him there that made her feel safe and
moved.
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