The One I Should've Married (Stella and Sebastian) novel Chapter 124

The call connected instantly. "Did you get her?"

A deep, imposing voice resonated through the receiver.

Stan hesitated. "Boss, she refused to come. And... she said..."

Remembering the sheer disrespect, Stan's face darkened.

Gritting his teeth, he repeated every insult Stella had just leveled at Wilder.

There was a heavy pause on the other end of the line.

The breathing grew noticeably rougher. "She actually said that?"

"Yes."

Wilder let out a cold, venomous laugh.

His voice dripped with danger. "It seems the rumors about her arrogance are entirely accurate."

Everyone had whispered about how the docile, pathetic woman who spent three years trapped in the Sinclair house had suddenly snapped.

Yesterday, the Fitzgerald family had witnessed it firsthand.

Wilder hadn't fully believed she was the mastermind behind the chaos, but hearing Stan's report confirmed it.

"She's incredibly arrogant," Stan agreed. "Not just her, but her assistant too!"

Wilder scoffed. "So, the rumors that she divorced Julian and found herself a billionaire sugar daddy are true?"

Just moments ago, gossip had swept through the city claiming she had divorced Julian to cling to an older, wealthy backer.

Wilder had received the intel as well.

He had thought she was out of her mind—abandoning her secure marriage just to become someone's mistress.

With her grandparents dead, she should have been a tiger without teeth.

Instead, she was acting completely unhinged and cheap.

But clearly, whoever this new backer was, he was treating her well enough to fuel this reckless confidence.

"It's highly likely," Stan replied. "Why else would she dare to act like this?"

Wilder's tone turned glacial. "Find out exactly who this sugar daddy is!"

He wanted to see who had the guts to back Stella Channing.

Didn't this man realize how many powerful families in the city he was offending? Propping her up was going to be a fatal mistake.

"Understood!" Stan replied.

...

Meanwhile, at The Vance Estate, inside The Whispering Gallery.

Sebastian and Landon sat across from each other, locked in an intense game of chess.

Landon was Sebastian's older twin, the sixth son of the family. Despite sharing identical faces, their auras couldn't be more different.

Sebastian had always possessed a wild, predatory edge—the untamable rebel who gave everyone headaches from the day he was born.

Landon, on the other hand, was mature, composed, and ruthlessly calculating.

He was the one currently commanding the entire Vance empire.

Landon was well aware of the chaos Stella had wreaked over the past two days.

Her explosive temper was exactly the same as it had been three years ago.

What baffled him was why she had acted so submissive and pathetic during her time with the Sinclairs.

Lowering his gaze, Landon moved a chess piece forward.

His deep, composed voice broke the silence. "Why did she marry that useless coward three years ago?"

Sebastian had been abroad the entire time.

Given the sheer number of psychologists Sebastian had seen over those three years, Landon assumed his brother despised Stella by now.

Yet the second she divorced Julian, Sebastian had flown straight back to the city.

Landon wasn't thrilled with her.

He couldn't fathom how his brother had lost out to a complete failure like Julian.

Lawrence thought his international projects were going to propel the Sinclair family to new heights.

He had no idea Landon had already laid an inescapable trap for them.

Landon had been ready to close the net, but Stella had unexpectedly blown the entire board up.

To make matters worse, her mother, Regina, had swooped in and hijacked all the Sinclair projects overseas.

Landon's carefully orchestrated trap had suffered massive collateral damage.

Hearing his brother ask why she had married Julian, a dangerous glint flashed in Sebastian's eyes.

He let out a dark chuckle. "Why else? She was suffering from Spiritual Amnesia."

Landon stared at him.

What kind of absurd excuse was that?

Landon shot him a flat look. Sebastian shrugged. "The curse has been broken now."

"Are you planning to use that ridiculous excuse to convince Grandfather?" Landon asked.

The entire Vance family harbored deep resentment toward Stella because of what happened three years ago.

Watching a girl they had practically raised turn her back on them so recklessly was a bitter pill to swallow.

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