Queen of Wild Cards novel Chapter 560

The underside of the setting is engraved with a tiny star. It symbolizes that my Stella is the brightest, most radiant star in the sky.

The inner band is engraved with your initials, S.H. This ring is entirely unique, belonging to no one in the world but you."

Stella was deeply moved by his words.

Julius was an incredibly busy man, yet he had taken the time to personally design a ring just for her and hunt down the finest master jeweler to craft it.

Very few men would ever go to such lengths.

This man was loving her with every ounce of his soul, and she felt it completely.

"Thank you, darling. I absolutely love it." She stood on her tiptoes and pressed a kiss to his lips.

"I'm glad you love it."

He wrapped his arms tightly around her waist, pulling her flush against his body until there was no space between them. Dipping his head, he brushed his nose affectionately against hers before capturing her soft lips, savoring her absolute sweetness.

His overwhelming love for her was impossible to hide.

Bathed in the warm, inviting glow of the candlelight, the two lovers intertwined in a breathtaking, passionate rhythm.

...

The following day.

When Errol came to the hotel to have lunch with them, he brought Clara's urn along.

"Stella, this is your mother's urn. I'm leaving her in your care now."

He wouldn't even have her ashes to keep him company anymore. Thankfully, his daughter had given him the necklace; at least he still had a piece of her to hold onto.

"Thank you... Dad."

Stella finally said the word aloud. He had gone through so much trouble to retrieve her mother's ashes just so he could feel close to her. Now that she was taking her mother away, he had to be devastated.

"Stella, you... you finally called me Dad." Errol's throat tightened, and his eyes instantly grew red.

The older man was on the verge of shedding tears. "My sweet girl, could you call me that one more time?"

"Okay."

After the three of them finished their meal, Errol asked for a moment alone with Stella to talk.

"My sweet girl, are you upset with Dad for not bringing you back to officially introduce you to the Rox family?"

He didn't want her to misunderstand. Back then, there had been words he hadn't managed to say to her mother in time, which had ultimately ruined his chance to ever say them at all.

Stella shook her head. "No, I'm not. You're the head of the Rox family, so you must have your own considerations. I completely understand."

She was being entirely honest. She genuinely didn't care, nor did she have any desire to follow him into the Rox household.

Julius had thoroughly investigated the Rox family for her. They were a massive, deeply entrenched empire with branches everywhere, but they were also a tangled, chaotic mess of endless internal plotting.

It was a complete and utter disaster.

She had zero interest in getting involved in that.

So what if they had money? She certainly wasn't lacking any!