Stella took her luggage and did not make things difficult for the front desk employee. After she walked out of the hotel, she called Weston.
Weston did not answer at first. She listened to the beeping sound on the phone and grew irritated.
When the phone was hung up automatically, she looked at her dark cell phone screen and took a deep breath. Then, she called him again.
This time, Weston took his time and finally answered it when the call was about to be disconnected.
âYes?â His indifferent tone made Stella furious.
âAre you kidding me?â She stood in the cold wind on the street with her cell phone and luggage. âDid you do this? Did you leave me without a place to stay to make me come back and beg you?â
Weston walked out onto the balcony with a glass of champagne in his hand. He looked out at the nightlights in the city and said, âItâs pretty late already.â
He did not answer her question and said something else unrelated to her question. Even so, Stella understood his message.
It was already very late, but she had no place to go. She had no other choice but to look for him.
âYouâre so petty and mean!â Stellaâs face turned ugly.â Do you think youâre going to win like this? Iâm telling you â Iâm never going back!â Weston snickered and said indifferently, âYouâre quite determined. So why are you calling me?â Stella closed her eyes. âWere you lying when you said youâd let me go?â
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âNo. That wasnât a lie.â Weston stood up straight and put his hand on the railing. He looked at the distant starry sky and said, âYou can stay outside, and you can come back if you canât find a place outside. I wonât force you.â
He said he would not force her, but all he did was remove all her options.
Stella was so angry that she miraculously calmed down.â Do you think that by locking up my house and forbidding the hotel to let me stay, I wouldnât be able to find another place to go?â Westonâs gaze turned dark. He said indifferently, âWell, you do have your friends.
âBut who can you go to?â He looked down at the time on his watch and mentioned a few of her friends.
âYvonne? She might take you in, but sheâd probably have a big fight with Lucas. Angelina? Sheâs a good choice. Well, Henry happens to be looking for herâ¦â
âYouâre despicable and shameless!â Stella did not want to hear more from him and hung up quickly. At that point, she had the urge to smash her phone. However, she held back.
Indeed, she wanted to ask a friend for help. However, she knew she could not go to them after Westonâs reminder. She would only cause trouble for them. Besides, even if they could take her in now, she could not stay with them forever.
Weston was strong enough to make her homeless in the city. Well, unless she went to one of those small and dodgy hotels.
Ahn City had developed rapidly in the last few years. Even the small hotels in the alleys had become more formalized in the procedures. They would require online registration and real name verification before she could check-in.
She searched for several hotels with her luggage, but she could not check in. She put her hopes on the Internet cafe and tried to get a private room, but the result was the same.
Her identification was invalid everywhere. It was almost midnight, and many stores were still open on the street.
Ahn City was a city that never slept, but Stella was not in the mood to enjoy the gorgeous night view.
All she wanted was to find a place to rest.
That was when Westonâs phone call came. He reminded her, âItâs almost midnight. Have you found a place to stay?â