Neville snarled and hung up the phone.
Stella and Neville were so furious that they failed to recognize each other’s voices.
Miley stared at the phone in disbelief.
“What a coward! Why in God’s name did your grandfather pick him out of all the good men in the world?”
Stella’s face darkened.
She had intended to have a civil conversation with Maverick. Yet, he was so hostile to her.
Miley was practically breathing fire. As her chest heaved up and down, she moved to Stella’s side.
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“Don’t let what he said get to you. He’s an asshole, so there’s no saving this marriage.”
After saying that, she immediately rowed back.
“Just ignore him for now. There’s no point exchanging words with such an unreasonable person.”
Stella pressed her lips and said nothing.
A painful lump was in her throat. That shout had already gotten to her. She couldn’t understand why her so-called husband said such words to her. More than ever, she felt so insecure.
In the evening, Stella was still depressed.
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After picking at the food on her plate for a long time, she stood up and said to Miley, “I’m going for a walk.”
“I’ll come along!” Miley bolted to her feet when she noticed Stella was still sulking.
“No, I want to be alone,” Stella refused bluntly.
Left with no choice, Miley could only shrug and say, “Don’t go too far. Come back home early, okay?”
Stella nodded and left the table.
It was a little chillier outside now than it was earlier in the day.
Stella was off in a world of her own as she strolled.
When she finally snapped out of it, she had come a long way and didn’t know the right way to go.
She reached into her pocket, intending to call Miley. But she soon realized that she hadn’t brought it along.
Stella palmed her forehead while looking around. She made a U-turn and began walking again.
The buildings gradually got fewer and fewer. After minutes of walking, she finally arrived at a man-made lake. A man was standing at the bank.