Billionaire's Match (by Tangy Candy) novel Chapter 218

Chapter 218

“I…”

“Apologize to Angela,” Lauren cut Stella off, her voice lowered, leaving no room for negotiation. “We’re all family. If there’s something to say, say it properly in the future.”

Stella had been married into the Fox family for half her life and had always been sharp-tongued and unyielding. This was the first time she felt so wronged that tears welled in her eyes.

The servants all lowered their heads. Angela lifted her chin in quiet triumph, looking at her mother-in-law, feeling as though years of pent-up resentment had finally found release.

“Mom, Grandma is right,” Angela said gently. “I wasn’t asking for an apology, but you were so violent. If Pete sees that, he’ll be frightened. For your grandson’s sake, you should set an example… If you’re wrong, you should admit it.”

Her tone was soft and unhurried, yet every word landed like a sharp, invisible slap.

Stella nearly ground her teeth to dust, but under Lauren’s clearing of her throat, she finally caved.

“I’m sorry.”

The two words slipped out quickly. She let out a cold laugh. “Angela, you win.”

“Mom, please don’t say that,” Angela replied mildly note. “If the family isn’t harmonious, how could I ever be a winner?”

Having forced Stella to bow her head, Angela had no intention of pushing further. She took Pete by the hand, gave Lauren a brief nod, and walked away without looking back.

A dull pain stabbed Stella’s chest. The moment Angela left, she turned to Lauren with a trembling voice. “Mom, you’re killing me like this!”

“Enough. I know it hasn’t been easy for you,” Lauren said flatly, unwilling to deal with Stella after dealing with Angela. “Endure it for now. When the company’s IPO goes smoothly in a few months, we’ll have Angela move out.”

With that, she left in a hurry, taking the servants with her.

But once back in her room, Lauren lashed out, knocking over the tea a servant had just brought in. Seeing Angela’s smug face had left her thoroughly displeased.

She had thought that even without Khloe, the Fox family would be just fine. Who could have known Angela would turn out to be such a disaster?

Lauren felt even worse when she thought of Khloe. In the past, whenever she clashed with Stella, Khloe always sensed her mood and found clever ways to cheer her up.

No matter how poorly Stella handled things, as long as Khloe was in the house, everything stayed orderly and harmonious.

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Chapter 218

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That evening, before Trey even made it home, he received a tearful call from his mother.

As soon as he arrived, he went straight to Stella’s bedroom.

She had collapsed that afternoon. A doctor had already come by and said it was a case of extreme anger attacking the heart, with signs of myocarditis. She needed rest and quiet.

“Mom, why did you get so angry? Your health is what matters most,” Trey said, seeing her lying pale and frail on the bed. His chest burned with frustration.

When he first heard about the conflict between his mother and Angela, all he felt was helplessness. But seeing Stella in such a pitiful state-something he had never witnessed before-left him deeply unsettled.

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