Chapter 143
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Chapter 143
“No, that’s not what I meant!”
“So you admit it, then?”
Summer: “”
Faced with Stella’s sharpness, she could not say another word.
Thankfully, Alex arrived just then.
Since last night, Ruby had been trying to reach Stella. Whatever was happening in the Eirden had clearly pushed her to the edge.
Compared to yesterday at Inkwood House, Alex’s attitude toward Stella was far more respectful now.
“Mrs. Wright.”
The moment she heard that title, Stella let out a soft, almost dazed laugh.
The sound echoed down the quiet hallway, sharp with mockery.
Alex felt uncomfortable, but he did not dare show it.
Once Stella finished laughing, she spoke with clear sarcasm.
“Mrs. Wright? Not gonna call me Miss Rowan anymore?”
“Yesterday at Inkwood House, in the house Evan and shared, you kept calling me Miss Rowan. Didn’t seem to bother you then.”
So yesterday, he had been reminding her at every turn that even after marrying Evan, she was still just Miss Rowan?
Looks like her brother had been very effective overnight.
Ruby had already been forced to lower her head this far.
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When Evan heard that Alex had called her Miss Rowan yesterday, his expression darkened even more,
Alex’s face tightened, but he still forced himself to continue.
“Mrs. Bailey would like to see you. Please come to her room. I’m asking as a favor.”
When he said ‘I’m asking as a favor’, his tone turned even more respectful. He even lowered his head.
Seeing that attitude, Stella became even more certain.
Whatever had happened in the Eirden had dealt Ruby a serious blow.
A devastating one.
Ruby’s entire fortune had been built on export business, and ninety percent of it depended on the Eirden
market.
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Now that something had gone wrong there, everything she had built was starting to collapse.
Stella gave a faint, mocking smile. “What’s there to see? I’m just in the way of her daughter. If we meet, wouldn’t that only make her more uncomfortable?”
Alex and Summer both fell silent.
The moment she said ‘in the way of her daughter’, even Evan’s expression darkened.
Ever since Steven’s death, he had not been unaware of what Ruby and the Wright family had been planning.
But hearing it said out loud like this-
His grip on Stella’s hand tightened without him realizing it.
Stella raised a brow and looked at Alex. “I already sent one person to the hospital. With my temper, really not suited to meeting Mrs. Bailey.”
Alex’s expression stiffened again.
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“And besides,” Stella went on lightly, “someone like me, with a life worth less than a dog’s, isn’t in any position to help her.”
Yesterday, Ruby had called her a dog.
And now she wanted to make peace?
“Meeting someone who isn’t even worth a dog would only lower her status. Don’t you think so,
Mr. Alex?”
Alex’s face went pale, then flushed.
He knew very well that when Ruby was not asking favors of anyone, her words could be vicious, leaving no room for mercy.
But she had never suffered the consequences of that before.
So all these years, she had done whatever she wanted, said whatever she pleased.
He just had not expected her to fall this hard this time.
Stella did not bother to say anything more.
With a cold smile still on her lips, she shook off Evan’s hand and walked away.
But after only two steps, Evan caught her wrist again.
Alex wanted to say something more.
But Evan turned back and shot him a warning look.
Under that gaze, Alex swallowed the rest of his words.
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Sara Lili
Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.
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