The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 434

On the other end of the line, a man's deep, languid voice sounded.

"Star, are you having trouble with something lately?"

Stella replied, "Yeah, it's about Antoney, but nothing I can't handle for now."

"If you ever run into something you can't fix," Neville said, "promise you'll call me." "I will."

As soon as she hung up, a glass of warm water appeared in front of her.

"Stella, drink this."

Marvin, looking far more mature than his years, said earnestly, "Dad always says

if you're coming down with something, the best thing is to drink lots of warm water. You'll get better faster."

Stella took the glass from him, a gentle warmth welling up inside her.

"Thank you."

A few minutes later, the doorbell rang. As Stella moved to answer it, Marvin stepped in front of her.

"That's probably Dad. You should lie down and rest, Stella. I'll get the door." Seeing how thoughtful he was, Stella didn't argue.

Sure enough, when Marvin opened the door, Neville stood outside.

Marvin whispered, "Dad, Stella's running a bit of a fever. Did you bring any medicine?"

look. "Of course I did. I'm not that clueless, you know." Only

face was pale, exhaustion written in the lines between

gaze swept the room, landing on a digital thermometer lying

picked it up

102.6 degrees.

his usual laid-back demeanor gone. "Star, your

need to get you to the hospital right

about to reply when

at

She answered.

messed up..." Abby's voice was shaky

tightened. "Abby,

to meet at a club. When I got there, a bunch of rich kids started drinking and tried to get me to join them. I refused, and then they wouldn't leave me alone, kept putting their hands on me. There were so many of them, and I just... I lost it, smashed a bottle over

hear chaos in the background-raised voices, the thud of

really just hit Mr. Hunter? Do you even know who kis father is? I don't care who you ca

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and moved

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steps before the room spun, forcing

herself against the wall.