Love at the Next Stop

Chapter 49

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?”

slithering under the blanket and moving across her

He just knows how to turn people on. She turned away from

now, Miles’ hand was on her crotch, and Stella reflexively closed her legs. Then, he

refusing to move away. When Stella turned around to ask him to send her

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

someone lit up a festive firecracker, and the sounds shocked her. She shivered, and Miles huddled closer, hugging her tighter. Even though she was telling herself that

finally got up, it was already noon. Stella wanted to leave right away, but Miles stopped her. “Here, take this.” He handed her a little

through taking her bag and

a necklace. Stella had seen many things in her life, and she knew it

but it’ll have to do for today,” he said. Then, Miles

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

night and having sex with him, so the necklace made

her back down on the sofa. “What is the meaning of this?” He looked at her distant expression. The night before, she wasn’t like

wondered why she said that, but she knew that she hated Miles for acting so nonchalantly. He took that necklace out so casually, so he obviously didn’t prepare for it. Just like the women’s clothes

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

say

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

saw through her right away, so he took his car key and whistled along the way. Despite her annoyance,

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

Street. It’s New Year.

worried they might bump into someone they knew. “Can you

at her, still firm with his decision. “It’s not just your

also knew that the court of public opinion didn’t

the road. In the meantime, Stella was getting frustrated. She wasn’t in the mood for sightseeing, but Miles looked around him, taking in

would tell the fate of that year. All of a sudden, Stella thought she knew the dark fate awaiting her, because she saw a middle-aged woman ahead who was seeing the lights. That woman was sauntering, but the sadness in her eyes couldn’t be hidden—she was

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