The butler handed Stella a small thermal container, smiling fondly “Miss, Madam Diana heard you’ve had little appetite lately. She figured you might not have eaten well on the plane either, so she had this prepared for you”
At the mention of her mother. Stella’s throat tightened with emotion. “Is my mom home!”
Every weekend, her mom would say the same thing before heading out. “Be good and stay home. Some friends will come over to play. Don’t run off…
The Luke and Dawson families held a special position in Falvaria–both openly and behind the scenes, they had many rivals.
So she buried herself in work, day in and day out.
But now she was back. And with just a whiff of that familiar soup, it felt like those endless years had passed in a blink.
Lorette especially loved to cook. No matter how busy she was, she always enjoyed making meals for her children herself. When Stella was little and frail, it was Lorette who practically nursed her back to health, spoon by spoon.
At first, she didn’t know much about making soup. But thinking Stella had inherited her father’s weak constitution, she eventually learned
“Madam said it used to be your favorite,” the butler said gently. “So she got up extra early to make it before heading out.”
He caught her look and knew exactly what was on her mind. Smiling gently, he reached over to ruffle her hair. “Eddie’s the one who passed the message along
Stella was stunned. That big–mouthed Eddie He didn’t even realize I might be pregnant and he went and told them? Then how did he
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Considering Eddie’s reputation for medical brilliance, Stella couldn’t help but question how he
place.
She downed the soup in big gulps, draining the thermal container completely.
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When she handed the empty container back to the butler, he glanced inside and smiled, clearly pleased.
“Madam Diana was worried your appetite wouldn’t be good and you wouldn’t be able to drink much. If she knew you finished it all, she’d be so happy.”
What mother didn’t want her child to love the food she made?
Truthfully, Stella hadn’t really wanted to drink it.
But thinking about how her mother had woken up early to cook it before going out, she finished every last drop.
The butler’s voice softened with emotion. “Miss, after all these years away.. you’ve really grown up.”
She was thoughtful now–caring.
Looking back, it had always been Stella who was the gentle and considerate one. Miss Marie, on the other hand, had been wild and headstrong.
She was always off somewhere, never home.
Madam Diana used to worry about her too–but with Marie, there wasn’t much she could do. She just couldn’t be controlled.
Stella looked at Abraham. “Can we go to Victor’s place first?”
They had agreed to pick up Soso right after landing
Abraham checked the time on his watch and nodded. “Yeah.” Then he turned to the butler. “Go with her to Victor’s.”
“Yes, sir.”
The butler nodded.
Stella asked, “You’re not coming with me?”
“I’ve got something to handle over here,” Abraham said. “Once you pick up Tessa, head straight home.”
Hearing that, Stella didn’t press further. She simply nodded. “Okay.”
Seeing how obedient she was, Abraham gently stroked her soft hair and pressed a kiss to her forehead.
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At the intersection, the cars stopped. Abraham transferred to another vehicle, followed by several others trailing behind.
On Stella’s end, she was escorted by three cars heading to Victor’s villa.
Inside the villa-
Tessa hadn’t slept a wink all night. She was terrified something else might happen to Victor.
By the time Stella arrived. Tessa was red–eyed, preparing medication for Victor.
As soon as she walked in, Stella spotted Tessa looking like a pitiful little wife.
In just a few short days. Tessa had lost so much weight that Stella’s heart ached. “Tessa…”
She called out softly,
Tessa paused mid–preparation, lifted her head, and the moment she saw Stella, her tears fell like rain.
“Stella__”
Stella rushed over in a few steps. “What happened? Why are you crying?”
That look–must’ve been something awful last night.
Thinking about all the accidents that had happened around Victor recently, Stella couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat. Seriously the frequency of these incidents is way too high
Tessa snifled “Thank goodness you’re here. I almost didn’t live to see the light of day!”
Telanto Stella and burst into tears.
Lewis, who had just walked in heard what she said and visibly twitched; he was stunned. Wait, what? You almost didn’t make it through the night? Can you not be so dramatic?
Sure, last night was intense, but no one actually hurt her.
At most, they just scared her a little. And now she was acting like she’d had a near–death experience. Women’s interpretation of things kind ofanreal sometimes
Whatever. He hadn’t planned on being with a woman anyway Just felt bad for the boss–stuck with someone this timid. How’s the supposed to deal with that long term?
Stella hugged Tessa tightly, gently patting her back. “It’s okay, it’s okay. You’re fine now.”
Victor really had made her feel wronged. He didn’t know how to be a litle gentle with girls. He’d better be careful, or he’d never End a wife.
But he didn’t used to be like this. Back when he was with Abraham, he was actually pretty easygoing.
What happened? Did those dangerous experiences he dragged Tessa into do this to her?
Tessa’s small shoulders shook as she cried, looking utterly pitiful.
Stella kept comforting her “It’s over now, it’s all in the past. Forget about it, okay?”
“It’s not over. It’s nowhere close to over. I almost died.”
After what happened last night, if something had really happened to Victor, there was no way she’d have survived to see
Stella said gently. “No way. No way Victor would never let anything happen to you.”
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He might not listen to just anyone.
But if Abraham said something. Victor would definitely listen
Tessa cried. “It’s because of him! Because of him. I nearly died.”
Stella blinked. “Huh?”
Because of Victor, she almost died? Wait a minute…
Stella’s mouth twitched. “Did something else happen again last night?”
Could it be that, in that short amount of time, something actually went down again between her and Victor?
She thought back to when they were in Seaflats Cove, when Tessa had grabbed Victor’s belt buckle.
