Chapter 87
After Stephanie and George returned to Wellington Villa, the servants prepared dinner for them. Attending the wedding put them in a heavy mood and made them lose their appetite. As a result, Stephanie ate some food casually and went back to the bedroom.
She went to the closet to pack her pajamas and planned to rest for a while before taking a bath.
When Stephanie packed her pajamas, she noticed there was a circle of faint bruises on her right wrist, which was caused by Kevin’s grip on her just now.
She thought of his angry and hopeless look just now, and her heart felt a little heavy.
Stephanie didn’t know whether it was because Kevin’s emotions infected her or because she knew the bad things Dominick had done.
“How cruel he is!‘ she thought.
If Dominick hadn’t happened to be in Aurorastra and couldn’t be contacted, George would have been furious at him on the spot.
While Stephanie was wondering what Dominick was doing in Aurorastra, the cell phone on the bedside table suddenly rang.
Stephanie was stunned for a moment. She threw the pajamas back into the closet and ran over to answer the call.
“Steffi, are you okay now?”
Stephanie looked a little surprised and disappointed and called the other party softly, “Auntie.”
“What’s wrong? You’re in a bad mood?” Diana could perceive the disappointment in her tone.
She immediately comforted her. “Is it because Kevin and Claire are having a wedding today? Steffi, don’t be sad. That bastard doesn’t know how good you are. Let’s find a better one.”
Diana had lived in a nursing home for most of the past two years due to her illness, but she learned about the wedding held by the Nelson family from watching TV and reading magazines. The more she knew, the angrier she became. She was also very worried about Stephanie.
Stephanie wasn’t very angry and murmured, “Actually, Kevin is not a very evil person.” Compared to Dominick, Kevin even could be considered a good person.
“Steffi, do you still like Kevin?”
Hearing what Stephanie said, Diana immediately became nervous. “Steffi, listen to me. A family like the Nelson family is beyond our reach, and we don’t care about it.
“The results will be completely different if you choose to keep loving someone or to be loved by someone. I just don’t want you to be so tired. Wouldn’t it be better to find someone who loves you and to live a simple life?” Diana said gently and carefully.
Stephanie held the phone and did not reply immediately.
In fact, she was not that kind of passive woman, if the other person were worthy of her love, she would definitely try her best.
But suddenly, she didn’t know what love was.
She wondered, ‘Do I still like Kevin?‘
Stephanie was stunned for a moment and thought of the night she was trapped in a remote village. The mudslides destroyed the villagers” houses and buried them. Dominick and the others thought she was dead.
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She remembered that the rain was hitting her cheeks and her clothes were wet and cold. Dominick ran towards her. His body was shaking slightly as he held her. He seemed very nervous.
“Auntie, Kevin and I have nothing to do with each other. It was just a misunderstanding at the beginning.” Stephanie said calmly.
At first, she thought Kevin was the one who had saved her, so when she heard from Claire that he was framed and imprisoned, she used the inheritance left by her mother to negotiate terms with her father and release him secretly.
“Well, it’s good if you’ve broken off the relationship. You two are not suitable for each other anyway.”
Diana felt relieved after hearing her calm tone. Thinking of another thing, Diana asked with some joy in her voice, “Steffi, do you still remember the little boy who had played with you when you were a child?
“The boy you made fun of all day long, and you even called him Little Pillar…”
“I didn’t make fun of him. It was him…”
Stephanie retorted almost out of habit but couldn’t speak anything more.
Diana knew the mistakes Stephanie had made when she was young, so she comforted her. “Steffi, don’t feel guilty, I know you have kept that small wooden box all these years.”
After a pause, Diana lowered her voice and asked carefully, “Steffi, if he comes back…”
She didn’t hear what Dlana said clearly. Instead, she stared at the message in astonishment and subconsciously opened it with her fingers
After complaining for a while, she suddenly came to realize that she had hung up the phone on Diana.
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