Chapter 84
As Anna left, she kept looking back at Lionel. Why isn’t Lionel leaving with us? Why is he staying behind?” Anns wondered
Anna wanted to call out to him, but Fiona quickly pulled her back and urged, “Hurry up
Anna was really unwilling to leave like this, but there was nothing she could do about it.
Stella watched them scramble away, a macking smile playing on her lips.
Jordan came over to Stella and pulled her into his arms. Many people snapped photos of the sweet moment.
Right as they were about to get in the car, Lionel suddenly stepped in front of Stella.
Jordan’s eyes narrowed dangerously, and he sneered, “Dr. Quinn, you’d better stay out of our way.”
Lionel’s expression turned gloomy as he looked at Stella. Stella didn’t even spare him a glance and was about to leave with Jordan. “Wait, Stella?” Lionel called out, trying to stop her.
But Stella acted as if she hadn’t heard him at all. When Jordan opened the car door for her, she just got in without looking back.
Lionel hurried over to her side. “Stella, I need to talk to you.”
Jordan immediately shoved him aside. “Can’t you see? She doesn’t want to talk to you.”
“Stella, I’m here to apologize. I know everything I did before hurt you. I never wanted to hurt you. Hurting you is like hurting myself.
“These past few days have been miserable for me. I’ve been blaming myself, wondering if I could do it all over again, would I still make the same choices?” Lionel said, his voice full of regret.
“Drive,” Stella said to the driver up front. She didn’t even look at Lionel as she spoke.
The driver glanced at Jordan. Seeing Stella had already scooted over, Jordan just got in the car as well.
Lionel had already tossed aside all his former pride and dignity. He held out the emerald bracelet he’d just won at the auction, offering it to her.
“Stella, I noticed you really liked this emerald bracelet, so I got it for you. I know this alone isn’t enough for you to I’ll keep trying,” he said.
Suddenly, the car stopped. Lionel was overjoyed, “Stella?”
The window rolled down, and Lionel peered inside, searching for Stella.
eme, but
But Stella didn’t even look at him. She just replied calmly, “Lionel, I can forgive you, but there’s something I need from you first
“If you go back right now and publicly andounce that you’re ending your marriage with Anna, I’ll accept your bracelet. How about
that?”
A shadow crossed Lionel’s face, his expression darkening
“Drive.” Stella’s voice was crisp and decisive.
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Lionel quickly said, “Stella, whatever you say, I’ll do it. I’ll go back right now and tell her”
Stella simply signaled the driver to drive off.
As the car pulled away, Lionel shouted after her, “Stella, I swear I’ll make things right.”
In the car, Jordan glanced at Stella. She hadn’t said a word, but it looked like none of this bothered her at all.
‘It’s like whatever Lionel does has nothing to do with her, Maybe she just wants revenge on her family, he wondered and felt relieved.
Before it was even time for bed, news broke online. Lionel and Anna, who had never set a wedding date before, had finally made it official. Their wedding was scheduled for just one month from now.
It was also reported that Lionel had given Anna the pair of emerald bracelets he won at the auction earlier that day, and the two of them seemed closer than ever.
Stella saw the news, and so did Jordan Jordan couldn’t help but look at Stella, but she still didn’t show any reaction.
He was a bit surprised. “You really don’t care at all?”
“Yes, and honestly, I knew Lionel would pull something like this. See? I’m just helping the two of them out, tying them together for good. I actually think it’s great,” Stella replied.
Jordan kept watching her. She really didn’t seem to care at all.
“I’m going to get some rest,” Stella said as she stood up and walked back to her room.
Jordan watched her back as she left, thinking, “How much does she have to endure to become this strong? It really hurts to see her like this.
The next day, before Jordan had even left, Lionel showed up already. He was making a total scene at the front gate, refusing to leave unless he saw Stella
Jordan glanced at Stella. She didn’t even react, clearly not planning to see him. So Jordan said, “If he keeps this up, just call the cops.”
Not long after, the servant came back. “Mr. Erwin, Lionel said he can stop making ascene, but if Mrs. Erwin doesn’t go out to see him, he’ll just keep waiting outside,” she reported.
“If he likes waiting, then let him be,” Stella said, unconcerned.
The doctor Jordan found was even more skilled than Martin, and thanks to him, Stella could now manage two meals a day.
For breakfast, Stella could only handle an egg and a bowl of polenta, but when she looked in the mirror, she no longer saw a walking skeleton. She gained some weight, and she felt a whole lot better.
Jordan was about to head out for work, but before leaving, he shot Stella a worried glance, clearly still uneasy about leaving her
alone.
“Don’t worry, and just go. He can’t do anything to me,” Stella said, giving him a reassuring smile.
“Alright, but if anything comes up, call me right away,” Jordan replied.
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Stella gave a slight nod.
The weather had been perfect all morning, sunshine blazing in the sky. But by noon, the clouds rolled in and it started pouring rain.
The servant kept coming over to let Stella know that Lionel was still out there, waiting in the rain,
Stella acted as if she hadn’t heard a thing and just headed back to her room.
The rain kept pouring down, and from her window, Stella could see Lionel standing there in the downpour. He still wasn’t leaving. Stella had no intention of going out to him.
The rain didn’t let up for over an hour, but Lionel just kept standing there the whole time.
Not bearing to see him like that, one of the security guards couldn’t help but say, “Dr. Quinn, you should just leave. Mrs. Erwin isn’t going to see you.”
“No,” Lionel replied stubbornly, “as long as I wait, she’ll come out eventually.”
‘After everything I’ve put her through, getting soaked in the rain is nothing,” he thought to himself.
The sun was blazing again, big and warm, beating down on everyone.
Honestly, one wouldn’t believe it. Lionel had been standing there so long that his clothes had completely dried. Jordan was almost home from work, and still, Stella didn’t show the slightest intention of coming out to see Lionel.
Lionel had already steeled himself to stand out there all night if he had to. But just as he was bracing for a long wait, he suddenly saw Stella finally step out of the house.
Lionel was practically bursting with excitement. “Stella, I knew you’d come out to see me. I just knew it.”
The security guard glanced over, and sure enough, there was Stella, stepping outside.
The guard couldn’t help but worry a little. “Is Mrs. Erwin really about to go soft on this guy?‘ he wondered.
To outsiders, Jordan always seemed ice–cold, almost scary, but he was always good to his men.
On the surface, Jordan looked aloof, but in private, he went above and beyond–even for a security guard.
Jordan had always been alone, and over time, the guards ended up treating him like family.
“Hi, Stella,” Lionel called out, his voice brimming with excitement as he waved at her.
But the moment he saw her standing there, face completely blank, all that joy crashed down in an instant like he’d just fallen from the clouds straight to the ground.
And when he realized Stella wasn’t actually coming out, just standing there inside the gate, it finally hit him that Stella was really, truly mad at him this time.
