Chapter 70
Stella sighed and said nothing. With her head lowered, she pushed the flint on the metal lighter. Aflame materialized, Weston slowly moved the cigar towards the flame. His eyes were fixed on Stella as he leaned over.
White smoke rose from the cigar’s tip as it caught the flame. The tobacco sizzled slightly as it burned. The flame illuminated Weston’s face, rendering his features even more striking. At such a close distance, Stella could clearly discern the stark edges of his strong jawline. She wanted to look away but was firmly held in place by Weston.
Weston maintained his intense gaze on Stella’s face. He didn’t look away as he smoked the
cigar. He took a deep huff and released a cloud of thick rolling smoke onto her face.
Stella coughed immediately. Her eyes reddened, and tears started to form in the corners of her eyes. She covered her mouth with her hand, but it was shoved away by Weston.
He tried to look at her. He tried to look at her whole face without missing the smallest trace of emotion. He liked watching her this way. He liked watching the emotions on her face that he caused
Stella slapped his hand away. Once she recovered from her coughing fit, she took a deep breath.
“Is there anything else you want me to do?” she asked.
Weston smiled wordlessly and let her go. He leaned back against the sofa nonchalantly. The top two buttons on his shirt were now undone, exposing his collarbone. He sat there without saying anything, yet a cold aura that warned off everyone else from stepping into his personal space radiated from him.
The rest of the party could tell that his mood had drastically improved. His face might still be emotionless, but his glowing eyes clearly revealed that he was pleased with this woman.
None of them knew of the relationship between them, so they just assumed that Weston simply liked this woman. At the sight of that, they all knew not to mess around with Stella from then on. After all, she was Weston Ford’s favorite, and one would be foolish to mess with his woman
They did find it odd, though.
Weston Ford had never shown interest in any women. He was well-known in the elite circle for being indifferent to sex and alcohol. All his life, there had only been one woman Guinevere Cohen,
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