Out of the concert hall, Stella didn’t want to go home. She kept walking forward along the street.
After walking for a while, she saw a small amusement park in front.
Toddlers aged two or three were running and jumping there with simple and bright smiles.
Stella gradually paused and stopped next to the amusement park, curling up her lips.
A few minutes later, she heard a man’s indifferent voice next to her, “What’s so fun of it?”
Stella withdrew her gaze as well as her smile.
She said flatly, “Mr. Conrad, you’ll never know what I’m watching.”
With a hand in his trousers pocket, Clarence retorted, “How do you know I don’t?”
“Mr. Conrad, if you do it, you won’t stand here and make sarcastic remarks.”
She was not in the mood to argue with him, so she turned around and walked away.
Much to her surprise, Clarence followed her.
He did the same thing when they were in Aqock.
The longer Stella walked, the more annoyed she got. Suddenly, she paused her pace, turned around,
and looked at him coldly.
Clarence also paused. Gazing at her with his black eyes, he slightly raised his eyebrows, “What’s up?”
“Mr. Conrad, what are you doing? Why are you following me all the way?”
As far as she knew about the wretched man, Stella had predicted he must reply something like “is this
road in your name? Why can’t I walk here?”
Much to her surprise, Clarence answered indifferently, “You so pretty. I’m afraid that someone who has
evil intentions will approach you.”
Stella was speechless.
She kept silent for at least half a minute.
She had never expected that she could receive other things than bark from a dog one day.
Wasn’t he was the person with the evil intentions?
For a moment, Stella lost her tongue. She kept walking.
In a few minutes, Clarence’s voice sounded out behind her back, “Stella, you blushed just now. Were
you shy?”
“No!”
She was frightened.
Clarence asked again, “Why did you blush then?”
“I feel hot.”
“You don’t dress much. How can you feel hot?”
Stella ignored him.
Clarence continued, “You dressed up and put up makeup for dating Emmett Carter, didn’t you?”
Stella still ignored him.
“Emmett Carter is chasing after you. Have you discovered it?”
Stella inhaled, “Mr. Conrad, what on earth do you want to tell me?”
“Don’t say yes to him.”
“Why not?” As she spoke, Stella asked in amusement, “Is it because you don’t like it, Mr. Conrad?
What a boring and lame excuse!”
Clarence gazed at her without a blink. After a few seconds, he answered, “Nope.”
“Mr. Conrad, then you don’t have...”
“Because I like you.”
Stella answered extremely calmly, “I see.”
Clarence pressed his lips and repeated, “Don’t say yes to him.”
Upon hearing it, Stella chuckled, “Mr. Conrad, who do you think you are that I will obey you? I know you
like me, but what’s so happy about it? Or do you expect me to get some firework to celebrate it?”
“If doing so could delight you, I won’t object it.”
Stella didn’t answer.
She had almost forgotten how sharp-tongued the wretched man was.
When she was about to leave, Clarence said in a steady tone, “I’m quite sorry about what has
happened in the past.”
This was the first time that Stella heard him speak in such a tone and make an apology. Judging from
his attitude, she could tell that he was quite sincere.
At least he didn’t say “it could be my fault” again.
However, she didn’t understand.
Stella said in a flat tone, “Mr. Conrad, please don’t mention it. I’m just a scheming woman who tries
every means to achieve my goals. I don’t deserve your apology at all.”
Clarence said unhappily, “Whether you deserve it or not, I have the final say.”
Stella choked up.
The wretched man was still so shameless even when apologizing.
Stella truly wasn’t in the mood to be tangled with him. She said, “All right. Mr. Conrad, no matter what
your purpose is to apologize to me, I accept it. Anyway, we don’t need to keep in touch. Mr. Conrad,
could you please don’t ever come to...”
Before she could finish her words, she suddenly saw black. The next second, she felt a kiss from the
cold thin lips, making her swallow her unfinished words back.
Stella was startled. When she returned to her senses, she pushed him away with reddish eyes,
“Clarence Conrad, are you nuts?”
Clarence licked his thin lips in dissatisfaction. He answered calmly, “You’ve said you accepted my
apology.”
“So you ignored other words, didn’t you?”
“Yeah. I don’t want to hear other words.”
Stella believed that the wretched man wasn’t in his right state of mind. She wasn’t in the mood to waste
her time with him. She directly turned around and hailed a taxi on the roadside.
Clarence stood next to her calmly. He looked at the cars on the road in the distance, “It should be quite
difficult to get a cab now. How about I give you a ride home?”
Stella clenched her fists tightly, ignoring him.
Clarence continued, “If you are angry about it, you can kiss me in return. I don’t care. I’m not so petty
as you.”
Since she failed to hail a taxi, Stella could only keep walking forward. However, the high heels on her
feet were new, which kept rubbing her feet. She was irritated. Hence, she directly took off the shoes
and smashed them onto the man behind her, “Stop stalking me!”
Clarence caught the shoes thrown onto his face, frowning, “Stella, it’s only seven degrees today.”
“I don’t give a fuck even it’s minus seven degrees. It’s none of your business if I freeze to death.”
Stella was burning with anger all over. She didn’t feel cold at all and nor could she find any place to
vent her anger.
After she had taken a few more steps, a hand suddenly was wrapped around her waist. The next
second, she was lifted.
Stella looked at him expressionlessly, “Mr. Conrad, has anyone remark that you are quite cheeky?”
Clarence answered, “You are the first one.”
“That’s truly my pleasure.”
“You may get more fireworks.”
Stella sneered. After a moment of silence, she continued, “Mr. Conrad, I don’t know what’s in your
mind, but I can ensure you that I will never like you, never ever.”
Clarence’s expression didn’t change at all, “Don’t jump to the conclusion so fast.”
Stella said, “Mr. Conrad, just think about it. How much you hated, disgusted, and disdained me before
we divorced, you can understand what I feel about you.”
Clarence said, “It’s different.”
“Why not?”
“Even if I did so... you were still having sex with me on my bed.”
This was the very first time that Stella felt such a strong migraine.
She didn’t want to retort him at all.
Clarence continued, “Besides, even if I have treated you in that way, I still like you now. Probably you’ll
also like me in the future. Who can predict it?”
Stella asked calmly, “Clarence Conrad, can you make the baby come back to life?”
Clarence fell into the silence.
She laughed, “Since you can’t do it, who do you think you are to be so certain?”
The baby was a deep gap between them, which could never be overcome.
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