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Seeing this, Stella felt a heavy weight in her chest, making it hard to breathe.
After five years of marriage, Ethan had never gone with her to drop Ethan off at kindergarten. Stella had asked before, but Ethan refused, saying he was too busy with work.
Now she understood; he wasn’t busy, but he just didn’t want to go with her.
Joel, with tired eyes and yawning, clearly hadn’t slept well because he stayed up late again.
But when he heard Kaylyn’s words, he suddenly opened his eyes wide and saw Stella nearby. Kaylyn looked at Joel, saying, “Joel, I told you Ms. Sutton wouldn’t be mad at you. See, she even came by early to check on you.”
Hearing this, Joel’s eyes showed a hint of pride.
He glanced at Stella and said arrogantly, “Your tricks won’t work on me. I won’t forgive you unless you apologize to Kaylyn.”
Kaylyn glanced at Ethan and smiled, “Ethan, it seems Cohen’s plan is working.”
Ethan just nodded slightly and told Stella, “Kay hasn’t been eating well. Go make her some herbal soup now.”
Stella shot him a weird glance.
Then, she casually asked, “What’s wrong with you?”
Kaylyn, trying to mediate, stepped in.
“Ms. Sutton, honestly, you really shouldn’t keep bickering with Ethan. Why don’t you two just sit down and talk it out? I mean, you haven’t been working for years, and you’re so used to a
comfortable life. It must be incredibly tough for you now, isn’t it?”
Kaylyn said in a gentle, pleading tone, “Ms. Sutton, please, just apologize to Ethan. Joel is still so young; we really shouldn’t drag him into all of this, don’t you think?”
She hinted that Stella was using Joel to seek attention.
Ethan looked at Stella coldly.
“Apologize to Kay right now, and I’ll let bygones be bygones.”
Joel frowned, clearly upset.
“Mom, I can’t believe you’re constantly using me as a way to win Dad’s favor.”
Stella looked at the three of them against her and found it absurd.
The three of them seemed even more like a cohesive family, and she felt like the villain trying to tear them apart.
Kaylyn came across as genuinely concerned for Stella.
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“Ms. Sutton, just do as Ethan suggested.”
Stella sneered, “Why should I? You’ve already frozen my card, and now you want me to apologize too? Ms. Greer, seriously, would you go along with this if you were in my shoes?
Kaylyn hesitated but couldn’t find the words to respond.
Suddenly, Joel stepped in front of Kaylyn, arms outstretched, looking serious and protective.
“Don’t push Kaylyn around like that anymore!*
Stella was shocked.
Recently, Joel had been showering Kaylyn with attention but had never firmly stood up for her against Stella like this.
No, that wasn’t right.
It was because she had always backed down first, so this hadn’t happened before.
Seeing Joel’s hostile look, Stella stumbled and almost fell
A cunning glint appeared in Kaylyn’s eyes, and she stepped forward to steady Stella.
“Ms. Sutton, be careful. Ah!*
Kaylyn acted as if she was suddenly pushed by Stella and fell toward the road.
A car was passing by then. Seeing Kaylyn about to fall and get hit, Ethan quickly pulled her into his arms.
Kaylyn’s eyes turned red, filled with terror, and she trembled slightly from fear.
“Ethan, that was so close, I thought that car was going to hit me…”
Tears ran down her cheeks, making her look fragile.
Ethan’s face was dark, his gaze sharp and cold, aimed at Stella.
Kaylyn held Ethan’s arm tightly.“Ethan, it’s not Ms. Sutton’s fault… Don’t blame her, I lost my balance and fell by myself…”
Joel rushed over, worried.
“Kaylyn, are you okay?”
Kaylyn gave a wry smile, “I’m fine…”
Before she finished, Kaylyn fainted.
Ethan, ignoring Stella, picked up Kaylyn and walked to the parking area.
Joel followed, neither looking at Stella.
Stella watched Ethan and Joel leave, feeling her heart plummet as if it were being dragged into the depths of a dark, bottomless abyss.
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Stella closed her eyes, took deep breaths, and slowly walked away with trembling steps.
Stella thought Finley’s money meant Efrain would be hard to handle.
But after a day, Stella found Efrain easy to care for.
He ate anything given to him.
He was obedient and well–behaved, never crying or causing trouble, like a perfect baby.
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That evening, after putting Efrain to sleep, Stella’s phone vibrated.
Carina’s urgent voice came through.
“Stella, what are you doing? Have you seen the news?”
After closing Efrain’s door, Stella whispered, “I just put Efrain to sleep. What’s wrong?”
“You’re on the trending list!”
“Trending list?” Stella was confused.“What is it?”
“Somebody exposed your identity… It’s hard to explain, just check it out!”
After hanging up, Stella hesitantly checked the trending list.
She usually stayed out of the spotlight and rarely appeared in public with Ethan during their marriage.
Besides a few of Ethan’s acquaintances, almost no one knew her.
How did she end up on the trending list?
Stella opened the trending list on her phone, puzzled.
A post topped the list.
Clicking on it, Stella saw her photo.
“Stunning Exposure: The Astonishing Background of Ethan Dodson’s Spouse, Ms. Sutton.”
Below the title were photos with watermarks and text.
“Ethan Dodson had a first love, Kaylyn Greer, who just got back from overseas.
“Five years ago,
Ethan suddenly got married for some mysterious reason. Turns out, it was because of an unexpected pregnancy.
“The girl he married was Ms. Sutton.
“Rumor has it that Ms. Sutton shamelessly wormed her way into Ethan’s bed, broke up Ethan and Kaylyn, and basically forced Kaylyn to leave the country.
“Recently, Kaylyn came back, but she’s got a terminal illness. Out of jealousy, Ms. Sutton has been causing all sorts of trouble for Kaylyn and even wishes she’d die.”
Below were photos and a video.
Most of them showed Stella pushing Kaylyn, and Kaylyn just looked at her with tears in her eyes, looking so fragile and vulnerable.
Stella opened the video, which began with her loud comments.
“Ms. Greer, you really have this charm that’s just undeniable. Ethan’s sister totally adores you, his friends can’t get enough of you, and obviously, both Ethan and Joel are completely taken by you.
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It’s like every guy out there would jump at the chance to be with someone as amazing as you.”