And then after coming here–it was the bath towel.
If something else happened last night then seriously, the number of accidents Tessa’s had around Victor is just–wow.
Tessa hiccuped through her tears. “I almost killed Victor last night.”
Stella was stunned. Wait, what
She gently pulled Tessa out of her arms and stared at her, brows scrunched tightly.
“What did you just say?”
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She wasn’t sure she heard that right–or even understood it. What do you mean you almost killed Victor? Tessa? No way. It’s not that she looked down on Tessa–it’s just. Tessa really didn’t seem capable of something like that.
Honestly, the kind of person who could take down Victor probably hadn’t been born yet.
Tessa sniffled. “I nearly took Victor’s life last night, Stella. I was so scared. I don’t know what’s wrong with me. Back when I was in Rivermount. I was never like this. Why do I keep screwing up around him?”
just thinking about all the accidents–Tessa didn’t even get to finish her sentence before she started crying again.
Stella was dumbfounded
She stared at Tessa in disbelief. There’s no way… this is something Tessa actually did… right?
Seeing how shaken Tessa was, Stella knew she couldn’t let it slide anymore–she had to get to the bottom of this.
Tessa’s situation and Rianne’s were entirely different.
Rianne’s story didn’t need pressing–out of respect.
But this thing with Tessa today? If Stella didn’t get some clarity, she had a sinking feeling she wouldn’t be able to take Tessa with her…
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“Alright, alright, stop crying for a second. Let’s figure out what actually happened–start from the top. What’s going on here?”
She almost killed Fictor?
If what Tessa said was true, this was a serious mess
Still sobbing and gasping for air, Tessa choked out the details of what had happened the night before, her words coming out in broken pieces
The gist was, she had to change Victor’s dressing and give him his medication.
In the process of preparing the medicine and pouring water, she’d gotten confused–because the internal and external meds looked somewhat similar.
In the end, she mixed them up.
She mixed them ap? Stella looked at Tessa. “That’s not that big a deal, right? Just the wrong meds.”
Tessa whispered, “And then he swallowed the topical one–the one for wounds. It’s really potent.”
That “really potent” part said it all–this wasn’t some harmless mistake.
And it definitely showed how serious things could’ve been.
Stella was stunned.
Listening to Tessa explain everything, she was speechless. She just stared at her in disbelief. That’s just dumb Really dumb
Tessa wiped her tears. “Am I stupid?”
Stella silently nodded. Seeing how hard Tessa was crying, she didn’t have the heart to say more.
But she still asked, “And then? Nothing serious happened, right?”
Tessa was still alive, which meant Victor must’ve come out of it okay.
If something had happened, knowing Victor’s people, there was no way Tessa would still be breathing.
Tessa sniffled. “In the end, nothing really happened–it was scary, but he was okay. Still, I was terrified. Everyone around him locked like they wanted to tear me to pieces.”
At that moment, Lewis had already gone to find Victor.
If he had been in the room and heard Tessa say that, he’d probably retort that he hadn’t even started yelling yet.
And if just looking angry scared her this much, what would she have done if he had yelled?
Stella sighed. “If it were me, I’d want to tear you to pieces too.”
He was just injured, and now she’d almost taken his life.
Tessa
looked up. “So what do I do now? Can you take me with you?”
As she said it, her eyes were full of hope while looking at Stella.
Clearly, she wanted to leave.
Stella was stunned.
The second ‘Tessa asked that, Stella knew–there was definitely more to the story.
“You’re not telling me everything, are you?”
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Tessa shook her head. “Nope.”
She really is Abraham’s girl, nothing gets past her.
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Thinking about what Victor had said to her earlier. Tessa didn’t dare say a word. She could only hope Stella would talk to him. for her.
That he might show mercy and let her go.
Stella raised a brow. “Really?”
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Tessa nodded quickly. “Really. Totally true. Please go talk to him and ask if I can leave. I don’t want to stay here even or more second.
Stella was stunned.
Watching how desperate Tessa looked, she still felt like it wasn’t that simple.
But Stella didn’t press further. “Where is he?”
“In his room.”
“Alright, let’s go. We’ll go together.”
If he was in his room, Stella definitely couldn’t go alone. If Abraham found out,
he’d flip
Abraham had made it clear–she wasn’t allowed to be alone in any man’s private space.
Tessa stepped back. “You go.”
“Hey, come on
“He’s got that low–12 guy with him. I’m not going
Just thinking about Lewis made Tessa even more reluctant. She could tell he was scary
smart, but super intense!
Not very sm
And people like that? You never knew what they’d do if they go
emotional.
“Someone else is there
“Yeah, he just went up. Didn’t you see him?”
She had only glanced at him briefly, but after all that had happened, Tessa was seriously spooked by the people around
Victor.
push Tessa any further.
When Stella heard someone else was up there too, she didn’t pu
She nodded. “Alright then. I’ll go talk to Victor. You tidy up a bit. We’ll leave once I’m back.”
“I don’t have anything to pack
She’d been taken by Nie Jiang so suddenly, she hadn’t even had time to gather her things.
The more she thought about her situation, the more wronged she felt.
Her mother was still missing. Sending her to Falvaria had been meant to keep her safe.
But once she got here, it turned out someone had been waiting for her–and Nie Jiang disappeared too.
Stella said, “Okay then. Just wait here for me.”
“Mm.”
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Tessa nodded firmly, looking so obedient and sweet.
Right now, all she had was Stella. And Stella was the only one she could wait for
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