Rebirth of Billionaire's Wife (Eveline)

Chapter 319 319: Something has triggered you

"Say something." Stefan felt the dreed seep in when he noted Ella's silence after he finished speaking those words.

He noticed how her grip on the ice cream cup tightened and her eyes were tormented with feelings he couldn't quite understand.

"Did he also force Eveline's mother?" Ella asked, blinking her lethargy away and turning to stare directly into his eyes.

Jedrick was a nasty guy in her eyes, regardless of the circumstances.

"I do not know. Gabriel did reveal anything about it," he said in a whisper, making Ella clench her jaw.

"I wonder how many lives he destroyed and how he never felt regret," Ella spat, appalled by the guy who was, sadly, her father.

"Things are getting more complicated, which is why I want everyone of us to stay cautious." Stefan sighed.

Ella took him seriously and understood all he was saying.

Slowly extending her hand, she caressed the back of his head and ran her fingers through his hair. "Don't be so stressed. "Everything will be fine as long as we are strong enough to overcome all odds," she added, forcing a smile.

"You make it sound so simple that I want to believe you, but my heart is still uneasy, Ella. I recognized how our lives are linked in some way, which is why we share such a close tie and even feel powerless when somebody gets into trouble," he said.

Stefan was a sensitive person when it came to his family and friends, and he never imagined any of them being injured.

Jedrick was like an endless pit striving to subdue everyone, and it terrified him to some extent that he would succeed, leaving them helpless.

went silent, slowly

confident we will be able to do so," she

quickly finished their ice cream before

Stefan the helmet, which he gratefully accepted, but not

lingered on

be having dinner with you tonight." Stefan meticulously let go of her, watching her recede with

rode the lift to her flat, but the moment she stepped inside,

watch a series while waiting for her, or she would try to cook something

wasn't in either the living room or the kitchen.

by Mischelle's absence and went to see if her mother was in her room. To her astonishment, she discovered mom asleep on the

on the lights and hurrying to

her from her

and check her mother's

the sidetable drawer to grab the thermometer and examine her mother right

felt well in the morning. In reality, she spoke with mom in the afternoon, and she sounded

her mother was prone to illness, but when she saw her doing

on the other hand, was too weak to comprehend what was going on; yet, in the back of her mind, all she remembered was the

to recollect her past and those terrifying moments that her brain was unable to function, and she broke out

lessen the fever." Ella's comment jolted her out of

and return to Ella's

the doctor,

and make sure she's not stressed out." passing