When she finished talking, she saw that his face had tensed, and he was exuding the air of a man who had been disparaged and belittled.
"It must be really nerve - racking when you're trying to keep a secret from someone â¦unless you do something about it yourself, right?" Stella replied with a smile.
"You must be worried sick every time I contacted Aunt Diana, fearing Iâd bring up your past sins toher.It must be hard to bear, huh, knowing that your secret may be exposed any time, that youâll never be at peace for the rest of your lifeâ¦â The longer she spoke, the darker Michael's face turned...and that was when he suddenly grabbed her wrist and yelled, âWe need to talk!â
When Ben saw this, he immediately headed toward them with his brows frowning deeply.
âJust wait for me here,â Stella told Ben.
"I'm going to talk to him for a while."
"I canât do that,â Ben refused.
https://novelebook.com/mr-ford-is-jealous-bd1969.html?dev=tl âI must make sure youâre safe, Mrs.Ford!â
âYou canât be serious!â Michael snorted.
âWhat's wrong, my niece? Why do you need to be so closely guarded? You havenât been making enemies, have you? No, thatâs not possible ! With your gentle nature, who else apart from your love rival would ever want to harm you?â
"That's none of your business," she interrupted him.
â Let's find a quiet place to talk."
"You can watch over me from afar," she told Ben.
âIf you see any sign of things going wrong, step in right away.I won't be hindering you from doing your job, will I?â Ben considered it for a few seconds before he finally nodded.
âPlease call for me as soon as you're in trouble, Mrs.Ford!â
"Okay." They were both at the end of a hallway.
Michael glanced at the time and commented, "You're doing real well now, arenât you? Weston Ford practically treats you like his most precious prized possession.
He even has a bodyguard follow you everywhere!" He peered at Ben, standing not so far away, and shrugged , adding, âI remember him well.Heâs Weston Fordâs highly capable personal assistant .Heâs far more valuable than your average employee.Perhaps Weston Ford is the only man who would assign an assistant of such caliber as his wifeâs bodyguard.Isn't he worried that he'll waste his assistant's talents with you?â
âThatâs also none of your business,â Stella frowned.
âIt has nothing at all to do with you." Michael looked away casually.
"I just think that since you've gotten yourself such a powerful man to rely on, twisting your arm wouldnât be such an easy task anymore, right?" He kept that phony smile plastered on his face, concealing his sinister intentions under a thin veil, though the only thing Stella was really focused on was the laboratory test results in his hand.
âWhy did you come to the hospital?â she asked.
âAny health problems? Or is Aunt Diana...â
"She's pregnant,â he announced while waving the test results around.
Right after he spoke, he noticed Stella's expressions change for a millisecond, and he took small delight in it.
"Surely you must be happy for her, mustn't you?â Stella said nothing, but her face betrayed her mixed feelings.
âI know,â Michael sighed.
âYou want to tell her the truth â¦But whatever happened in the past should be left in the past.We all have to move forward, Stella.Look at you and Weston.Youâve gone through many hurdles.Even your engagement party turned into such a scandal.But despite all that, you still had a wedding and got married in the end, didn't you? â
"Everyone made stupid mistakes when they were young," he confessed earnestly.
âThat old version of me is long gone.I cut all contact with those women a long time ago.If you tell her what I did back then, all that would achieve would be to bring her pain and sufferingâ¦â Stella was still in a daze,thinking about the news that Diana was pregnant.
âHow far along is she?â she asked frankly.
Michael was taken aback by the question for a while but soon regained composure , and his expression softened significantly.
âOnly two months,â he replied in a gentle voice.
âShe was bewildered herself.She thought there was something wrong with her because her period had been erraticâ¦â
When the topic turned to his unborn baby, the manâs eyes shone with genuine tenderness, which was rare.
Even his smile looked sincere , unlike the doctored ones he would usually display.
âThatâs enough,â Stella stopped him, feeling confused herself.
âI will tell her the truth no matter what..." She had been meaning to tell Dianaabout it but, having been hit with crisis after crisis lately, simply couldn't find the right time to do so.