Chapter 165

Weston stood there gazing at Stella who was sound asleep on the sofa. His disheveled black hair cast a shadow across his eyes, rendering his expression impossible to read. 

He stayed that way for so long that he’d forgotten what time it was. It was the cold breeze that finally prompted him to go back inside. He slid the door open, sauntered over to Stella, and picked her up and carried her into the bedroom. 

The next morning, Stella woke up to find herself in a tight embrace. She felt something hard bolstering her neck. She opened her eyes and saw that it was a man’s arm. 

“Weston,” she muttered without even thinking, trying to push the man away. 

Stella struggled to get up so she could check the time. “I need to go to work,” she told him.

Stella sighed. 

go to work,”

let go of her and turned away with his back towards her. Stella scurried out of bed in a rush and out of habit, reached a hand towards the nightstand to get her phone where she always

glanced at the man who was still in bed with a mixture of complicated feelings. She didn’t dwell on it though.

and found that it was still early, so she took a quick shower, got ready, and was about to leave. Weston was awakened by the noise, so he got out of bed. He glanced at her, then with a vacant face told her, “I’ve asked the driver to come pick you up.” Stella nodded and made no objections. “Aren’t you going to work today?” she asked, noticing that he was still in his nightshirt. Before Weston could reply, she heard the sound of a car approaching downstairs, so she dashed towards the door. “I’m leaving now,” she said before closing the door behind her, not even looking

see his reaction. 

even sounded flat and impassive, like a robot reading out a line of code, completely void of emotions. Weston stared at the door. His eyes were dark and brooding.

stop at the intersection, then she opened the door and stepped out of the car. After walking for a few minutes, she finally reached her workplace. She saw Yvonne cheerfully handing out gifts. Yvonne beamed when she noticed Stella. “It’s only been

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