The Heiress With Seven Secret Identies (Stella Shaw) novel Chapter 137

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Chapter 137 Michelle’s Web Unravels

The shares he held would be a gift for his daughter.

“Stella.”

Amelia glided over in a red one–shoulder dress, wine glass in hand, moving like she owned the room. Everything about her dripped confidence.

“Hope I’m not interrupting.”

“Hey, Amelia.”

Hearing that, Amelia broke into a wide grin. “Look at you, being all polite.”

Elias followed close behind, giving a respectful nod. “Jasper.”

Jasper acknowledged him with a slight incline of his head.

“I’ve been meaning to thank you for that cream you sent. Kept wanting to take you out for a meal, but Elias was convinced I’d scare you off. Do I really look that intimidating?”

Amelia’s smile was warm, genuine–nothing like the polished socialite act most people put on.

“Stella, if this one ever gives you trouble, you come straight to me. I’ll handle him.”

Stella’s eyes went wide for a second before she glanced instinctively at Elias.

He just smiled, that soft look he got only around her, and handed her the dessert he knew she liked.

“Jasper.”

That one word shifted something in the air. Both Cross siblings stiffened slightly.

Stella turned. The man approaching was dressed in a sharp black custom suit, carrying himself with the kind of ease that came with age and money. He held a glass of red wine and walked straight toward them.

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“Didn’t expect to see you here. This must be your daughter, right? You going to introduce me?”

Jaron Wellington’s eyes barely glanced at Stella–they were fixed on Amelia.

“Jaron’s an old friend.”

“Nice to meet you, Mr. Wellington.”

Stella had already pieced it together.

This was Jaron. The one who’d spent years chasing some idealized version of his ex, only to lose his wife, his kid, and a solid chunk of his fortune in the process.

Good. Served him right. Maybe if he hadn’t been so obsessed with his so–called “first love“, things would’ve turned out differently.

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She couldn’t wait to see his face when he found out that first love was a lie.

“Why do you call her by name but I’m ‘Mr. Wellington‘? That makes me feel old.”

“Because she’s my boyfriend’s sister, a family.”

“Then you should call me Jaron, cause I’m her husband.”

Stella blinked. The tension in the air just spiked about ten degrees.

Jaron, do you have absolutely no shame? Your precious first love is standing right over there. Don’t come near me just because you couldn’t make it work with her. I’m not a trash can–I don’t take other people’s garbage.”

If this hadn’t been the Shaw family’s event, Amelia would’ve already swung.

Elias stepped forward, positioning himself between them. “Back off. You bother my sister again, and I’ll make sure you regret it.”

Jaron.”

That voice made Jaron’s stomach drop.

Tiffany walked over, arm in arm with her husband, wearing her brightest smile.

‘I swear, I haven’t seen her in over a decade. The few times we crossed paths, I ran the other way. I mean it.”

Hard to believe this guy used to run one of the biggest names in the city, right up there with the Crosses, Shaws, and Moores. Now look at him.

Jaron, I’ve gotten older, but I’m not some kind of monster, am I?”

Tiffany gave a little stomp of her foot, her voice playful, her body swaying just enough to be noticed.

“Stay away from me.”

Jaron’s face twisted with disgust.

Tiffany let out a soft sigh and offered a helpless smile.

“Miss Shaw, hello. I’m Tiffany, CEO of Collins Group. This is my husband, head of Watson Group.”

Tiffany’s mind was already spinning. Get in good with Stella now, and things would be smooth sailing

later.

When Stella didn’t take her hand, she tucked it back with an awkward smile.

“CEO of Collins Group… I heard she’s only fifty?”

Stella’s comment, thrown out like an afterthought, made Tiffany’s eyes flicker. She recovered fast, but not fast enough.

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“We won’t take up more of your time. Enjoy the evening.”

She kept her smile in place as she walked off, arm still linked with her husband’s. This was Shaw territory- she couldn’t afford to snap back.

“She looks old enough to be Jaron’s mother.”

The words landed like a bomb. Tiffany’s heel twisted, her ankle giving out with a sharp cry of pain.

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