My best friend is marrying my husband novel Chapter 11

“I said cut the power.” Stephen interrupted her, each word forced out through his teeth. “I want her to feel the weight of

her defiance. Let her sit in the silence she created.”

“But Madam, she- The butler’s voice faltered under the sharpness of his glare.

“Don’t plead for her.” Stephen walked back to the sofa, sat down, and spoke with absolute finality. “When she’s ready to

admit she was wrong, reconnect the electricity.”

The butler stood motionless. She stared at Stephen’s cold profile, and after a long moment, bowed deeply. “Yes, sir.”

When she left the living room, her steps were unsteady. Stephen watched her disappear down the hallway and felt

irritation coil tighter inside his chest.

He wore his cruelty like armor, convincing himself it was mere discipline. Nothing more.

A few more days passed, and a cold, rhythmic tension began to vibrate through the estate, a collective shunning he

couldn’t quite name.

The servants moved with distracted motions, whispering together in corners. Whenever he approached, they fell silent

and scattered.

The butler looked the worst. Her expression drawn, eyes bloodshot, as if she hadn’t slept.

Multiple times she stared at him with something desperate on her lips, yet she swallowed the words every time.

That morning, when Stephen came downstairs for breakfast, Julia was the only one in the living room.

“Where is everyone?” he asked casually.

Julia looked up from her phone. “Ms. Wilson said she had something urgent at home and took the day off. Ms. Larson

and Ms. Carter said they needed to go out for something too.”

Stephen frowned. Three staff members taking leave on the same day was suspicious, but he brushed it off and sat down

to eat.

his utensils when the sound of an engine reached the window.

saw the butler and two nannies standing at the front entrance. They wore somber dark clothing.

a white flower.

ar pulled up. One by one, they got in, and the vehicle slowly drove away. Stephen watched until it vanished down the

road. The uneasy feeling in his chest deepened.

He returned to the table, took out his phone, and dialed the butler. It rang for a long time before she picked up.

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