Chapter 1408

Stella’s refusal of him was strong and unambiguous.

Weston sat on the couch and covered his eyes with one hand. After a long silence, he finally pleaded in a raspy voice, “Just let me stay here for a little while, okay?”

Stella walked up to him. Only then did he put his hand down as he looked at her.

“I’ll just sit here for a while, and then I’ll go, okay?”

Stella ignored him and just stood over him and looked down at him. After remaining silent for a while, she finally relented and told him, “You’re only allowed to sit here for a while, and then you’ll leave, understood?”

Weston nodded.

Stella turned around and walked away. She headed towards the balcony to put away her things and returned to her bedroom.

Half an hour later, she came back out to check on him and saw Weston getting up to get himself a glass of water from the water dispenser, and in his hand was a white bottle of medicine. He poured half of the pills into the bottle and popped them into his mouth.

Stella froze. A strange feeling suddenly stirred up inside her. She stood there in silence for a very long time until Weston finally heard a sound, turned around, and saw her there.

“What did you swallow just now?” she asked, walking towards him.

some supplements,” he replied. He did not seem as if he wanted to hide anything from her

strode forward and quickly snatched the bottle

see that.”

elicit her sympathy, but when she noticed the word

then why do you have

he answered casually. “So I

to.”

tell he was lying, but he was acting so naturally that she paused

long time without saying anything.

said nothing about it

want to spend the night here,” she said, “then you can sleep on the couch.”

had no idea why she said that herself. Perhaps she really was

of expressions Weston was showing, and

up tomorrow morning,” she warned him, “then you’ll

“Uh–huh,” Weston nodded.

water to drink. She almost jumped in fright when she saw a man in the living room but sighed

in through the window, she entered the bedroom and saw the tall and muscular man curled up on the couch. Because the couch was clearly too small for someone his size,

one hand and just stared at him.

woolen blanket, then carefully laid it on Weston’s body. She had been in such a rush earlier that she did not even realize that she had forgotten to provide him with anything to keep himself

regular clothes. He did not even take off his shirt.

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