Chapter 301

After deleting the messages on her phone, Stella said quietly, "Maybe this is just the beginning."

...

Sure enough, things unfolded exactly as Stella had expected.

They had barely finished dinner when Stella received a call from Mr. Burton, saying that his clinic had been trashed.

Stella and her friends didn't waste a second-they hurried straight to the clinic.

The scene that greeted them was utter chaos. Every cabinet and chair lay toppled on the floor, with medicines and jars scattered everywhere. The windows had all been smashed, and the sign above the door was broken into several jagged pieces.

It looked like the clinic had survived a hurricane.

Stella pushed through the crowd that had gathered, spotting Mr. Burton slumped on the front steps, looking utterly defeated.

"Mr. Burton, are you alright?" Stella rushed over and helped Mr. Burton to his feet.

He shook his head, trying to insist he was fine-but as he took in the devastation around him, he couldn't hold back a heavy sigh.

now. Looks like I'll have to head home earlier

with concern. "You're leaving? Mr. Burton, are you closing the

"That's right. I'm done."

Burton, I can help you

off. "I'm getting old, and my kids have been begging me to retire and come home. I was planning to head back next month anyway. With things like this... well,

head. "I'm

at her. "Now, what are you apologizing

for me, none of this would've happened..." Guilt washed over

what she meant.

silent for a few seconds, then

figured as much. Your ex-husband-he's sly,

he's the type to pull

Stella didn't argue.

way over, she'd messaged Foreman

was Jasper, but Haynes was there too. He didn't stop

to prove it, Foreman had even sent her

would turn against her. But she hadn't

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