Chapter 116
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Cloudia, meeting Stella’s sarcastic gaze, felt even more suffocated.
“I’m sorry, so sorry, it’s all my fault.”
Stella spoke, “It’s indeed your fault. I’ll have my lawyer get in touch. When he hands you the papers, just sign them.”
Papers to sever ties. Getting entangled with these people was just bad luck.
With those words, Stella turned and left with Idris by her side.
Watching Stella’s retreating figure, Cloudia felt a tightness in her chest that made it hard to breathe.
Jaxon struggled to his feet, the pain in his stomach starting to subside a bit.
The guy with Stella, he had to be some kind of boxing artist. That kick felt like it was going to burst his insides; it hurt so much! “What papers does she want you to sign?”
Cloudia was silent. Remembering Stella’s words about cutting off all ties made her head throb with anger.
“What else could it be? She wants to sever ties with us completely.”
Jaxon and Yorick exchanged glances at Cloudia’s words.
Cloudia added, “I didn’t know where she got that confidence from before, but now I get it.”
Her words were laced with venom. She hadn’t realized the extent of Stella’s backing when she first mentioned severing ties.
“To think she’d cut ties with us because there are some men she can rely on? She’ll regret it,” Jaxon said fiercely.
He was convinced Stella would come to regret it, and when she did, they wouldn’t give her a chance to make amends. Cloudia didn’t speak, but she shared Jaxon’s sentiment.
“But what do we do now?”
“Just sign the papers, and let’s get Tegan and Finley to treat Ursula,” Jaxon said without hesitation.
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Cloudia nodded, her voice strained, “Right now, that’s all we can do.”
No matter what, they needed to bring the doctors back.
…
On their way to see Old Mrs. Zeller, Idris couldn’t help but glance at Stella a few times.
Stella broke the silence, “If you have something to ask, just ask.”
“You’re not someone who takes things lying down. How did you end up getting pushed around by these people for years?”
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Given her temperament, she should’ve cut ties at the first sign of trouble, not let these people get close enough to cause problems.
Stella replied, “Pushed around? I haven’t really suffered any hardship.”
“Still, given your temperament, shouldn’t you have cut all ties long ago?”
The fact that she was once engaged to Yorick was something Idris couldn’t wrap his head around.
Stella looked at him, smiling, “Exactly, according to my temperament, I should’ve cut all ties, right?” Idris didn’t respond.
“But I remember why I left the Quinn family, and why I stayed away from Ronald.”
Mentioning leaving the Quinn family still brought a pang of sadness, even after all this time. Back then, she wasan so much pain, pain that was heart-wrenching…
Those were Ronald’s toughest days, and she wanted to be by his side, to weather the storm together. But she couldn’t.
Idris asked, “Was it because the Schultz family was always lurking in the shadows, watching you?”
Stella glanced down at an inconspicuous scar in the palm of her hand, and with a heavy heart, she simply murmured, “Yeah.”
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