From Divorced Wife To The Top Heiress novel Chapter 77

Serena’s brow furrowed when she saw Dylan in the doorway. ‘What’s he doing here?‘ she wondered, hoping he hadn’t overheard their conversation.

“It’s nothing,” she said calmly. “Jacob’s condition is delicate. He can’t handle any emotional distress. It’s dangerous for him.”

A wave of guilt washed over Dylan. He knew he was the reason his grandfather was in the hospital.

“Grandpa, Grandma, I’m so sorry. This is all my fault.”

He kept his words brief, afraid of upsetting Jacob further.

Jacob stared at him, his expression grim. “Just go, Dylan. I don’t want to see you again.”

His voice was heavy. “The family is in your hands now. If you want to destroy it over some imagined debt, I can’t stop you. So just leave.”

Jacob turned his head away, refusing to look at his grandson.

Dylan’s gaze hardened as he turned to Serena, his face a mask of accusation. “Stella, what did you say now?”

He immediately jumped to the conclusion that she must have been the one to upset his grandfather.

Serena raised a single, elegant eyebrow.

A sharp pang of hurt shot through her that he would think so little of her.

She was stubborn, but not foolishly so like him.

Sophia marched over and smacked Dylan’s shoulder. “You brat!” she snapped. “How can you blame Stella for everything? After all she’s done for you. Anyone in this world might hurt you, but not her. Never her.”

Serena was grateful for Sophia’s trust, but she had said all she needed to.

“Grandpa, Grandma, I should go,” she said, her voice soft. “Please take care of yourselves.”

With that, she walked out.

Jacob let out a heavy sigh but said nothing. Some lessons Dylan had to learn on his own, by experiencing the truth for himself.

Sophia looked at her grandson with deep disappointment. “You should go, too. And stop blaming Stella. She owes you nothing. If you want to marry Eliana, fine. Just don’t come crying to us when you regret it.”

Her tone turned sharp and serious. “The person who saved you, who saved this family, was Stella. Not Eliana. You’re just a terrible judge of character.”

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Chapter 77

She turned her back on him.

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Dylan brushed off his grandmother’s words as an angry outburst. After telling them to get some rest, he left.

He hurried after Serena, catching up to her as she waited for the elevator.

“Stella,” he called out, his commanding presence as captivating as ever.

She looked at his handsome face, her own expression unreadable. “Is there something else?”

Her detached gaze was like a needle to his heart, stirring a restless irritation. He hated it when she looked at him like that, as if he were a complete stranger.

The feeling was damnably uncomfortable.

He sighed. “Stella, about the tainted alcohol at the bar… I’m sorry. I was wrong to accuse you.”

The truth of what had happened at his bar felt like a stinging slap to the face, delivered by the very woman he had refused to trust.

A wry, humorless smile touched Serena’s lips. “Dylan, you don’t have to apologize. You enjoy being dece You prefer living in a world of lies. In your own eyes, you’ve done nothing wrong.”

“I…”

“I said you don’t have to apologize, Dylan.”

The elevator arrived, and she stepped inside.

Dylan opened his mouth, then closed it, saying nothing as he followed her into the elevator.

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