The One I Should've Married (Stella and Sebastian) novel Chapter 2

Staring at the woman radiating an overwhelming, dominant aura, Julian suspected she wasn't Stella Channing at all, just someone with her face.

Stella's personality was never like this.

But seeing her still wearing that oversized, tacky black t-shirt, he felt a flicker of uncertainty.

Faced with Julian's doubt, Stella narrowed her eyes.

She raised her hand and delivered a resounding slap right across his face.

Julian was stunned.

As his ears rang from the impact, Stella slapped him again.

Her sharp voice echoed from above. "Who am I? Did spoiling you for three years make you forget who I really am? Did you honestly think I went soft?"

The words 'who I really am' caused Julian's face to drain of color.

He looked up in sheer horror. "You..."

Stella stood up, her towering, commanding presence sending shivers down his spine.

Before Julian could process this earth-shattering shift, Stella stomped her foot directly onto his hand.

It was the exact hand he had just used to choke her.

As the bones ground together, Julian's heart seized. "What are you doing?!"

Stella pressed her lips into a thin line, adding crushing weight to her foot until a sickening snap echoed through the room.

A horrific scream tore through the silence of the mansion.

Stella lowered her gaze, her tone dropping like a descending demon. "Now, do you remember who I really am?"

Julian's knuckles were crushed and dislocated. The agony radiating from his shattered hand made his face turn deathly pale.

He struggled to look up at her, the memory of her formerly gentle face now completely overshadowed by this ruthless glare.

The familiar sense of danger finally dragged his memory back to her true nature.

It reminded him of just how merciless she had been when they were enemies in college!

This was the true face of the formidable Ms. Channing!

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