Chapter 309
That was when Guinevere took a good look at her face, and her brows furrowed. “How old are you?” she suddenly asked. Bella knelt on the floor and trembled, tears streaking down her face, “Slightly over 20... I was wrong! I was just trying to make a living for myself. Ms. Cohen, please spare me!”
Women like her knew when it was time to bow down.
The more Guinevere looked at her, the more she realized that Bella resembled someone else. A nasty expression emerged on her face. “When did things begin between you and Weston?” “It hasn‘t been long... we‘ve only met in private a few times after that. Also...also...” Bella halted, somehow unable to go on. Guinevere‘s eyes darkened. “Why aren‘t you speaking? Do you need my help to open yourmouth?”
Bella said with self–depreciation, “Nothing happened between Mr. Ford and me. He never touched me…” Everyone in the dressing room fell silent at her words. Guinevere remained still and unmoved.
It came as a surprise for her, but somehow, it was something she had expected. Ordinary men wouldn‘t just leave their mistress at the side and do nothing to them. They were all adults and knew clearly–what else could happen between a man and woman? But Weston was no ordinary man. Guinevere had never been able to guess what was in his mind.
Having made it public knowledge that he had kept mistresses, it was a slap to Guinevere‘s face. Yet, he didn‘t touch her at all... It was exactly like how he treated herself – he had clearly promised to marry her, but he had never cozied to her from the very beginning... If it weren‘t for Stella‘s pregnancy, she would‘ve suspected that Weston must be suffering from some condition.
Or perhaps he just hated sex. But now that Stella was dead, was Weston never intending to be physically intimate with another woman for the rest of his life?
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