Chapter 49 Where Does It Hurt?

Stella was exhausted from Miles’ movements. Her body rejected him at first, but eventually, it started to cooperate with him. This is probably the so-called ‘married woman’ he needs.

Just like that, Miles hugged her, and they drifted to sleep. When Stella woke up the next day, she saw Miles wearing his shirt on the bed, facing her with his back. It was the last day of the year last night, and she didn’t expect the year to end by her finally falling for him.

Miles heard her getting up, and he said, “You’re awake?” Stella nodded, and she frowned when the pain from last night shot up within her. “I didn’t do it with you before this because you had a miscarriage,” he explained.

So he had a lot of sexual thoughts about me? Well, at least I know he had it in Murdough. At that thought, she turned away, her face scarlet.

“What are you doing today?” he asked.

“I’m going home.” She noticed her voice was hoarse after saying that. Maybe I was too tired last night.

“Why don’t I take you to see the lights?” he said.

“No,” she replied immediately. “I don’t want to show up in public with you.”

Hollowcrest wasn’t a big place, and so was the world. She was worried she might bump into anyone she shouldn’t; that would ruin her life.

At that, Miles snorted and turned around. “Worried your reputation as a good wife would be ruined? Don’t worry. Your life’s already riled up the moment you slept with me. I’m letting the whole of Hollowcrest know you’re my woman.”

Stella blushed again after he said that. She’s always so adorable when she blushes, he thought.

After that, Stella pulled the blanket down. “But I don’t want to. I can’t get a divorce that way.”

When Miles heard that, he stopped buttoning his shirt for a moment. “You have me, don’t you? I’ll send you home.”

“It hurts,” she grumbled. “Can I lie down for a bit more, Mr. Grant?”

under the blanket and moving across her

pervy! He just knows how to turn people

legs. Then, he nibbled her ear, and in his

this much before. All this while, Miles’ hand was still moving around her crotch, refusing to move away. When Stella

rare occasion for them, and sex was even rarer. Instinctively, Stella pulled her hands out of the blanket and wrapped them

shivered, and Miles huddled closer,

wanted to leave right away, but Miles stopped her.

taking her bag and sat

a necklace. Stella had seen many things in her life, and she knew it was a four-leaf clover

have to do for today,” he said. Then,

that supposed to mean? Will he buy another one that’s better for me? Is this just something he

night and having sex with him, so the necklace made her heart sink further. “No need for that.” She shot up, ready

He looked at her distant expression. The night before, she wasn’t like that when she moaned in

wondered why she said that, but she knew that she hated Miles for

it. Miles fiddled with the box, looking pensive. “As I have

was flabbergasted. Did he say that?

she remembered telling him she was someone who was easily swayed, but he said she wasn’t. Ah, why do I care about that? For some reason, she just felt inexplicably infuriated at the sight of the necklace. Stella wanted to leave, but she realized

and whistled along the way. Despite

that morning, Stella was getting hungry. They went to Grand Restaurant to have a meal, and Stella’s eyes darted around furtively, hoping nobody would recognize her as they ate. They were back on the road after the meal, but Stella noticed it was not the way home. Even though the highways connected to her place, they weren’t going in her house’s

Street. It’s New Year. You can’t just be home alone,” he answered,

someone they knew. “Can you not ruin my reputation?

firm with his decision. “It’s not just your fault. He was in

also knew that

flanked the road. In the meantime, Stella was getting frustrated. She wasn’t in the mood for

she knew the dark fate awaiting her, because she saw a middle-aged woman ahead who was seeing the lights.

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