Chapter 175
Chapter 175
Everything became awfully silent. Brian wordlessly opened the door and walked out of the bathroom.
Stella was arranging the pillows in the bedroom. When she saw him walking out of the bathroom, she asked, “Have you not showered?”
Brian remained expressionless. He simply walked out of the room without even talking to her.
Stella’s heart skipped a beat. She went after him, but Brian had already walked downstairs and left the house, slamming the door behind him.
There was heavy rain and thunderstorm outside. Despite that, Brian simply walked under the rain without saying a word.
Stella went after him to the door, wondering why he left and why he was upset. Why did he always act like this? He always changed his tune the moment they got along.
Stella stood at the door, tears in her eyes as she watched his receding figure.
Brian was soaked as he got into his Cullinan and drove away. A lightning bolt split the sky and bathed it with a bright light. Then, there was a roar of thunder.
Stella huddled under her bed in fear. She was all alone in the huge villa, so she was terrified. She was so
scared that she tightly covered her ears, and her body was shaking.
Meanwhile, Brian drove down the mountain road. The windshield wipers kept working to keep the windows clean. He was expressionless, but then, he vaguely remembered that Stella was afraid of
thunderstorms at night.
Every time it rained heavily, she would run to the study with a pillow in her arms. He would coldly question her about what she was doing.
Then, Stella would say miserably, “Brian, I’m afraid of thunder. Can I sleep in the study? I won’t take up a
lot of space. You can keep working while I sleep on the sofa.”
“No,” Brian rejected her coldly.
Even so, she would say miserably, “Please! I won’t make any noise. I’m a quiet sleeper, and i don’t snore. I
just want to stay here.”
After saying that, she covered herself with the blanket and refused to leave, no matter how Brian tried to
drive her away
He remembered her hiding under the blanket and shivering in fear, but she declined to say anything.
At the thought of this, Brian frowned. He couldn’t help but turn the car around. He told himself not to go back to that villa, but his body wouldn’t do what his mind told him to. He simply kept driving to Tarovian
Terrace.
Stella shivered as she remained huddled in the corner. Suddenly, she heard the sound of footsteps. But before she could raise her head, a soaking figure hugged her.
Brian hugged her tightly; and their bodies pressed close together. When Stella smelled his refreshing scent, she couldn’t help but be overjoyed.
“Brian!” She looked up at Brian, only for him to kiss her. Stella was breathless from the intense kiss. She
whined, “Brian…
Brian pulled open her collar and kissed her intensely. He whispered in a hoarse voice, “From now on, you
must listen to my every word and atone for your sins by my side…”
Stella was breathless from the kiss. She asked him in a panic, “What do you mean?”
“Your family owes me this. Brian lifted her, carried her to the bed, and pinned her down without mercy.
Before Stella could return to her senses, Brian gripped her chin and gave her another deep kiss. She could
only endure the onslaught and look at him in a daze.
His expression was cold and had an emotion that she couldn’t understand. She rarely saw this expression of his anymore.
When they first got married, Brian would always look at her like this, as if he had overwhelming hatred for
her. After two years, he rarely looked at her this way, probably because she had been good.
Come here. Sit on me.” Brian beckoned her over
“No,” Stella said, feeling at a loss.
“I asked you to come over. Brian pulled her over and carried her. Stella struggled in his arms like a fragile. prey. She had red eyes as she bit her lip.
At dawn, Brian got a call. He got out of bed; put on his clothes, and left. When he arrived downstairs, Mike was already waiting there.
When he got into the car, Mike reported the results of the investigation to him. “Mr. Foley, the one who met Alice that night was Carrie. Then, Ms. Xenos had someone delete the surveillance video…”
In other words, Carrie had bribed Alice to steal Stella’s manuscript. Then, Jessica deleted the surveillance video to help Carrie.
Last night, Mike went to the Lamborghini Club in the rain to ask for the surveillance video. But then, he noticed that a part of the surveillance video was missing
He suspected it had been deleted, so he notified the technology department to recover the video overnight. After they had done that, Mike saw the footage of Carrie meeting Alice.
Brian said coldly. “Send the evidence to the Foleys. Ask Carrie to clarify the issue in the newspaper and compensate Nas Group for the losses. Also, get her to apologize to Stella. Otherwise, I won’t show her
mercy.
Meanwhile, Carrie was still sleeping soundly at home. She felt happy after accomplishing something
recently
When Jessica went to Nas Group to see her she inadvertently noticed the new product launch
conference being decorated. Then, she asked Came, Are they hosting the debut of Starlight Couture’s new products?
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“Yeah “Came was disdainful when she heard that this was Stella’s debut have no idea what Yoel sees in her. He actually wants to promote her as the chief designer of the new friend. If this debut succeeds Ste as status will be better”
Jessica said. “But I heard that their new products arent ready yet
“How did you know that Jessica?
“I know an employee at Starlight Couture. Her name is Alice Chavez Stella doesnt seem to treat her employees well and often enticizes them
“As a result, Alice has a lot of grudges against Stella also heard that Alice’s mother has uremia and needs a lot of money for treatment but Stella refuses to lend her any money
Came saw an opportunity upon hearing Jessica’s words. Money wasnt a very big deal for her but she would be happy if she could make Stella suffer. So Carle contacted Alice that night
Unexpectedly, Alice was more bold than she had thought. She asked for three million
asked for three million dollars night off the
bat
She even said that if she stole the draft she could sell it to Everchange and frame Stella for plagiarism, it would be hard for Stella to turn things around
Came was happy to hear that. She hadnt expected Alice to descise Stella this much and paid the money
immediately.