tella turned to see Leslie and Mateo.
Mateo grabbed Leslie’s hand and covered her mouth to shut her up.
Zoe shot a cold look at Leslie, pursed his lips, and said nothing.
Breaking free from Mateo’s grasp, Leslie faced off with Stella, her eyes blazing. “You’re a jinx. Ever since you barged into Matthew’s life, he’s had nothing but bad luck. Constant accidents and injuries. Do you honestly think you deserve to be his wife?”
“And you think you do?” Stella shot back, her expression calm and frosty.
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“Leslie, today’s mayhem is on you. You were Benny’s accomplice. You can’t escape the guilt.”
“Ah!” Leslie let out a shrill scream. “Stella, you pushed me to this! I didn’t plan for it to go this far. It’s all your fault!”
Stella narrowed her eyes. “The only reason you’re still able to yap at me is because I don’t have the time right now to deal with you properly. You come from a fancy family, but your moral compass is spinning out of control, and you’ve conveniently pinned it on me. What right do you have to accuse me here?”
In a rage, Leslie raised her hand to slap Stella.
Stella’s gaze turned razor-sharp. She caught Leslie’s hand mid-air and delivered a solid slap across Leslie’s face.
Leslie staggered to the side.
Stella glared at her. “What you need to do now is go back, cool off, and figure out how you’re going to explain this mess to the police. Causing a scene here won’t help anyone.
Leslie was thrown off by Stella’s words. She momentarily lost her cool, then lunged straight at Stella. “Stella, I’ll kill you!”
“Leslie!” Mateo intervened, grabbing her. “If you don’t shut it, nobody’s going to help you.”
“Dad…” Leslie stared at him, disbelief written all over her face.
Ignoring her, Mateo turned to Stella, wearing a regretful expression. “Mrs.
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Clark, I’m truly sorry for what went down today. It’s a failure on my part as a parent. I hope you and Mr. Clark can find it in your hearts to show mercy and spare her. I promise to handle her discipline properly moving forward.”
Stella wasn’t interested in getting further entangled with them, and she certainly wasn’t in the mood to offer any reassurances to Mateo.
Mateo continued to bow and apologize, using every polite expression in the book. Yet, he received no response from Stella.
This was the first time Leslie had witnessed her father in such a demeaning and pleading posture, and it made her nose prickle with a sour feeling.
She tugged at Mateo’s hand and said, “Dad, we don’t need to beg her. I was the one who fell for a married man-it’s my fault. You don’t need to apologize to her.”
She shot a glare at Stella and continued, “I’m only apologizing to you, not to Stella!”
“Shut up!” Mateo roared for the second time.
Stella’s frown deepened as she gazed coldly at Leslie. “Leave now while I’m still holding back my anger. The last thing Matthew needs right now is you disturbing him.”