Eric’s face turned as white as a sheet, and the unbearable memories rushing through his mind made him tremble with fear.
“I… I didn’t know you had feelings for me. I thought that night you were going to leave with another man, I…”
He stumbled over his words and couldn’t speak properly. He took a step forward, wanting to embrace Stella and explain all the misunderstandings and grudges from their youth.
He wanted to tell her that she would die if her uterus wasn’t removed. He wanted to explain to her that he didn’t send someone to dump her in the wilderness.
Stella just looked at him coldly. “Do you know how I survived those ten years abroad? It was by hating you and using that
hatred to keep myself alive. Every day, I thought about making you fall in love with me, so I could take my revenge!”
She had been planning for ten years just for this moment, hadn’t she?
Eric froze in place. Even though Stella was just within arm’s reach, he felt as if she was impossibly far away.
He stared at her intently, but he could no longer see any love for So it turned out… that Stella was only using him for revenge…
All those sweet nothings, all those intimate moments they shared, were all fake.
The excruciating pain overwhelmed Eric’s entire being, leaving him gasping for breath. He looked at Stella deeply, his lips curled into a helpless and confused smile. “You succeeded…”
She succeeded, entering his heart and staying inside forever.
From now on, the girl named Stella, couldn’t be removed from his being anymore.
Stella watched the figure shaking and leaving, wiping away the tears from her cheeks.
She put away her usual indifference and looked at Harper and Taya who supported her silently without saying a word.
She smiled and apologized, “Sorry, I made a fool of myself.” Harper and Taya shook their heads at the same time, then hugged Stella without a word.
The wordless embrace made Stella’s eyes teary again… During the years she spent in Wolverly Capital, no one had ever given her any warmth.
The rich heirs only followed Eric to ridicule and mock her.
Staying at Eric’s house, she was like a wet dog that anyone could r tample on. Thinking of those difficult days, tears rolled down her face again…
Taya lifted her delicate fingers and wiped away the tears from Stella’s face. “Don’t cry, and don’t be afraid. We are here for you.”
She used to think that Stella and Eric were reuniting lovers who couldn’t bear to be separated. That was why their relationship had been on and off.
Now she knew that Stella had been gang-r*ped by her beloved one’s men, and had her uterus removed by the person himself…
Taya couldn’t imagine the pain that Stella went through at the age of 18, but she knew that she was very tough.
Driven by hatred for Eric, she endured ten years of storms and hardships abroad, with no one by her side. The only thing accompanying her was her unbearable past,
hell and feeling worse than death.
But all of this did not defeat Stella. She persisted, became an independent and outstanding woman, and was strong enough to make people feel heartbroken.
Taya hugged Stella tightly, and Harper lifted up the messy hair on her face like an elder sister and tucked it behind her ear.
“If you don’t mind, let me and Taya be your family from now on, and let us protect you.”
Stella, who had always been confident and outgoing, couldn’t control her tears when she heard these warm words…
She raised her hand and hugged them tightly, crying out all the grievances of the past years…
The grudge between Stella and Eric began with Andre’s mother.
Andre’s mother was infamous in the Wolverly Capital for being a homewrecker, seducing mated men as a mistress.
She used her pregnancy with Andre to climb up the social ladder. In doing so, she drove Eric’s mother to her death.
At the time, Eric was only five years old. He witnessed his mother jumping off a building, falling right in front of him with blood splattered all over his face.
Since then, Eric’s gentle and obedient personality changed drastically. At such a young age, he was cruel enough to pinch Andre, who was still a pup in his crib. Andre’s mother feared for
her pup’s safety, so she sent him to the Knight pack, where their butler, who was then a close friend, could take care of him.
As for Andre’s mother, she was both good and bad. On one hand, she took in her niece who had lost both parents, and personally
cared for and taught her…
On the other hand, she forced Eric to call her as his mother. She treated him as her son. If he refused to do so, it would result in beatings from his father.
Helpless against Andre’s mother’s power, Eric transferred all his pent-up hatred towards Stella, even though he knew Stella was innocent…
He wanted to kill Stella, but at the same time, he would also save her…
In this tangled web of grudges and contradictions, Eric and Stella were entangled for half their lives…
Meanwhile, Andre knew that everything was his mother’s fault. He didn’t want to return to the Wolverly Capital, nor did he want to see his mother. He had no idea what kind of life Stella was living, until he accompanied Griffon on a mission and found her half-dead. It was then that he learned about Stella’s inhumane life in the Sinclair pack and begged Griffon to help her and send her abroad.
Andre thought everything had ended, but Eric was still entangled with Stella, unable to distinguish his true feelings. It seemed like he had been bound to Stella for half of his life and couldn’t let go anymore…
After learning about these things, Taya and Harper held Stella tightly. Due to the grudges between their elders, Stella’s life was ruined.
No one had ever really cared for her… Stella cried her heart out, and when she opened her eyes and wanted to comfort them back, she saw Henry not far away.
A bright, pure man, wearing a light gray suit, walked towards her step by step with a determined pace…
Stella quickly let go of Taya and Harper, turned around and wanted to leave. But she was stopped by Henry grabbing her wrist.
Stella turned her head and saw the redness in Henry’s eyes, revealing a look of distress. Stella took a deep breath and asked, “Did you hear everything?”
Henry nodded and didn’t say anything. It seemed like he hadn’t figured out how to speak yet.
After revealing her ugly past, Stella felt relieved and became straightforward when facing Henry.
She still raised her confident chin and uttered, “My past is too unsightly. Don’t come looking for me again in the future.”
Her body and mind were in ruins, filthy to the extreme. Someone like her didn’t deserve happiness. She pushed away Henry’s hand and turned around again, but he was one step faster and blocked her way.
“If I could meet you in the past, I would definitely protect you,” he held Stella’s shoulder, looking at her with utmost sincerity.
“In the past, I wasn’t there. But in the future, I will definitely create a happy future for you.”
He didn’t say anything like “I don’t mind your past” or “I don’t care about your past”. He only made a promise.
He firmly grabbed her shoulder, as if holding Stella’s future, giving her infinite possibilities and infinite strength.
Stella stared at Henry blankly, but he held her hand and politely asked Harper and Taya, “May I borrow Stella for a moment?” Taya looked at Stella, and seeing that she didn’t object, she held Harper’s hand and turned to walk into the villa, giving them space.