Stella clenched her fists as jealousy burned in her eyes. Even though she was engaged to Declan, she knew that Hailey had always occupied a place in his heart.
A woman's intuition never lied.
Now, Hailey was back, entangling herself with him once again and making Stella feel threatened.
She loved Declan. She loved him a lot. She didn't want to lose him.
"Ms. Xanders, what exactly is going on?"
Annoyed, she snapped, "All of you, get out!"
The crowd quickly scattered.
Just then, Bob arrived. He looked at Stella. "Stelly, what's wrong? Who made you upset?"
Stella reached out and hugged her father. "Dad, you're here?"
Bob glanced around. "Stelly, where's Declan? Wasn't he supposed to be here with you? Where did he go? Why are you here alone?"
She couldn't bear to speak ill of Declan. "He just went to the restroom, Dad. Dad, I'm scared of losing Declan. I want to marry him as soon as possible."
Bob frowned. "Stelly, why are you in such a hurry to get married?"
"Because I want to marry him! But I feel like Declan isn't in a rush. Dad, you have to find a way to make him marry me sooner."
She pouted playfully. "Dad, you think so highly of Declan. Everyone says a son-in-law is like half a son. If I get married, you can hand over the family business to Declan, and then I'll give you a bunch of grandkids. You can retire and enjoy life taking care of them!"
Bob burst into hearty laughter. "You really are ready to fly the nest, huh? Alright, I'll think of a way."
"What way?"
He smirked knowingly. "Simple. You and Declan just need to seal the deal."
Stella's face flushed. "Dad!"
"Don't you want to?"
"If you can be here, why can't I?" she shot back, her lips curling into a smirk. "Declan, didn't you say you didn't know me? Then, why did you save me? Why do you care?"
She felt a burst of joy in her heart. Declan cared. He had pulled her out of that scion's clutches. She had won the gamble.
Declan braced one hand against the wall, effectively caging her in between his body and the cold surface behind her.
His deep, intense eyes locked onto hers. "Hailey, I'll say it one more time. You don't belong here. Go home."
Hailey lifted her chin defiantly. "I'm not going home. I want to stay with you."
Declan's expression darkened. "Hailey, there's no future for us."
With that, he turned to leave.
But before he could take a step, Hailey swiftly reached up, hooked her arms around his neck, and pulled him down. His face was now mere inches from hers.
She looked into his eyes. "Declan, you have feelings for me. You like me!"
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: The Divorce Prescription (Celina and Adam)
How can this be,Carly always gets away with everything and Celine intelligence is not working her at all....
Just as I thought. This could go on a few more chapters. But the bond between Fiona amd Celine is undeniable. Even without knowing that they are mother and daughter. Though I'm totally confused. Isn't there any resemblance between Celine and her parents? How couldn't they tell that she was their daughter?...
As expected of the dna results in favor of the wicked carly again.. so frustrating...
I hope the writer of this story will not prolong this…..what happened to the DNA…...
Can you upload more chapters per day, each chapter is very short you always keep us hanging...
Can’t wait for when Nigel will discover Celine is his child...
I was enjoying Celine being a formidable woman until the author put her abuser back in her way to make it seem she is weak willed with no physical control. This saddens me....
Regardless of how "sorry" the abusive man is. His regret is his own burden to carry....
When a woman divorces a man because he ill treated her, authors of these books, should stop making a women look desperate to go back with the abusive man. The real world is not like that. Many many women value themselves too much to return to their abusers....
Please this story is going round in circles……this writer🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️...