Filed to story: I Got Married Without You
After saying that, Mason’s gaze shifted to Stella’s white coat. “From the way you’re dressed, it seems like you’re a doctor. Did you become a doctor?”
Stella nodded without saying much. Mason continued, “Back in high school, you always talked about wanting to go to medical school. I thought you were just joking, but I didn’t expect you to actually become a doctor.”
Stella, not paying much attention, smiled and asked, “From the way you talk, it sounds like you look down on doctors.”
Mason quickly waved his hand. “No, not at all. I just thought footsteps…” happened, you wouldn’t follow in Erin’s He wanted to continue speaking, but realizing that his words were a bit too much, he quickly stopped and apologized, “I’m sorry, I spoke without thinking.”
Stella shook her head. “It’s okay, it’s all in the past…”
Erin was dead, and along with his death, all those memories disappeared.
Mason mentioned Erin again and couldn’t help but ask, “Erin passed away, did you know?”
Stella’s face turned a bit pale, but she remained calm and nodded, “Yes, I knew.”
How could she not know when she was the one who killed him?
Mason let out a sigh. “Although he died at such a young age, there’s a saying that makes sense. Bad people will always face retribution, and Erin did some really terrible things, which is why he died so early…”
Back then, he had bought a boat and planned to confess to Stella on the boat. It was supposed to be a meaningful and beautiful thing, but Erin inexplicably rushed onto the boat and took Stella away. After she was taken away, he heard that Erin had his men rape Stella.
Mason still regretted it. If he had been a little braver and chased Erin to protect Stella, she wouldn’t have suffered such harm. But he had been afraid of Erin at that time and didn’t have the courage to follow. That’s why Stella was bullied by the people Erin sent.
Thinking of this, Mason felt guilty. He wanted to invite Stella to have a meal, but she didn’t want to go. However, Mason said, “Stella, don’t worry, I don’t have those feelings for you anymore. I just see you as a classmate, as a friend.”
Unable to resist his enthusiasm, Stella took off her white coat and handed it to a nurse, then left the hospital with Mason. As they were leaving, a doctor called Stella “Director.” That’s when Mason learned that Arcadia, the most expensive and best hospital, was actually run by Stella.
He couldn’t help but give Stella a thumbs up. “So you’re not just a doctor, but also the director. You’re quite impressive now…”
The young Mason used to be shy and often too timid to speak, but now he dared to tease her, which made Stella feel relaxed.
She didn’t ride in Mason’s car, but drove her own car and took Mason to a moderately priced restaurant. After they sat down, she asked Mason, “What are you doing now?”
Mason wanted to treat Stella to something more expensive, but it was evident that Stella was still the same as before, frugal and considerate. He understood and didn’t force it.
As he handed her the utensils, Mason replied, “I’m doing research and development abroad, which is related to programming.
Talking about this, Mason mentioned Erin again with a smile. “I can do this job because of Erin. If it weren’t for him showing off his computer skills at school, I wouldn’t have started learning computers at that young age. But it’s precisely because of that competition with him that I have my current job…”
Mason’s family background in Imperial Capital was also quite good. Stella asked, “Why didn’t you inherit your family’s business and instead went abroad to do research and development?”
Mason picked up his tea cup and took a sip, nonchalantly saying, “My brother is the heir, and he will take care of the family business in the future. As for me, I’m carefree, doing things I enjoy. Besides, I’ll still receive a good share of the family inheritance. Isn’t that a good thing?”
After finishing his last sentence, Mason laughed at himself. “Don’t laugh at me, I’m just this kind of person with limited ambition…”
Mason had a good temperament, which Stella had always known, so how could she laugh at such a genuinely cheerful person? “You’re fine just the way you are.”
Confident and sunny, Mason raised his eyebrows at Stella. “Right, I think so too.”
Stella smiled, but deep down, she still felt calm. For some reason, ever since Erin’s death, Stella found it difficult to genuinely laugh. It seemed like she was carrying a heavy burden that prevented her from laughing wholeheartedly.
The food arrived quickly at the restaurant, and as they ate, they continued chatting and ended up talking about past events.
Stella wasn’t originally planning to ask, but after hearing Mason mention what happened to the people who had bullied her after. they were released from prison, she couldn’t help but ask, “They were just small-time troublemakers, so how did they manage to thrive overseas? Did they get into some big business?”
