The One I Should've Married (Stella and Sebastian) novel Chapter 3

Hearing this, Julian's expression faltered.

The brief flash of joy in his eyes was instantly buried under an undeniable, suffocating panic.-

He didn't dare divorce Stella.

When he didn't answer, Stella used his tie to reel him in closer.

Her breath brushed against his neck. It was warm, yet it sent a freezing chill straight to Julian's bones.

She whispered softly in his ear, "If that's what you want, I can make it happen."

The words were spoken lightly, but they reeked of danger. Julian stared at her in sheer disbelief.

Make it happen? No, that was impossible!

This infuriating woman knew perfectly well he couldn't afford to divorce her. Was she just playing hard to get?

Gritting his teeth, Julian snapped, "Cut the fake act."

Three years ago, she had practically threatened to die if he didn't marry her, bringing a five hundred million dollar dowry. Now she was talking about stepping aside? She was full of tricks.

Unfortunately for her, no matter what tactics she used, he would never fall for her.

Besides, he only wanted to save Ivy's life; he had never actually considered divorcing Stella to marry her.

Lawrence and the Sinclair elders would never allow it anyway.

Seeing Julian's conflicted, pathetic hesitation, Stella shoved him away in absolute disgust and stood up.

Julian stumbled to his feet.

Before Stella could speak, he gritted his teeth and declared, "Your place in the Sinclair family is permanently yours. But beyond that title, don't expect anything else from me."

As he spoke, he cradled his mangled hand and collapsed onto the sofa.

The bones were horribly dislocated, his entire hand was swelling, and his stomach throbbed in agony.

Stella raised an eyebrow.

Before she could respond, Julian added, "I never planned on marrying her, so she won't threaten your status in this family."

Stella scoffed. "Is it that you never planned to, or that you don't have the guts to?"

The Sinclair family despised her, yet they desperately clung to her five hundred million dollars to save their own reputation.

Over the past three years, no one had realistically threatened her position as his wife.

But while her title remained safe, the endless humiliation in the shadows had never stopped!

Her blunt mockery made Julian's face darken with rage.

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