Chapter 761
She put her luggage down and looked around. Fortunately, she did not have anything valuable with her. She sorted out her belongings a little and sighed as she saw the kettle. She decided to go outside to buy some mineral water for herself.
When she passed by the front desk, the hotel owner was lying on the chair while playing with her cell phone. She burst into laughter now and then.
Stella glanced at her once and quickly looked away. There was a supermarket across the street, but the environment around Midtown didn’t look too safe.
Stella came out from the store after buying some mineral water and vaguely saw a familiar car speeding by. She paused and pretended not to see it. Then, she walked in another direction.
Ben sat inside the car and saw Stella emerging from the hotel earlier. He was a little worried and urged Weston,” Mr. Ford, this is not a safe place, and the environment is appalling. Should we go and pick Ms. Steele up?”
Weston rubbed his brow and looked at Stella walking away determinedly. He said in a low voice, “She’s the one who wants to go to such places. Leave her be.”
He figured it was probably better to let her suffer a little bit. She would know when to come back once she had suffered enough.
After that, the car drove away. Stella was relieved and did not want to go back to that place. She slowed down and walked on the street leisurely, thinking about what to do next. Then, she heard an old lady’s cry for help coming from a distance.
“Help! Help!”
She frowned and walked over to the voice. “What happened?”
She saw a gray-haired old lady dressed in thin clothes in an alley, lying in a corner next to a garbage can with an overwhelming stench and messy hair. There was some blood stain on her face too. She was helpless and asking for help.
When she saw her, she choked out a sob. “Nice young lady, help me. I fell, and I can’t stand up…”
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