Queen of Wild Cards novel Chapter 191

Later, tormented by the agonizing deterioration of his legs, he had completely pushed the incident to the back of his mind. Since he couldn't find the motorcycle's owner anyway, he wouldn't have known who to compensate even if he wanted to.

He never expected the owner to be Stella Hawthorne.

And she was the very person who had healed his legs!

Putting it all together, he felt incredibly guilty. Not only had he stolen her ride, but even after recognizing him, she had put aside any grudges to treat him.

"Stella, I..."

Because of his sensitive status, he couldn't just come clean. He was at a total loss for how to explain.

"Julius, don't you dare try to tell me it wasn't you. I recognized you the moment I arrived at the Blackwood family estate. Don't even try to deny it."

"I'm not denying it. I just don't know how to explain it to you."

Stella fell deep into thought. He didn't know how to explain?

Why would the almighty CEO of a massive corporation be reduced to stealing a motorcycle? Either he was being hunted down by enemies, or there was a highly classified reason he couldn't speak of.

She suddenly recalled the time he returned from a business trip—after he showered, there was a faint metallic scent of blood lingering on him.

Who gets injured on a standard corporate trip?

Then there was the brawl at the barbecue joint. Where did a corporate executive learn to fight like a trained operative?

It seemed Julius's identity wasn't as simple as being a CEO!

Who exactly was he?

But considering she was harboring plenty of her own little secrets, she felt she had no right to interrogate him.

Everyone had skeletons in their closet, right?

Stella was just about to tell him to skip the explanation and go straight to the compensation when Julius spoke up.

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