Mason replied, “Those guys didn’t get involved in any big business. After they got out of prison, it was like they hit the jackpot or something. Suddenly, they became rich and all immigrated abroad. They didn’t do any business at all; instead, they spent their days partying and having fun. It’s unclear where the money came from.”
On the night of Stella’s incident, a few individuals fell into the water while trying to escape and died on the spot. The others, although later sent to prison by Karen, suddenly became wealthy after their release. Stella’s hand holding the fork trembled, “So where are these people now?”
Thinking that Stella wanted to confront them, Mason quickly replied, “They’re long gone. Some died at sea, some were killed in gambling disputes, and some were hit by cars. None of them had a good ending. It’s like karma caught up with them.”
Mason always believed that bad deeds would be met with consequences, it was just a matter of time. After hearing about the fate of those people, he didn’t think much of it.
But for Stella, it raised many suspicions. Why did they suddenly become rich, and why did they suddenly meet unexpected deaths? It sounded as if someone was afraid they knew some secret and had bribed them, only to slowly silence them so no one would suspect a thing.
Stella lowered her eyelashes and pondered for a few seconds before raising her gaze to Mason, who was still eating, “How do you know all this?”
Without lifting his head, Mason replied, “I was in the same country as them. After their incident, it made the local news.
How could I not know…”
With confirmation, Stella’s heart sank even further. She suddenly remembered the doubts she had before. If Erin had a slight liking for her back then, why would she send people to rape her? Even if Erin was furious, she couldn’t do such a thing, especially considering Erin’s possessiveness…
Thinking of this, Stella abruptly stood up, “Mason, I’m sorry, but I have something urgent to take care of. Let’s reschedule our meal another time…”
Mason was still chewing his food, and seeing Stella in a rush with her bag, he wanted to talk to her but found it inconvenient. He could only nod and wave goodbye.
Stella went straight to the Evans’ and asked Andrey for help in investigating the bank records of those people who had bullied her in the past after their release from prison. Andrey didn’t understand why Stella wanted to look into this. Those rapists had fled to Singapore out of fear of retaliation from the Simpson family. Andrey had planned to go and kill them, but Stella believed they were merely following Erin’s orders, so she let it go and didn’t pay them any further attention. Now, why suddenly investigate them? Did her cousin still seek revenge?
Stella didn’t explain further and just told him to hurry and check. Andrey went to the bank, and he was quite efficient in his work. Stella only waited for a short while before Andrey returned with the information. When he saw Stella, his face was solemn.
“How did it go? Who sent them the money?”
Andrey didn’t reply but instead handed the documents to Stella with a cold expression.
Stella, feeling anxious, quickly took the documents and flipped. through them. These transfers went through multiple bank accounts before reaching the accounts of those individuals who were released from prison. It was evident that they had taken precautions to avoid detection.
However, even with such complex and intricate operations, Andrey managed to trace the source of the funds…
When Stella reached the name of the sender, her face turned pale, and her fingers holding the documents couldn’t stop trembling.
Bart Karen’s cousin.
Standing in front of her, Andrey felt something strange when he saw Bart’s name, and immediately reminded Stella, “That thing back then was likely Karen’s doing. Otherwise, her cousin wouldn’t have coincidentally sent money to these people, and the amount in each account is the same… Even though it was divided into several transactions, they all went through similar routes. If the person behind this is Erin, then she must have directly opened foreign bank accounts for these people and manipulated them so that no one could trace anything. Only someone like Karen, who lacks education, would transfer money to multiple accounts in a gradual manner…”
Stella’s mind was a bit hazy, and she leaned on Andrey for support to steady herself. She grabbed Andrey’s arm and slowly sat down on the couch….
Seeing her like this, Andrey immediately pulled out the small knife he had tucked at his waist and was about to go to Imperial Capital to kill someone. “I’ll go and bring that woman here and find out what’s going on?!”
Stella stopped him with her hand. “I’ll go myself.”
She wanted to ask Karen why she transferred money to these people and why she laughed when she saw Erin’s urn, but cried at the funeral after returning to Imperial Capital. She wanted to ask her loving aunt why she had two faces.
With great effort, she supported herself and stood up, but Andrey was worried about her and wanted to go with her. Just then, Mia’s phone call came in…
When Stella saw the corners of Andrey’s lips gradually lift and heard him repeatedly say, “Really?” she vaguely guessed what the good news was,
Sure enough, after Andrey hung up the phone, his face lit up with joy as he said to Stella, “Stella, your sister-in-law is pregnant!”
