Love at the Next Stop

Chapter 106 I Would Like to Spend the Night With You

For an entire week, Stella had been busy with work in Hollowcrest City. She was constantly working overtime and without rest. Fortunately, her health was improving, and the holidays were soon to arrive. All she needed was to get through the week, which wasn’t all that outrageous. With that in mind, Stella heaved a sigh of relief.

As busy as Stella was, so was Miles. In fact, his work required all his attention. A week later, on the 5th of September, Stella received news from her shop in Murdough that they had an order from Nancy, so her presence was required. She had been wondering how things were, for it had been a while since she last visited. Therefore, she caught a flight back to Murdough. It was as if the place had become her hometown, whereas Hollowcrest City was, by comparison, but a resting place.

Right after she processed Nancy’s order, she got a call from Lizbeth to invite her over for a meal in a restaurant. Although she still had a certain degree of respect toward Lizbeth, she would never agree to dine in Zane’s house in fear of having to deal with more of Zane’s shenanigans. Eventually, she accepted the invitation. It turned out that Lizbeth booked them a spot in Kempinski, which was an elaborate show of grandeur that left Stella speechless.

In the meantime, Matthew was making some purchases. After learning about the ideologies of various fashion designers at a fashion expo, he bought a copy of ‘Catalog for Top Designers’ and returned to his office to wrap the book, but was ultimately dissatisfied by the outcome.

At that moment, Miles entered his office to see him working on wrapping the book. “What are you doing?” he asked.

Instead of giving him an immediate reply, Matthew seemed to be mulling over how to deliver it. In the end, he queried, “Do you know that she’s back in Murdough?”

Miles wore a frown, as he had no idea that she was in Murdough. He couldn’t help but wonder if she had forgotten to inform him or if she just didn’t think it necessary.

“Did she not inform you?” Matthew glanced at him in surprise, which prompted him to sulk. Then, as if it were the most natural thing in the world, Matthew went on to ask, “What present have you prepared for her?”

“What? Present?” The frown on Miles’ face deepened.

“Don’t tell me you don’t know it’s her birthday today?”

Hearing that, the expression on Miles’ face soured as he realized he was in the dark about her birthday. On the other hand, Matthew knew about her birthday from the contract she signed with Amon, which was on 6th of September. However, he didn’t know that Stella herself had forgotten about her own birthday too.

gonna give her as a present?” Matthew repeated

he had thought of buying a car beforehand, so it was only a matter of doing so in advance. However, Matthew wore a mocking smile, prompting him to ask, “Why are you

the car.” Matthew shook his head with a

as if Stella would prefer Matthew’s present even though it was only a book. After that, Miles gave his secretary a call

two o’ clock, a brand new Mercedes-Benz SLK200 with a shining red coating pulled over in front of Miles Conglomerate, which Miles proceeded to drive away in. Before he left for Murdough, Matthew handed his present to Miles so that

was rare for her to not mention Zane’s name at all.

by his sudden appearance. Stella cowered when she realized belatedly that it was her birthday. While other people might be pleasantly surprised by the occasion, she wondered why she reacted in fear. She wasn’t sure why she felt that toward him. All she knew was that the sight of him creeped

Zane caught her arm. “Hold on, I came to celebrate your

kill two birds with one stone. Not only did you try to prevent Miles from taking on the project, but you also wanted to separate me

to block her way. “Don’t be angry. No matter how vicious I am, don’t you see

so busy that even I

him speak.” Lizbeth stood up. Apparently, she was taking Zane’s

“I’ll be calling the securities if you won’t get out of my way.

when Stella left in anger. As soon as she stepped out

me that I recalled I have to catch a flight. One of the designers sent me to the airport. We’ve been discussing work-related stuff throughout our journey,

was wearing an earphone, so instead of texting back, he left her a voice message.

lot. It was attractive and loving, which made her feel protected. Then, she returned to her shop. When Miles arrived at Murdough two hours later, she was strung up while

the windows to

she didn’t even spare a glance at the car. Instead, she was checking out the catalog jovially. “How do you know

wasn’t even looking at the car, his expression soured. It was just like what Matthew told him; she didn’t like the car at all. She didn’t even notice how odd it was for Miles to be driving a red Benz, nor did she notice the fact that the car was brand new. In fact, it had yet to even register for a license plate. On the other hand, she was obsessed with the catalog.

Miles lifted his head to