The next morning, Stella slowly awoke, feeling tightly held in place.

Turning her head, she found Ronald's eyes gleaming with amusement as he watched her.

"What are you doing here?" she asked, still groggy and slightly bewildered by his presence.

Ronald raised an eyebrow and playfully pinched Stella's cheek. "Forgot already?"

Stella's mind instantly flooded with memories from last night, and her face turned a bright shade of red. "Then why are you still here?"

"Hmm?"

Stella blinked, the events of last night rushing back. Ronald was insistent about staying over. She'd laid out all the pros and cons, but he wouldn't listen.

By now, both Idris and the housekeeper were undoubtedly aware of the dramatic shift in their relationship. She felt helpless, deciding to let Ronald handle it all.

A buzzing sound interrupted her thoughts as the phone vibrated non-stop.

at

the caller ID, Stella handed the phone to Ronald. "I can't

saw the name, but without a word, he pressed

other end. "You little rascal! You've really grown some nerve, huh? Three years gone, and you think you can just rat me out? Let me tell you, this isn't over. You better not show your face

was obvious-she had been sent

into the phone, "Are you threatening

The line went silent.

clutched Ronald's robe

demanded, his voice

stammered, "I-I was

got serious, Yvonne found him quite intimidating. Words failed

icy demeanor seemed to seep through the phone, reaching

was just kidding around. You know

near their school, and Yvonne had wanted to join them but was stuck with her studies. Back then, she'd save all her favorite snacks for Stella, only to watch them go stale because Ronald's

she was genuinely upset. She loved Stella dearly, and yet Stella had seemingly betrayed

"That's an interesting way to show

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