Chapter 210
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Chapter 211
“Not going to hold it against you anymore?”
He said it softly. Almost gently. Like he was indulging her.
Stella laughed.
“You’re not going to hold it against me?”
“I’m not.”
She laughed again, this time sharper. “The way you’re saying that… it sounds like I’m the one who wronged
you.
“You’re the one deciding not to hold it against me?”
Those four words-‘not holding it against’-coming from him?
Evan’s breathing grew heavier.
Stella looked at him, her voice turning colder with every word. “I was pregnant. Twice.
“Summer… she counts as part of your family, doesn’t she?”,
Evan: “…”
“Your family caused me to lose those children,” she continued. “And you’re telling me…”
She let out a short, bitter laugh.
“You’re telling me you, Evan Wright, won’t hold it against me anymore?”
Did that not sound ridiculous to him?
Evan grabbed her wrist. “I’m telling you to stop holding on to it. Let it go.”
“Ordering me?”
She tried to pull her hand back.
His grip tightened. “Stella…”
“All the disgusting things your family has done,” she cut in coldly. “And you’re ordering me not to hold it against you?
“Evan Wright, how do you usually deal with people who betray you? Want me to remind you?”
The word ‘betray’ made something flash through her mind.
Not long after they got married, she had seen it with her own eyes.
A man who had followed Evan for years-until he betrayed him.
Leaked confidential company information to a competitor.
Evan had taken one of his hands.
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Right there.
She had been so terrified she couldn’t even move.
Evan’s face darkened at the memory.
“You can be magnanimous all you want,Stella went on. “You can pretend nothing happened.”
“And now you want me to do the same?”
Evan: “…”
For a moment, it felt like the air in the room had thinned.
Stella finally pulled her hand free.
“Believe me or not about the pregnancy,” she said, her voice steady but cold, “but when it comes to you and Summer, I will never let it go that easily.
“Let’s just end this.
“Get divorced.”
Her tone dropped slightly on the last words.
She only meant ending ‘their relationship’.
As for everything else-
What needed to be settled would still be settled.
Evan closed his eyes briefly when he saw how resolute she looked.
Then he stood up.
“Divorce is not happening.”
The same answer.
Again.
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He didn’t want to say anything more. He turned and walked toward the door.
His hand was already on the handle when Stella spoke again.
“Was everything I’ve done these past few days still not enough?”
Her voice was laced with cold mockery.
Evan’s breath hitched.
“Don’t even think about making things worse,” he said stiffly.
He had already made arrangements. Whatever she tried next, it wouldn’t spread.
Then he slammed the door and left.
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Once he was gone, Stella let out a quiet, humorless laught.
‘Don’t make things worse?”
Was she really the one causing trouble?
Shouldn’t that be his family?
Why didn’t he tell them to stop? Why not tell Summer to stop?
The moment Evan left, her phone rang.
Dora.
Stella picked up.
On the other end, Dora’s voice was choked with emotion. “Stella… can you be a little more understanding? Let Evan come to the hospital.”
Stella was speechless.
Understanding?
“You’re old enough to know better,” Stella said flatly, “and I haven’t seen you show a single bit of understanding. What exactly do you want me to understand?”
The irony was almost laughable.
“You don’t even understand basic right and wrong, and you’re telling me to be understanding?”
Dora’s voice trembled. “The child… if the child dies, will you really be happy?”
Stella fell silent.
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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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