Westonâs face turned grim. âWhen did that happen?â
Stella looked at him with interest. âRight. You got into trouble in the snowy mountains and almost died.
You probably didnât know.â
âWarren is probably afraid of your death or permanent coma. In that case, his family wonât be able to continue the legacy. Thatâs why they shifted their focus on Emma and Elias.â
âWarren is quite patient. He didnât act after meeting me the last time. I thought heâd given up on that, but when you were hospitalized, he immediately had a paternity test done on you and the children. Maybe he was afraid that you wouldnât wake up again. At least, you might have two children.â
Weston let out a breath. âI wasnât aware of thatâ¦â
âOf course not. You were in a critical condition at that time. Everyone thought you were going to die.â
Weston suddenly looked at Stella steadily. âWhat about you? When you thought I was going to die, were you glad? You could finally get rid of me. I wouldnât keep bugging you anymore and annoy you again.â
âIâm glad youâre aware.â
Stella stood up and walked to him, looking at him with indifferent eyes. âI thought you were completely oblivious to how annoying and bothersome you are.â
Westonâs gaze flickered a little. For the first time, he felt indescribable pain in his heart. So this was how it felt to be seen in this way by the one he loved.
Weston tugged at the corner of his mouth and suddenly remembered the past with a bitter smile. Weston treated Stella the same way when they were still married. Whenever he was impatient with her, he would never hide it. He was never considerate and did not care about her emotions. It must have been hard for her.
Whatever treatment she gave him at the moment was his own fault.
âI didnât know Grandpa would do this. Iâm sorry.â
Weston had never thought of doing a paternity test with Emma and Elias. The first time he saw them, he knew they had to be his children. There was no other possibility.
Stella crossed her arms and looked at him with a meaningful smile. âYouâd better go to Warrenâs and find out if the children are really yours.â
âStella. Please, donât casually joke about this.â Weston looked at her helplessly. âI know youâre angry. It wonât happen again.â
âOf course. Warren has already confirmed it, so thereâs no need to do more.â
Stella would always fight back against everything Weston said at the moment. Weston had gotten used to her treatment. âIs that partially why Emma and Elias are going to Compassvale?â
Stella nodded and looked at him, feeling a little funny. â Youâre not that dense. You were in a coma at that time. I was unable to see, and I was worried about letting Roger take care of them both in the country.â
âI was in a dilemma at first. I couldnât bear to part with Emma and Elias and didnât want them to go abroad either, but I didnât think Warren would do something like this right under my nose.â
âHe could have told me, and I wouldnât have refused him. It was just a paternity test. Iâm not a fool, but I didnât expect him to do this without my consent. I felt a crisis and didnât want Emma and Elias to live under such circumstances, so I had Roger take them back to Compassvaleâ¦â
If Weston had really passed away at that time, Stella would never let Emma and Elias come back here again. Maybe she still believed in her heart that Weston would never do anything to hurt them, whether out of guilt or something else.
She trusted Weston not to let Warren steal her two children as long as she asked. However, things would not have been so rosy if he had died. With Warrenâs personality, his guilt would not last any longer than Westonâs. His guilt would not be any stronger than Westonâs either.