After the door closed, Stella and Justin were left alone in the office.
Stella looked at Justin. âMr. Hall, is there anything else?â
Justin suddenly looked at her very seriously. âHow are you getting along with Weston now?â Stella did not answer while she took a sip of hot tea. The green tea leaves slowly sank to the bottom of the cup as the tea aroma lingered in her mouth.
âWhat are you going to do next?â Justin changed the question again.
Stella finally answered, âI donât know. Iâll take a step at a time.â
Justin nodded. After a short while, he told her sternly, âI heard from someone in the circle that Guinevere is now investigating the women around Weston. Be careful.â Stella looked up at him and frowned. âWeston said heâd take care of it.â
Justin smiled and did not say anything. âThere are too many men like that⦠Iâve lived longer than you, and Iâve met more people than you.
âElla, many men are like that. Theyâre gentle and generous to their mistress, but when any conflict happens, many will side with the spouse and ruin the mistressâs life. Of course, many do the opposite.
With your situation now⦠are you sure Weston will be on your side? Even if he will, do you know what kind of future you will face?â âI know.â Stella suddenly tightened her grip on the cup in her hand. The hot cup caused a stinging pain in her palm. Her eyes were suddenly red as she looked at him and said, âBut I have no other choice. Heâs forcing me.
âMr. Hall, I donât have a future anymore.â Justin felt complicated. For a moment, he had the urge to leave everything behind and take Stella with him. However, he knew it was impossible.
Stella only showed her real emotions for a moment. She then quickly recomposed herself and returned to her usual gentle yet distant look. âMr. Hall, no matter what, I have to thank you for taking care of me all this time. I hope youâll get what you want in the future.â
Justin did not say anything. After a short silence, he said somewhat mockingly, âAt my age, Iâm lucky to have what I have now.â
His words probably implied something, so Stella did not answer. After a long while, she could not sit still anymore. âRobb should be back soon,â she said.
Justin responded and casually moved his gaze. He accidentally saw a mark on her neck, and his eyes changed.
He looked at Stella and felt a little complicated. He was unsure if he should tell her, After a moment of hesitation, he decided to tell her. He pointed at her neck and asked, âDo you need to cover it up?â
Stella was confused at first, but when Justin brought her a mirror so she could see her reflection in it, she finally noticed it. âWhat theâ¦â The memory of the night before hit her. Although Weston and her did not make it to the end, he had forced her to do a lot of things.
They were only separated for a year, but he seemed to have improved a lot about those things.
They had never tried anything new before, but they tried it all last night. She wondered if Weston had learned all those from other women during the year. Everything that happened last night was chaos.
She did not expect Weston to leave a mark on her neck