Ariana Sutton’s POV
The air froze in an instant as Stefan paused for a few seconds before walking away with a cold face.
I immediately regretted saying that, wishing I could bite off my tongue because that wasn’t my true intention at all.
On the contrary, Lukas gloated a little. “Shall we place a ber? I bet you can’t leave.”
Bet your “ss. If I dared to scold you, I would’ve sent you to hell!
Despite Lukas usual mischievous behavior, I would be doomed if he turned against me one day.
I couldn’t afford to offend such a young man from a powerful family.
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Perhaps feeling certain that I wouldn’t be able to leave, Lukas generously refunded the rent and the deposit to me. Obviously, the non–refundable deposit he said before was just something he said off the top of his head. Besides, he wasn’t someone short of that small amount of money.
Conversely. I firmly believed that I would be able to leave, so I packed my luggage overnight, intending to resign from my job at the hospital the next morning and leave the house.
At this time, however, James somehow found out about my plans and sent me a text since he knew I wouldn’t pick up his calls. ‘I heard that you’re not going to stay in Grimsdale anymore. Come to Huntington. I’ll offer you a great position. A talent like you should work in the big city for better opportunities.
was so annoyed that I blocked him directly. After thinking about it, I wondered how he even knew everything about me.
Figuring that I might have been watched by James, I felt sick. What on earth did this guy want from me?
After harming my mother, was he trying to come at me now?
Even if it came a time when I wouldn’t be able to afford a bite of food, I wouldn’t ask for help from a man like him!
When I heard there was no movement in the yard outside, I decided to head out of my room to look for some food. Unexpectedly, as soon as I went out, I noticed Stefan sitting under the grape trellis.
I had to walk through the yard to get to the kitchen, so I was hesitant to turn around and go back, but then I noticed Stefan’s gaze scanning the room before landing on me.
If I tried to turn around and leave, it would make the situation even more awkward.
Without a a choice, I bit the bullet and walked over in an attempt to ease the awkward atmosphere. “It’s not because of you that
“Come here,” he interrupted me all of a sudden.
I dared not refuse him, so I mustered up my courage to sit opposite him. No matter what happened and how much hatred Stefan had toward me, I knew he would never become an enemy.
After a while, Stefan spoke calmly, “I’m only going to stay for two weeks, so you don’t have to leave at all.”
Helt helpless. Why didn’t he let me finish my sentence? I didn’t mean it that way in the first place!
It was all because of Lukas!
As I was feeling uneasy, he suddenly asked, “Why did you cut your hair?*
I glanced at him quickly, but before I could see the expression on his face clearly, I replied, “Erm… I just thought the wound be my head is causing inconvenience to me when I want to wash my hair. I’ve kept my hair long for years now, so I thought be me to go for a change. If there’s nothing else, I’m going to cook something for myself in the kitchen. You should get Me rest. With that, I got up to leave before he could say anything.
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Chapter 35 Bet You Can’t Leave
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“Ariana…” he called out to me in a tender voice.
I halted in my tracks but didn’t dare to turn back. Is something the matter?”
After a short period of silence, Stefan suddenly said. “Nothing”
He walked past me and entered the door, showing me only his back.
He made me feel a little melancholic and confused in an instant. What exactly was he trying to say just now?
Nevertheless. I thought his attitude toward me was much better than I expected. At least, I felt no tension between us.
Because of this short conversation, I had insomnia. I leave, he might really think it’s because of him, but if I didn’t leave…
To be frank, I didn’t want to stay here any longer.
