Love at the Next Stop

Chapter 18

Chapter 18 I Can’t Touch It

Miles wrapped an arm around Stella’s shoulder, and they both walked out. Then, he arranged lodging for her at a five-star hotel, paying for the room himself. When he was about to leave, Stella grabbed his hand. “Nothing will happen, yes?” she asked with a dazed expression.

“What could happen?” Miles’ voice was exceedingly gentle.

This was Stella’s first time hearing a man speaking to her in such a tender voice, so her eyes turned dazed. “My heart is hammering, and I just feel as though something is going to happen.” Her eyes roamed over his face.

“No matter how fast your heart is hammering, I can’t touch it,” Miles teased.

All at once, Stella released his hand. I just regarded him as my savior earlier. I’ve forgotten the fact that he’s my only man, and that I once even gave myself to him.

Upon seeing the fierce blush on her face, Miles blurted, “Have a good rest here tonight. I’ll come and pick you up tomorrow.”

my handbag and cell phone are at home.” Stella was rather puzzled as she couldn’t understand

there with your handbag

a loss, Stella asked what he meant, but Miles merely answered, “You’ll

he’d left, unease crept into Stella. Early the next morning, the reception phoned her and said that someone was waiting for her downstairs. It’s most likely

When they arrived, Zane was already waiting there with Stella’s handbag. Sure enough, Miles was right, though Stella

as though Zane had any intention of speaking to her, for he went straight to Miles’ office after putting down her handbag. As soon as he entered the office, Zane drawled, “Aren’t you planning to explain what happened last night, President Grant?

why didn’t you just show yourself last night? If you suspect your wife this much, it’s better to just get a divorce since neither of you

him when he’d just made a simple remark, so he froze. Indeed, he’d tailed Stella last night. When he saw them going into a hotel, he saw red and wanted to barge upstairs, but he felt inferior before Miles. Worse still, he felt that it’d just make him appear petty instead of catching them in the act. Hence, he left without responding

focus on work. A few days ago, she applied to do landscape architecture for a project, but her application was rejected. When the director said that it was Miles himself who personally rejected it, she was all the more confused. As the president of the acquirer, the frequency of him intervening in matters pertaining to the subsidiary companies should be very low since it was

massive with clear demarcation. She hadn’t had a practical case ever since joining the company, so she really wanted to take this

to go,” Miles replied mildly as he scribbled on

this project but not me?” Stella stood in his office as she waved the

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