Love at the Next Stop

Chapter 62 Girlfriend, Mine

However, that won’t really work either. The villa is a huge property, so the creditors will know once it changes hands. At that time, the money will probably be snatched off by them before it could be used for Lizbeth’s treatment. While I feel obliged to ensure that she gets treatment, I’m not obligated to repay Zane’s debts on his behalf. After turning it over in her mind, Stella decided that she could only take out a loan first before paying it back in the future.

Alaric tried his best to secure some funds, but he could only manage 20,000, and that included his retirement funds.

Stella turned to her father for a loan, but her father’s reply was very simple: “A loan for your ex-mother-in-law to undergo treatment? Does she have the ability to pay me back?” He didn’t sound the slightest bit sympathetic, casting her aside when she’d served her purpose.

She ruminated on it, but she couldn’t think of anyone who could lend her such a huge sum of money at once except Miles. But it’s a million! How am I supposed to blurt it out? It’ll be great if he’s willing to lend me the money, but if otherwise, how am I to interact with him henceforth? As she pondered, her cell phone dinged with a WhatsApp message. Surprisingly, it was from Miles. ‘Come to my office after work.’ Inwardly, she mused, Why is he asking me to go to his office?

After work, she went to his office. “You’re short of money?” Miles queried.

“How did you know that?” Stella exclaimed.

“How much do you need?” Miles asked without answering her question.

“About a million in total. As you know, a cancer patient—” Stella wanted to explain further to prove that she wasn’t simply asking for a million.

However, Miles had already issued a check on his table. “Take this. Tell me if you need more.”

Stella was bamboozled. Isn’t this just too simple? She’d thought that he would chide her for being nosy to interfere in her ex-husband’s mother’s affairs and take out a loan for her, but he didn’t say anything. This had her feeling all the more bewildered. To her surprise, the figure indicated on the check was 1.2 million. He gave me an extra 200,000!

She felt rather touched, and she finally understood why so many women were eager to marry an affluent man. It doesn’t seem like anything during easy times, but once an illness befalls, it’s truly timely help. “Thank you. I’ll pay you back,” she said courteously.

“Pay me back? How are you going to pay me back?” Miles questioned intriguingly as he lifted his head.

be repaid, so it’d reassure the person even if one couldn’t repay the debt for the time being. But on second thought, a million is tantamount to a king’s ransom to me. It seems that money is always an issue between us, and I truly abhor a relationship that is tainted with money! “I… will

in the international department

also listened to Miles’ speech and Lisa’s compliments the other time, so she felt that switching over to the sales department was a good idea. Those in the sales department either drive a BMW or Mercedes-Benz, so

transferring departments was no trivial matter. I can’t let Mr. Kevin Moore know about this, else he’d surely think that I’m betraying his teaching and guidance. Besides, Miles has to approve it at the end of the day. Hence, Stella decided to ask for his opinion first since it’d be mortifying if she’d gotten past everyone only to be denied by him in the end.

yes or no, but he unexpectedly replied, ‘Accompany me someplace tomorrow

suspected that he didn’t read her WhatsApp message. Plus, he didn’t even ask me anything about

the event she was attending tomorrow and her capacity in doing so since it was

‘Girlfriend, mine.’

Stella caught sight of these two words, her heartbeat actually stopped. I certainly wasn’t pressing him into saying this when I asked that question earlier. Furthermore, he even emphasized ‘mine’ after the comma. Is this an elevation of our relationship? Nonetheless, she didn’t dwell upon it. After all, we’ve still got a long road ahead of us, and

style was superb, so she was more beautiful than others even without dressing up. When she got off work, she received a WhatsApp message

she trotted over, his gaze was fixed on her. After she’d climbed into the car, he said nothing even as the car drove out of the basement parking and headed toward the suburbs. Fear struck her that he’d again pounce on her in the

with people drinking and mingling amidst neon lights flashing as they enjoyed themselves in the night. She glanced at Miles, all the more

came over to greet him. “You’re here, President Grant?” Miles replied them all,

like he’s a frequent patron

appeared wealthy. Their curiosity was piqued upon seeing that Miles had brought Stella, but no one

cast Miles a puzzled glance, but he didn’t look at her nor the door as though he knew everything that was going to happen. Although his

women’s boobs were all but hanging out, and they sat down beside the few presidents. As they spoke seductively, they continued to toast the men. Meanwhile, Stella stared at the scene before her in bamboozlement. The few women then whispered to the men flirtatiously, but she couldn’t hear what was

Stella. Shaking in fear and trepidation, Stella downed a glass of wine in a

he knew that she was a novice. Miles Grant didn’t bother when she drank, so she probably doesn’t have much

I drink another glass, I’m going to get intoxicated. But in the next moment, Miles got to his feet and placed a hand over her wine

‘girlfriend,’ a wealth of warmth suffused her,

man known as President Llewellyn turned a tad embarrassed. “Oh, she’s your girlfriend, President Grant? It’s good that you brought her here to expand her horizons,” he blurted. Miles said nothing,