While she was feeling a little depressed, her phone rang.
It was a foreign number.
Stella had a strange feeling and glanced at Weston, who was in the bathroom. After that, she got up and walked to the side. She answered the phone.
âHello?â
As soon as she spoke , Rogerâs anxious voice came from the other end.
âI saw the broadcast of your wedding! That b*stard forced you to marry him! âSis, I know you never wanted to marry him, right? Why didnât you tell me that you planned to escape?â
Stella could hear the sound of the sea breeze from the other end. Instead of answering his question, she asked him, âWhere are you now?â.
Roger calmed down a little and looked around. âI donât know. I think Iâm on foreign waters ... Weston has been sending people after me. I escaped, and someone saved me.â
âWhat?!â
Stella got anxious and panicked. âYou donât even know where you are? Who saved you? Are you safe with them? Youâre not in any danger, are you?â
âIâm fine,â Roger interrupted her and looked at the man in the uniform sitting on the couch.
âI think heâs some commander of a small country. Everyone calls him Captain. He seems to be a high ranking âHe saved me. He doesnât seem hostile to me. He also speaks our language.â
When the middleâaged man heard Roger mention him, he put down the newspaper in his hand and looked at him. He had no intention of eavesdropping, so he got up and left the room.
He seemed like a wellâeducated gentleman.
Though they were strangers, Roger trusted him for some reason.
Stella was not as optimistic as him. âWhat do you know about him? What if heâs a liar? What if he has something else in mind for you?â
It was a messy and dangerous place. Everyone was looking for money, and that man could simply be looking to harvest Rogerâs organs.
âWhere are you now? Iâll send someone to find you.
âYou can come right away.
âIâll take you away!â Roger murmured.
There was an urgency in his tone. âIâve seen everything! You donât want to marry Weston at all! I know!â
âSis... Iâll take care of you forever... I promise...â
Before he could say anything, someone suddenly took the phone away from Stellaâs hand.
Stella had no idea when Weston stood behind her. He grabbed her phone and saw a foreign number on the screen. Then, he snorted.
âWell, that didnât take much effort. He called instead.â
Roger froze a little when he heard Westonâs voice. After that, he said coldly, âWeston, if youâre a man, let her go. Whatâs the point of forcing her into this?â
âDid I force her?â Weston sounded like he heard something funny. He turned on the speakerphone and put it close to Stellaâs mouth.
âTell him. Did I force you or anything?â
Stellaâs eyes flickered, but she heeded Westonâs order obediently. She told Roger, âI ran away because...
I didnât think it through. Iâve figured it out now. Weston and I are married. From now on, Iâm Mrs. Ford...â
âDonât you say such a thing!â
Roger interrupted her in annoyance. âI know he must have threatened you again! What excuse did he use this time? Glory and fortune? Or death?â
Weston snickered. It sounded like he was mocking Rogerâs naive thinking.