Chapter 293
“I just want to give this a try, that’s all.” Stella’s gaze fixated on Weston. Her moist gleaming eyes made her look innocent and pitiful. Weston knew that she had made herself look this way on purpose, but that did not stop his heart from softening. “So you… really want to be an actress that much?” he asked. “Mm-hmm,” she nodded. “Besides, I’ll have nothing to do once the training center closes down.” “You can stay by my side and be my companion.” “But you can’t stay with me the whole day!” she argued. For some reason, this sentence pleased Weston very much. The rigid iciness in his countenance thawed completely and he loosened his grip on her body. “But apart from the time I spend working,” he said, lovingly caressing her cheek, “I’ve devoted all of my time to be with you. Isn’t that enough?” “No,” she shook her head. “It’s not enough.”
She rested her head on his shoulder. It suddenly dawned upon her that she knew exactly what to say to get through to him… which was also the best way to persuade him and get him to do what she wanted.
He wanted her to be just as she was when they were married, didn’t he? “Back then,” she grumbled, “I used to wait for you to come home every day. I was all alone in a big empty house, just staring at the wall for endless hours. It felt nothing less than awful!” Weston’s body stiffened. He was completely under her spell, as his mind was dragged back to the past. The fact that Stella would bring up their past took him completely by surprise. He was no longer sure if this woman in his arms was the defiant Ella Steele or the sweet Stella Sealey from the past. “Did you…” he lifted her chin to see her more clearly. “Did you really wait for me to come home every day?” “Mm-hmm,” she nodded, looking deep into his eyes. “Every day.” “But sometimes,” she continued, “you didn’t come home at all, so I’d wait for you the entire night.”
Stella paused and smiled at him before adding, “Didn’t you notice that the lights were always on every time you came home?” Weston held her closer and tighter. Then he leaned over and kissed her eyes, moving along the contours of her face until he finally reached her chin. He smooched her all the way with a ferocity that almost melted Stella.
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