Lucasâ face sank âYou still donât know your mistake until now?â
âWhat did I do wrong? All I did was go out to have fun! Besides, I was the one who took Ella there.
What does it have to do with hier? Why are you taking it out on her?â
Seeing that the couple were about to argue, Stella had to intervenc. She explained, âYvonne took me out to relax that day. We didnât do anything there. She only watched me play the piano.â Lucas cast an indifferent glance at her. His eyes were emotionless, but Stella could feel his coldness.
âIâm sure Ms. Steele has somewhere to go even if the training center is closed. With Weston, youâll never have to worry about anything in your life. You wonât need Yvonneâs help either.â
Stellaâs eyes slickered for a moment. Then, she kept her eyes down. She suddenly smiled. âYes. I do have a lot of unimaginable benefits from staying with Weston. Thank you for the reminder.â
She felt guilty towards Yvonne, but not towards Lucas. Lucas did not expect Stella to say that and sneered. He turned to Yvonne, âAre you done? If you are, leave with me.â Yvonne did not want to leave. âYou should go to work and leave me alone!â âI took the day off. Yvonne, donât test my patience.â
Yvonne became angrier. âIâve told you a million times! Weston is the one who forced Ella into it! Iâve never known you to be a person with double standards! Anyway, these arenât our affairs. Itâs between Weston and Ella. Why do you blame Ella and not Weston?â âI donât blame either of them,â Lucas cut her off and grabbed her wrist. âTheir affair is none of my business. All I know is that itâs been giving me a lot of headaches these days.â He would never tell Yvonne that he did not like her paying attention to anyone else other than him. Yvonne had always been around him ever since she was a child. She always devoted all her attention to him. After they got married, Lucas became very busy with his work.
The hospital matters kept him busy.
Yvonne complained about how he had less time for her. He was not sure when it started, but she eventually complained less.
Some time ago, he deliberately took time off to be with her. However, she said she was busy and had to go to work Soon, Ella came into her life and took much of her attention.
Yvonne would rather spend time with Ella than with him at home. It was unlike him to get upset over such a trivial matter, but he refused to let Yvonne understand his real thoughts. He wanted to drag her away without saying a word.
Yvonne hurriedly looked at Stella. âElla, I-â
âIâm fine,â Stella cut her off with a smile. âYou should go back Iâm going back too.â
Yvonne finally remembered about Ellaâs younger brother. She was able to help her hide her matter by telling her brother that she was away on a business trip and could not come home. However, her brother would eventually find out the truth after the training centerâs closure.
What excuse would Ella use then?
Stella had considered Yvonneâs concern too.
She looked at the time and gave it a thought. It was still early, so she went back to Roger and her house.
She had been away for a few days. Somehow, she had a strange feeling coming home again.