Chapter 3

Stella 's voice is so calm and so nonchalant.

Talking about divorce is like talking about a very ordinary and trivial matter.

Mason 's deep eyes narrowed.

"What did you say?"

After three years of marriage, no matter how outrageous he did, Stella never mentioned divorce.

In fact , Mason knows very well how much Stella loves him.

Stella's originally empty eyes were extremely clear at this moment.

" Mr. Wright , I'm sorry for delaying you all these years."

"Let's get a divorce."

Mason 's hands dropped to his sides and tightened unconsciously.

"You heard it just now, didn't you? Morris Family is already on its last legs. What's the difference between me taking it and others taking it?"

"What do you want when you file for divorce? Is it for the children or for money?! Or do you want me to stop dealing with the Morris Family ?" Mason asked coldly.

"Don't forget, I don't love you at all. Your threats are useless to me!"

Mason 's reflection in Stella's eyes suddenly became unfamiliar. Her throat choked and her ears ached. Even with a hearing aid, she couldn't hear what Mason was saying.

I could only answer his question by myself, "I don't want anything."

Afraid that Mason might notice something unusual, Stella left the study.

Mason looked at her back, and for some reason, he felt more annoyed than ever before.

He never controlled his emotions for the sake of others, so he overturned the table in front of him.

Stella cooked herself spilled all over the floor...

??

Stella returned to her room and forced handfuls of medicine into her stomach.

She reached out and touched behind her ear, her fingertips were covered in bright red.

Perhaps the medicine took effect, and when the sky just turned light, her ears regained some hearing.

Looking at the tiny bit of sunlight coming in through the window, Stella was lost in thought for a long time.

??The rain has stopped.??

Today, Mason did not go out.

Early in the morning, he sat on the sofa, waiting for Stella to apologize and regret.

Stella has had her share of temper tantrums in the three years since they got married .

But every time after crying and making a fuss, she would apologize not long after.

Mason figured this time, it wouldn't be any different.

He saw Stella coming out after washing up, wearing her usual dark-colored clothes, dragging a suitcase and holding a piece of paper in her hand.

When Stella handed the agreement to Mason , he realized that it said "divorce agreement".

" Mason , contact me when you have time."

Stella only said this one, ordinary sentence to Mason , and then dragged her suitcase out the door.

Outside the door is the clear sky after the rain.

For a moment, Stella felt as if she had been reborn.

Mason sat stiffly on the sofa in the living room holding the divorce agreement.

It took a long time for me to come back to my senses.

It's the weekend after Day of the Dead .

At this time of year in previous years, Mason would take Stella back to the old house to worship their ancestors.

Wright Family 's relatives will look at him with strange eyes.

He is alone today.

Mason was in a particularly good mood.

In the old house.

Mason 's mother and the people who were worshipping their ancestors were a little confused when they saw him alone.

At this time of year in previous years, the eldest grandson's wife, Stella, was always the first to arrive and the last to leave, fawning over and trying to please everyone.

You haven't come today?

Ruby frowned and asked Mason , " Mason , where's Stella ?"

Mason 's eyes turned cold when he heard this.

"She got a divorce and ran away from home."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone around fell silent, each of them in disbelief.

Ruby was even more shocked.

In this world, apart from his parents, no one loves Mason more than Stella .

Seven years ago, Mason was nearly stabbed, and it was Stella who saved him.

Four years ago, the two were engaged, and Mason went to Dubai to discuss business, but something went wrong.

Everyone said that Mason was dead, but Stella was the only one who refused to admit it. She went to find him without saying a word.

In that strange city, Stella searched for him for three whole days...

Mason was sick in the hospital, or taking care of his daily life, or anyone around him, even the secretary or assistant, Stella treated them with caution, for fear of offending them.

Stella , who can't live without Mason , actually filed for divorce...

Why?

Ruby didn't understand, but was glad that she had let her son go.

"A woman like her is not worthy of being in a respectable household. It's better for her to get a divorce."

"She's not worthy of you at all."

Ruby spoke, the others followed suit.

