Mommy，We Got a Husband by Doris

Chapter 398 Can We Just Drop This Topic?

"Nope," Stellan shook his head, blurting out, "I messed up big time. Not only did I not help the company out of the mess, but I also made things worse."

Alaric chimed in, "It doesn't matter. Your safety is our priority. With the internet being so wild, those rumors can be crazy misleading. What if some nutjob actually tries to hurt you?" Stellan nodded. "Yeah, I get it. I didn't think it through. Won't happen again. Next time, I'll definitely run it by you first."

Alaric gave a small smile and said, "It's not all on you. When you were stepping in as interim director, I told you to make calls without checking with me."

Stellan shook her head. "No, Alaric, don't say that."

Alaric said, "Let's drop it. It's in the past. I've already got lawyers on it, gathering evidence to sue those rumor-spreaders. It won't mess with the company anymore." Stellan nodded. "Alright."

"How about some cake?" Alaric asked, looking into her eyes.

Stellan smiled. "Sure thing."

They had made the cake together, and because it was their creation, it tasted extra sweet.

Rowena was right; sweets did lift the mood. After finishing the cake, Alaric picked Stellan up and said, "How about a bath together? Chill out a bit."

"Okay." Stellan nodded.

carried Stellan into the bath. The water

leaned against the edge of the tub, his arms resting on the

gave a slight

lately?"

bad," Alaric said, "I've been through a lot

in the heart. A seed of a devil's fruit, if ignored, would grow uncontrollably and lead to a bad outcome. "Alaric, I'm really sorry about Mrs. Knight," Stellan confessed, "I know bringing this up

married. There's nothing we can't talk about. Spill whatever's on your

own lives. But after the kidnapping, I really..." Thinking back to that night, Stellan felt a shadow over her heart. After adjusting her emotions, she continued, "That night, I lay helpless on the bed, facing that bastard, Todd. I felt utterly hopeless. He said the most vile things and humiliated me. At that moment, I really wanted to die, but I couldn't even do that. If it had just been the Vale family, I would have only felt anger. But the mastermind was Mrs. Knight. I couldn't understand why she would

not talk about it anymore, okay?" Alaric said softly, "I get how

down, he said, "She was my mom, but I can still tell right from wrong. I knew she was selfish and

this, Alaric didn't know what else to say. After all, Marigold was already gone. After a pause,

nodded. What she cared about most was

Marigold died, there were no witnesses. No one could prove what

what others thought; she was just worried that Alaric might still have doubts and conflicts. But since Marigold was already dead and he didn't want to bring it

I want to discuss with

"What is

to be the interim director of Nexus Innovations? If you do, you can go back. Don't worry, if you want to return, I'll make sure

don't go back? Will you return to