Goodbye You Never Loved Me novel (Martha and Stefan) novel Chapter 563

The following day.
When Martha woke up, she found herself nestled in Stefan's arms, while Jimmy's head was resting on Stefan's stomach.
This sleeping position...
She moved slightly, afraid of waking Stefan up.
But before she could get up, Stefan suddenly opened his eyes.
"Did I wake you up?"
"No."
He pulled her back to his side, encircling her waist. His voice was still a bit lazy and hoarse from just waking up.
"Stay with me and sleep a little longer."
"It's time to wake up, today is not a weekend."
However, she still let Stefan hold her and lay with her for a while.
Lying face to face with him like this, even his eyelashes are clearly visible.
Martha involuntarily extended her index finger and lightly traced his prominent nose bridge, handsome eyebrows and eyes, and thin lips...
This man was perfect in all senses.
"What are you doing?"
Feeling his face itchy, Stefan held Martha's hand and suddenly opened his eyes to stare at her.
"Stefan... When are we going to have the wedding?"
Upon hearing this, the man first appeared slightly stunned, but then broke into a smile.
"Does my bride seem impatient?"
Martha let out a soft hum, "Coming back this time, everything feels like a dream. I'm really scared..."
"Don't worry, everything will be fine. The wedding preparations are already underway, and I will definitely give you a grand wedding."
The atmosphere was just right as Stefan slowly approached and Martha gently closed her eyes.
However, at that moment...
"Umm..."
Jimmy's little head moved and he rubbed his sleepy eyes, murmuring in a daze, "Mommy and Daddy... why are you both here?"
Martha quickly broke away from Stefan's embrace and got up from bed.
"It's getting late, hurry up and get ready for bed. I'll go make breakfast."
Sure enough, it was hard to make intimate gestures in front of children!
Ten minutes later, breakfast was ready.
Three heart-shaped fried eggs, three glasses of milk, and three slices of whole wheat bread.
While having breakfast, Stefan received a phone call from Eden.
Eden began joking around, "How is your happy life?"
Stefan furrowed his brow and spoke in a deep voice, "If you called me early in the morning just to gossip, then bye."
"Hey hey hey! I have something serious to tell you!"
Eden cleared her throat and continued, "Giana has been found."
At this news, Stefan's eyes darkened as he said, "Thanks. Send me the address."
He hung up the phone with a somber expression.
Martha noticed his change and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Is something wrong? You look upset."
Stefan looked up at her and relaxed his expression slightly. "It's nothing. Just work stuff."
Shortly after receiving Giana's address from Eden via text message along with a warning: [Giana is currently destitute and I'm worried she may seek revenge against you. Be careful. Also don't believe everything she says.]
Stefan knew exactly what kind of person Giana was.
However, now he believed that she no longer had the energy to play tricks on him anymore.
"I'll have the driver send you and Jimmy back; there's something I need to take care of," he said.
Although Martha wanted Stefan to spend more time with her, she obediently nodded her head.
In an impoverished slum on the border between A City and B City lied where Giana was located according to the address sent earlier by Eden.
The car couldn't go any further, so Stefan had no choice but to get out on foot.
The road was muddy beyond belief; dilapidated houses surrounded him that seemed like they would collapse if blown by even just a gust of wind; all sorts of vulgar advertisements swung back-and-forth above him; mixed into all this was an odor of decay.
When he saw Giana, she was outside burning water over an open flame near one of these rundown shacks - hunched over coughing every once in awhile - looking like someone who had experienced many hardships.
She was completely different from how arrogant she used be before.
"Giana."
Hearing his voice, Giana froze for a moment before trying to run away, yet Stefan easily caught her.
"Stefan, can't you let me go? Please? I know I shouldn't have secretly returned back here, but please let me go. I'll leave right now, never come back again!"
"Shut up."
Stefan warned in a low voice, annoyed by her constant chatter.
"I only have a few questions for you. Answer them honestly, and I'll give you some money."
Giana couldn't believe it.
"Are you serious?"
Money was what Giana needed most right now. With money, she wouldn't have to live like this anymore!
"I always keep my word. But if you try to deceive me even a little bit, I'll make your life even more miserable."
"I won't! I won't..."
The two of them returned to the dilapidated house with no place suitable for sitting down. Stefan decided to stand instead.
"Tell me about my background."
Upon hearing this question, Giana's eyes widened in panic.
"No..."
Stefan placed the prepared card on the table and said sternly, "Tell me the truth, and the money in it is yours."
After thinking for a moment, Giana ultimately chose money over anything else.
"In fact, your mother gave birth to stillborn baby back then. There was never any love between your parents; their marriage was purely based on interests as it usually was with wealthy families. Your mother found an abandoned baby that could replace her dead child, just when your father was on a business trip out of town."
Although he had mentally prepared himself for the truth beforehand, upon hearing it, an indescribable feeling still struck him.
"What about that money..."
Stefan handed over the card and left without another word.
Watching his departing figure, Giana held onto that card as if it were something precious and kissed it repeatedly near her lips
"God really favors me!"
After leaving Giana's place, Stefan went straight to Rhys' residence .
"What are you doing here?"
Rhys glared at him in displeasure but still stepped aside, so Stefan could enter.
"You can sit wherever you want; don't expect any hospitality from me though ."
Stefan's expression grew increasingly unpleasant.
If not because of their family backgrounds, he would never tolerate Rhys' attitude towards him .
"You really know how to get under someone's skin."
"Well, then don't come here; I never submit myself before anyone ."
Despite his words, Rhys threw Stefan a bottle of purified water from inside his fridge anyway .
"If there's anything, spit it out quickly; don't waste my precious time."