Chapter 1016Chapter 1016
When she finished talking, she saw that his face had tensed, and he was exuding the air of a man who
had been disparaged and belittled.
"It must be really nerve - racking when you're trying to keep a secret from someone …unless you do
something about it yourself, right?" Stella replied with a smile.
"You must be worried sick every time I contacted Aunt Diana, fearing I’d bring up your past sins toher.It
must be hard to bear, huh, knowing that your secret may be exposed any time, that you’ll never be at
peace for the rest of your life…” The longer she spoke, the darker Michael's face turned...and that was
when he suddenly grabbed her wrist and yelled, “We need to talk!”
When Ben saw this, he immediately headed toward them with his brows frowning deeply.
“Just wait for me here,” Stella told Ben.
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"I can’t do that,” Ben refused.
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“I must make sure you’re safe, Mrs.Ford!”
“You can’t be serious!” Michael snorted.
“What's wrong, my niece? Why do you need to be so closely guarded? You haven’t been making
enemies, have you? No, that’s not possible ! With your gentle nature, who else apart from your love
rival would ever want to harm you?”"That's none of your business," she interrupted him.
“ Let's find a quiet place to talk."
"You can watch over me from afar," she told Ben.
“If you see any sign of things going wrong, step in right away.I won't be hindering you from doing your
job, will I?” Ben considered it for a few seconds before he finally nodded.
“Please call for me as soon as you're in trouble, Mrs.Ford!”
"Okay." They were both at the end of a hallway.
Michael glanced at the time and commented, "You're doing real well now, aren’t you? Weston Ford
practically treats you like his most precious prized possession.
He even has a bodyguard follow you everywhere!" He peered at Ben, standing not so far away, and
shrugged , adding, “I remember him well.He’s Weston Ford’s highly capable personal assistant .He’s
far more valuable than your average employee.Perhaps Weston Ford is the only man who would
assign an assistant of such caliber as his wife’s bodyguard.Isn't he worried that he'll waste his
assistant's talents with you?”
“That’s also none of your business,” Stella frowned.
“It has nothing at all to do with you." Michael looked away casually.
"I just think that since you've gotten yourself such a powerful man to rely on, twisting your arm wouldn’t
be such an easy task anymore, right?" He kept that phony smile plastered on his face, concealing his
sinister intentions under a thin veil, though the only thing Stella was really focused on was the
laboratory test results in his hand.“Why did you come to the hospital?” she asked.
“Any health problems? Or is Aunt Diana...”
"She's pregnant,” he announced while waving the test results around.
Right after he spoke, he noticed Stella's expressions change for a millisecond, and he took small
delight in it.
"Surely you must be happy for her, mustn't you?” Stella said nothing, but her face betrayed her mixed
feelings.
“I know,” Michael sighed.
“You want to tell her the truth …But whatever happened in the past should be left in the past.We all
have to move forward, Stella.Look at you and Weston.You’ve gone through many hurdles.Even your
engagement party turned into such a scandal.But despite all that, you still had a wedding and got
married in the end, didn't you? “
"Everyone made stupid mistakes when they were young," he confessed earnestly.
“That old version of me is long gone.I cut all contact with those women a long time ago.If you tell her
what I did back then, all that would achieve would be to bring her pain and suffering…” Stella was still
in a daze,thinking about the news that Diana was pregnant.
“How far along is she?” she asked frankly.
Michael was taken aback by the question for a while but soon regained composure , and his
expression softened significantly.
“Only two months,” he replied in a gentle voice.“She was bewildered herself.She thought there was something wrong with her because her period had
been erratic…”
When the topic turned to his unborn baby, the man’s eyes shone with genuine tenderness, which was
rare.
Even his smile looked sincere , unlike the doctored ones he would usually display.
“That’s enough,” Stella stopped him, feeling confused herself.
“I will tell her the truth no matter what..." She had been meaning to tell Dianaabout it but, having been
hit with crisis after crisis lately, simply couldn't find the right time to do so.