He Gave Her Strawberries, Gave Me Hives (Ford and Sylvia) novel Chapter 88

Beside him, Mia clutched her vibrating phone, wanting to warn Stella but not daring to.

Bang!

A loud noise interrupted Stella’s muttering. She turned resentfully toward the door, but the moment she saw Desmond, her face broke into a sweet smile. She jumped out of bed and ran to him barefoot.

“Desmond, you finally came to see me.” She cried, throwing herself into his arms with a pitiful expression.

But he instinctively sidestepped, nearly causing her to fall flat on her face.

Stella’s eyes immediately reddened. She looked at the disheveled, broken man in front of her in disbelief, unable to understand what had happened to him.

Before, whenever he saw her running toward him, he would open his arms to catch her. When he found out she was sick, he was more worried than anyone.

But now, she had been in the hospital for three days, and not only had he not come to see her once, but he was actively avoiding her embrace.

Even the way he looked at her was ice–cold, as if he felt absolutely nothing for her at all.

Stella glanced tentatively at Mia, but Mia just stared at the floor, avoiding her gaze.

“Desmond, what happened?” Stella finally asked, biting her lip nervously.

“Stella Winslow, I never realized you were so two–faced.” Desmond said with a cold smirk.

Stella froze for a moment, then feigned confusion, forcing an innocent smile. “What are you talking about, Desmond? I don’t understand.”

The man scoffed, took the phone from Mia’s hand, opened the chat, and played the voice message Stella had just sent.

Stella’s face turned deathly pale. She grabbed Desmond’s sleeve and started explaining frantically, “I was just talking nonsense! This was the first time, I swear! If you don’t believe me, ask Mia!”

She then whirled on Mia, reaching for her sleeve. “Mia taught me to say those things! She’s the one who said cursing people out like that would make me feel

better!”

“Mia, hurry up and explain to your brother for me! You’re his sister, he won’t do anything to you, no matter how angry he gets! Just tell him you were the one who taught me to curse Celeste!”

Just like she always did, Stella tried to use Mia as a shield, her eyes red with tears as she looked at her pitifully.

But this time, Mia didn’t fall for it

She yanked her arm back and shoved Stella away. “So you’ve really just been using me as a shield this whole time? I didnt believe celeste when she told me, ba

now.”

Mia’s eyes also reddened, her gaze a mixture of shock, disappointment, and a deep, buning hatred.

“Did you always think I was stupid? That I was easy to fool ?”

Stella stepped closer to Mia, her eyes pleading “Mia, please, just help me this once. I cant let your brother hate me

“So you’d rather have him hate me instead?” Mia shot back.

Stella froze. She didn’t understand why Mia had changed all of a sudden.

The Mia she could once deceive with a single sentence was now completely immune to her tricks.

Her patience wearing thin, she gripped Mia’s wrist tightly and threatened in a low voice, “Help me, or I’ll tell your brother about all the disgusting things you’ve

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done.”

Crack.

Mia slapped Stella hard across the face, her head snapping to the side.

‘Stella Winslow, did you ever feel anything for me at all, or was it always just about using me?*

Mia wrapped both her hands around Stella’s neck, her eyes red with fury as she screamed, “I treated you like my best friend, and you treated me like an idiot. Stella Winslow, I’m going to kill you.”

Stella was being choked to the point of suffocation. She struggled, clawing at Mia’s hands and begging for mercy.

Mia, let me go! We’ve always been best friends! I even told you I’d be the best sister–in–law in the world.”

Mia faltered for a second, her grip loosening. Stella seized the opportunity to break free and kicked her hard in the stomach.

Caught completely off guard, Mia crumpled to the floor.

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