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Stella had strictly warned every single person in the household-no one was allowed to breathe a word about Angela having lived there. Not one syllable. Absolutely no one could find out.
“Madam, it wasn’t me! I swear I didn’t say anything…” the maid blurted out, panicked.
Pete shook off the maid’s hand and darted straight to Trey’s side. “Dad! Why did you make Angela leave? I want her back. I want Mom-”
He didn’t finish. Trey grabbed his shoulder in a tight, punishing grip, cutting him off with a furious, “Shut up.
Stella’s expression turned even harsher. She twisted the child’s wrist so roughly his face contorted in pain and he wailed.
“You little brat! If your great-grandmother hears you running your mouth, I’ll skin you alive!”
Stella had never agreed to adopting a child. A child who wasn’t flesh and blood-of course he’d be disobedient and impossible to manage.
Pete broke down in loud sobs.
Trey quickly pulled him behind himself. “Mom, he’s just a child.”
“You can go in now,” a young nurse said, stepping out. “She wants to see you. But remember-do not upset her again.”
Trey and Stella exchanged a look. They left Alicia outside to watch over the crying Pete, then entered the room together.
Inside the luxurious ward, a man in a tailored suit stood beside the bed-her long-time bodyguard and assistant. At the old lady’s signal, he bowed and quietly stepped out.
“Mom… what happened? Why were you so furious?” Stella spoke carefully, setting the gifts they brought onto the cabinet nearby.
“See for yourself.” Lauren’s voice was weak, but her presence cut like ice. She flicked her hand, and a thick envelope filled with photographs hit Trey squarely in the chest.
He caught it immediately, his expression tightening. He lowered his head and tore it open. ”
Stella rushed over, snatching the contents from his hands. “Trey, you-”
But when she saw the woman’s profile in the photos, her temper exploded.
Angela. Again!
These photos were different from the ones she’d received before. These had been shot at night-Angela getting into the same car as Trey, and walking arm-in-arm with him into a hospital.
The date on the photos was last night.
She had just finished lecturing him repeatedly to stay away from that woman-and this ungrateful brat had the nerve to sneak around with her again?
Before Lauren even spoke, Stella slapped Trey hard across the face.
“That wretched woman! She must be cursed to haunt our Fox family forever! Tell me where she is. If you won’t
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give up on her, I’ll make sure she gives up on you completely!”
She grilled him mercilessly.
Trey, stunned from the slap, had no defense. He stayed silent for a long moment.
Only when Stella turned to leave did he grab her arm. “Mom, this was my fault. Come at me.”
“Come at you? Are you planning to go against your grandfather’s will? Throw away everything our family has given you? Divorce Khloe and run off with that woman?”
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