After the door closed, Stella and Justin were left alone in the office.
Stella looked at Justin. “Mr. Hall, is there anything else?”
Justin suddenly looked at her very seriously. “How are you getting along with Weston now?” Stella did
not answer while she took a sip of hot tea. The green tea leaves slowly sank to the bottom of the cup
as the tea aroma lingered in her mouth.
“What are you going to do next?” Justin changed the question again.
Stella finally answered, “I don’t know. I’ll take a step at a time.”
Justin nodded. After a short while, he told her sternly, “I heard from someone in the circle that
Guinevere is now investigating the women around Weston. Be careful.” Stella looked up at him and
frowned. “Weston said he’d take care of it.”
Justin smiled and did not say anything. “There are too many men like that… I’ve lived longer than you,
and I’ve met more people than you.
“Ella, many men are like that. They’re gentle and generous to their mistress, but when any conflict
happens, many will side with the spouse and ruin the mistress’s life. Of course, many do the opposite.
With your situation now… are you sure Weston will be on your side? Even if he will, do you know what
kind of future you will face?” “I know.” Stella suddenly tightened her grip on the cup in her hand. The
hot cup caused a stinging pain in her palm. Her eyes were suddenly red as she looked at him and said,
“But I have no other choice. He’s forcing me.
“Mr. Hall, I don’t have a future anymore.” Justin felt complicated. For a moment, he had the urge to
leave everything behind and take Stella with him. However, he knew it was impossible.
Stella only showed her real emotions for a moment. She then quickly recomposed herself and returned
to her usual gentle yet distant look. “Mr. Hall, no matter what, I have to thank you for taking care of me
all this time. I hope you’ll get what you want in the future.”
Justin did not say anything. After a short silence, he said somewhat mockingly, “At my age, I’m lucky to
have what I have now.”
His words probably implied something, so Stella did not answer. After a long while, she could not sit still
anymore. “Robb should be back soon,” she said.
Justin responded and casually moved his gaze. He accidentally saw a mark on her neck, and his eyes
changed.
He looked at Stella and felt a little complicated. He was unsure if he should tell her,
After a moment of hesitation, he decided to tell her. He pointed at her neck and asked, “Do you need to
cover it up?”
Stella was confused at first, but when Justin brought her a mirror so she could see her
reflection in it, she finally noticed it. “What the…” The memory of the night before hit her. Although
Weston and her did not make it to the end, he had forced her to do a lot of things.
They were only separated for a year, but he seemed to have improved a lot about those things.
They had never tried anything new before, but they tried it all last night. She wondered if Weston had
learned all those from other women during the year. Everything that happened last night was chaos.
She did not expect Weston to leave a mark on her neck
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