When Love Comes Late

Robin, finding amusement in the ordeal, swiftly pulled out his phone and started entering a number.

As he dialed, he taunted, “Do you think Matthew will answer? Will he swoop in to save you?”

The sight of Robin calling Matthew drained the color from Stella’s face.

Robin reveled in her discomfort, continuing to dial numbers with a smirk, pretending to complete the call.

In a burst of desperation, Stella lunged at him just as he was about to hit the final digit and snatched his phone away.

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“I’ll drink,” she declared defiantly.

Her eyes locked on the vodka bottle resting on the table.

She swallowed her fear, her resolve hardening despite her trepidation.

Stella had never been much of a card player.

Playing it safe with cards was futile.

She knew she stood no chance at winning and couldn’t just stand idle while her sales channel was at stake.

Opting to drink was risky, but she was prepared to face that challenge.

This was about her business, her struggle against the Wheeler family’s schemes.

Even if Matthew had retained his memories, she wouldn’t have involved him.

She twisted open the bottle with a resolute expression.

The men surrounding her were both shocked and impressed.

Despite their seasoned bravado, none of them would dare to down an entire bottle of vodka in one go.

Robin, taken aback by Stella’s bold move, managed to maintain a taunting grin.

Stella drank the vodka under Robin’s scornful gaze.

With a sneer, Robin commented, “My sister wouldn’t stoop so low for money.

”

Ignoring him, Stella finished her drink, and battled the fierce burn in her belly.

She threw the empty bottle to the floor, breaking it.

Barely holding herself together, she slammed the contract onto the table and demanded, “Sign it!”

Robin, his smirk unwavering, remarked, “You certainly know how to handle your drink.

I’m pleased the special bottle I selected for you today wasn’t squandered.

”

Stella paused, momentarily caught off guard by his comment.

Robin went on, “You know, this bottle was meant for you from the start.

Even if you hadn’t planned to drink, my crew would have seen to it that you did.

By coming here, you should’ve realized you were walking into a setup.

”

As he spoke, his laughter became louder and wilder.

A shiver ran down Stella’s spine as it hit her that the disrupted sales channel was merely a ploy to lure her here.

She knew she couldn’t stay, especially considering that she was outnumbered.

She quickly turned to make her escape.

But just then, several of Robin’s men quickly stepped in to block the door.

Stella met their gazes firmly and turned back to Robin, unfazed, to ask, “What are you up to, Mr.

Wheeler?”

Robin cut to the chase.

“Let’s keep this simple.

If you want to get out of here safely, you’ll divorce Matthew and back off.

”

“Back off?” Stella let out a derisive laugh.

“To make room for your sister?”

Annoyed, Robin snapped, “You know what I mean!”

Laughing, Stella replied, “Lindsay has been part of the Clark family since she was a kid, knew Matthew even before I did.

If she was supposed to become Matthew’s wife, how could I have got a chance to marry him? And why would there be a need for me to back off?”

As the words sank in, Robin’s face turned ghostly pale.

Stella, losing her patience, demanded icily, “Get your men out of my way.

”