"Yes, Mason is a young talent, in his prime, but Stella has delayed his career."

The ancestor worship ceremony suddenly turned into a meeting to slander Stella .

It's as if she is an unforgivable person.

Mason should have been happy, but for some reason, he found those voices jarring.

He drove away from the old house early.

we returned to the villa , it was getting dark.

Mason pushed the door open and entered. Darkness enveloped his entire body. He realized belatedly that Stella had left...

He changed into slippers and went in, throwing his coat into the washing machine.

I don't know why I feel particularly tired today.

Mason went to the wine cellar to get some wine to celebrate Stella's leaving.

But when he arrived at the wine cellar and looked at the locked door, he realized belatedly that he didn't have the key!

He doesn't like outsiders coming to his house, so there are no nannies or servants in the villa.

Stella got married, she took care of everything.

Mason had no choice but to go back to the room and pick up his phone to turn it on. Apart from work messages, Stella had not called him or sent him a text message to apologize until now, a day had passed .

"I wonder how long you can endure this!"

Mason put his phone aside, stood up, and walked towards the kitchen with his long legs.

The moment he opened the refrigerator, he was stunned.

Because in addition to some food, the refrigerator is filled with various Chinese medicines.

He picked up a pack and saw the words written on it, "Five packs a day, specializing in curing infertility."

Infertility...

Mason smelled the unpleasant smell of Chinese medicine.

Stella before , I knew the source.

He sneered in his heart, the two of them had never had sex, so even if she took a lot of medicine, it would be impossible for her to get pregnant.

??

On the other side, in the dim hotel.

Stella opened her eyes groggily, feeling a headache and the surroundings were extremely quiet.

She knew her condition had worsened.

Normally, she could hear subtle sounds even without wearing hearing aids.

Stella fumbled to get up, took the medicine from the bedside table, put it in her mouth, and it tasted bitter and astringent.

Yesterday I left the villa where I had lived for three years.

She went back to her parents' home first.

However, when she arrived at the door of her house, she heard her mother and her brother Alexander Morris discussing marrying her to an 80-year-old man after the Wright Family no longer wanted her...

Stella's eyes were empty. Only now did she realize that she had no home.

Stella didn't feel hungry even though she hadn't eaten anything for two days .

It's just that it's too quiet around me, so quiet that it's scary.

In State A , it seems that the rain this year is more frequent than in previous years.

Stella looked at the people walking in a hurry outside, in twos and threes, and she was the only one alone.

I couldn't help but buy a ticket out of the city and went to the countryside to live with Eloise Ortiz, the nanny who had been taking care of me .

When we arrived, it was already nine o'clock in the evening.

Eloise saw Stella , her kind face was instantly filled with surprise.

" Stella ..."

Looking at Eloise 's kind smile, Stella felt a sore nose and reached out to hug her, " Eloise ..."

Eloise has never married and has never had children of her own.

To Stella , she is closer than her biological mother.

That evening.

Stella snuggled in Eloise 's arms, as if she were back in her childhood.

Eloise hugged her and realized that she was terribly thin, with almost no flesh on her body.

She placed her hands on Stella 's bony back, trembling uncontrollably, and forced herself to calm down.

" Stella , is Mason treating you well now?" she asked cautiously.

Hearing Mason 's name, Stella's throat ached, and she instinctively wanted to lie to Eloise again , saying that Mason was fine...

But she understood that Eloise was not stupid.

Now that she has decided to leave, she doesn't want to deceive herself or the people who love her anymore.

"The person he likes is back, and I'm going to set him free and divorce him."

Eloise was stunned, in disbelief.

Stella had told her more than once that she wanted to grow old with Mason .

Eloise didn't know what to say, so she could only comfort her softly by saying that there were so many people in the world and there would always be someone who loved her.

Stella nodded muffledly, the buzzing sound in her ear canal drowning out Eloise 's soothing voice.

After a rare good night's sleep, when Stella woke up, she suddenly saw a large bloodstain on the floral bed sheet where she had slept.

Stella touched her right ear and it felt sticky.

I opened my hands and saw blood all over them...