Deep in the night, the wind that blew past felt slightly chilly.
Yet, it failed to awaken Stella from her stupor.
She stumbled against a billboard and tried to steady her breath. She looked at the man before her and said, âI think I feel slightly unwell. Could you take me to the hospital?â
Justin instinctively tried to hold her up.
However, the moment he touched her, Stella felt an inexplicable sense of desire course through her veins.
When she looked into his eyes, she suddenly pulled her hand back like she was scalded, feeling a strong sense of repulsion and torture.
The sight of her caused realization to dawn on Justin.
âYou probably touched something unclean. In a place like that, even if you didnât eat or drink anything, they would still be able to make you inhale something through the air inside.â
âNo wonderâ¦â
Stella furrowed her brows. âI thought that smell was normal in places like that.â
She never expected that a fragrance would have such a big impact.
She shut her eyes as her face contorted in misery.
The look on Justinâs face darkened as a glint flashed past his eyes. He took a step forward, âDonât worry, I wonât do anything to you. I know a private doctor and I can bring you to himâ¦â
Before he could say any further, a sharp ringing sound came from a phone and cut him off mid -
sentence.
It was like a slap on Justinâs face that rudely awoke him. He chuckled self-derisively. What was he thinking? He clearly had many ways to send Stella back home safely, or even contact her family members. Yet, he wanted to send her back to his own house.
What was the matter with him?
Justin shook his head as he saw Stella pull her phone out with trembling hands. However, upon seeing that Stella was out of energy to answer the call, Justin did so on her behalf.
When Weston heard a manâs voice answering the call, his muscles tensed up and he gripped his phone so tightly that it almost bent out of shape.
He demanded darkly, âWhereâs she?â
The animosity-filled voice made Justin furrow his brows. He glanced at the phone screen and realized that it was a foreign number.
He looked at Stella and said, âWho are you? Why are you calling Ella? She canât come to the phone right nowâ¦â
âWho in the world are you?â Weston cut him off almost violently, âWho allowed you to touch her phone?â
Shocked displeasure emerged in Justinâs heart.
He remembered that Ella was single and did not have many male friends except for Robb.
The man on the call sounded so angry, as if he shared a close relationship with Stella⦠Justin asked blatantly, âElla, do you have a boyfriend?â Stella lifted her gaze and glanced at him before shaking her head, âNo, I donât.â Justin heaved a sigh of relief and sensed that the other party on the call was trying to pursue Stella, like he was. With that thought in mind, he said in a tone less kind than before, âShe feels awful right now and is in no mood to speak to you.â With that, he hung up The beeping tone from the phone made Weston fling it hard on the ground. His black phone was smashed into pieces in an instant.