Billionaire’s Pampered Wife

When Stella Grace awakened, she asked Suzi Shine for the time.

A clock was placed on the table.

She was acutely aware that she had been imprisoned in the dark little house for seven days.

In all that time, she had not uttered a single word.

On the morning of the eighth day, she was blindfolded and hurled into an unlicensed van.

The van went round and round. She also changed vehicles a few times.

After three hours, they finally dropped her off.

Stella ripped off her blindfold.

The 10 o’clock sunlight was very glaring.Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

She could not open her eyes at all, so she had to close them. She calmed down and slowly tried again.

Before her was a fountain

in which stood a sculpture of a woman holding a child.

Such irony.

The trees and grass were emerald green, and the flowers were crimson red.

She was still alive.

Stella saw that she was near a park. She walked to the roadside and got into a taxi.

“Sir, I don’t have money. Can you help me make a call? I’ll ask someone to pick me up.” Stella implored weakly.

The driver noted Stella’s terribly pale face. She wore a wrinkly light blue dress.

It was stained with blood.

There was a bandage wrapped her hands.

“Were you robbed or kidnapped? Do you need to call the police?” The driver asked worriedly.

Stella shook her head, her eyes tearing up. “For my case, calling the police won’t help.”

“What’s the phone number you want to call? You can make the call by yourself.” The driver handed the phone to Stella.

“Thank you,” Stella said. She dialed Eli Wayne’s phone number and called.

Eli answered.

“Eli, this is Stella. I’ll be back soon. I don’t have money with me. Please pay for me.” Stella said gently.

“Stella.” Eli cried. “Where have you been? I’ve already called the police. We couldn’t find you anywhere. Were you trying to scare me to death?”

“I’m fine. You just go to the police station and cancel the report. I’ll be back soon. I’ll hang up first. I borrowed the driver’s cell phone,” Stella said and hung up. She did not give Eli the opportunity to ask questions.

Half an hour later, she arrived at the apartment building.

Eli was already waiting at the door.

Stella got out and Eli paid the driver. When she saw the wound on Stella’s hand, her eyes flew wide-open “What happened to your hand? What happened? You were kidnapped, weren’t you? Did Frederick do it?”

“I’m going to kill him,” she exclaimed agitatedly.

“Eli, it wasn’t him. I want to take a bath now. I haven’t had one in seven days. Smell it, I stink.” Stella smiled.

That smile, however, masked her brokenness and defeat.

“Who did it?” Eli grabbed Stella’s shoulder. Her tears streamed down uncontrollably. She raised her voice and yelled, “Who were those people? Stella, you can’t remain silent anymore. I’ll help you. Don’t let them take advantage of you.”

Stella was very calm, her expression undisturbed. “This matter has passed, so don’t ask anymore if you still think of me as a friend.”

Stella headed for the elevator.

Eli followed her, perturbed. “Was it Katty who did this? A lot of things have happened these past days. Jasper unexpectedly got engaged to Katty? Does this engagement have anything to do with your kidnapping?”

“Engaged? Aren’t they getting married?” Stella gave Eli a sidelong glance.

Eli kicked the trash can angrily. “What’s with this Jasper? You’ve been kidnapped and he’s engaged to another woman. He’s indeed heartless.”

Stella lowered her eyes and waited for the elevator.

“Wait, is it possible that someone used you to threaten Jasper, so that he got engaged? It must be Katty. This woman, even if she can keep the man’s body, she can’t keep his heart.”

“Don’t talk about it anymore.” Stella’s tone became a little heavier.

“Now that you’re back, go and sue her. Disclose how she kidnapped you. Jasper will back you up. What are you afraid of? If worse comes to worst, it’s a life and death struggle.”

“Stop it!” Stella snapped.

Eli was taken aback by Stella’s tone.

She took a moment to recover and stared at Stella blankly.

Stella knew that she should not have offended Eli,

she was just trying to help.

“I know what to do. Don’t worry,” Stella reassured gently.

Holding Stella in her arms, Eli wept for her friend. “Why are you so miserable? Like it wasn’t enough for Frederick to hurt you, now theres Jasper too.”

“It’s my fault. I demanded something that shouldn’t belong to me.” Stella patted Eli on the back and stared into the air calmly, as if she were in limbo. “It can’t get any worse than it is now. Life can only get better.”

“Yes, I’m sure you’ll be fine.”

Stella went back to her room and took her clothes to the bathroom.

“Do you need me to help you take a bath?” Eli Wayne asked worriedly.

Stella shook her head. “The wound scarred long ago. Everything that should heal is healing. I’m a doctor, I know what to do. It’s okay. Don’t worry.”

She stepped into the bathroom and starting cleaning up. When she put on her clothes, she heard someone knocking rapidly on the door.

Eli went to answer it.

Jasper Milton rushed in and asked in a strangled and anxious voice, “Where’s Stella?”

“Haven’t you done enough harm to her already?” Eli tried pushing him out

to no avail.

Stella came out of the bathroom.

When he saw her, his eyes begun to water.

He made no attempts to hide the surging emotions in his heart, hugging her tightly. “I’m so glad that you’re all right. I’m sorry, I didn’t protect you well enough.”

Stella’s hands hung by her side, as she stared ahead.

The pain in her heart was already numb.

Jasper had lost a lot of weight.

He nearly went crazy when he saw her recording.

In the past seven days, he had barely closed his eyes.

He searched everywhere like crazy. He almost killed Katty Davis, smashed Steven Milton’s office and destroyed all the furniture in Milton Family’s mansion.

When he saw her broken finger, he also cut off his little finger.

Steven, Suzi Shine, and Zoah Davis had forced him to marry Katty. Almost everyone around him compelled him to marry Katty Davis.

It was a battle of wits and courage against them, and he was on the verge of a mental breakdown every day.

He dreaded to see another of her fingers.

He told everyone that

if she lost another finger, he would cut off one of his own.

Even worse, he found out it was his parents who kidnapped Stella.

At that moment of vexation and desperation, he also got a chance to turn the tables.

After he was engaged to Katty, his parents had to let Stella go. Otherwise, he and Stella would die together.

In the end, he succeeded in negotiating.

The engagement was yesterday, Stella was released today.

“Jasper, don’t come looking for me again,” Stella Grace said softly.

Jasper clenched his fists, the blood vessels standing out on his neck.

He knew that if he continued to meddle with Stella, it would get her killed.

He had to be strong enough to protect her.

“Okay.” Jasper forced the word from his choked throat.

Truth was, he did not want to agree.