Stella became sleepier even after sleeping for a long time. After finishing the meal, she yawned lazily, feeling her whole body weak. She sat on the sofa, hugging her knees, and looked out of the windows dully, having no focus for her gaze.
Clarence shifted his gaze away from the computer and landed on Stella. He then asked in a low voice, âAre you sleepy?â
Stella rubbed her sore eyes and replied, âNot that sleepy.â
âGo to bed if want to sleep. I will wake you up when itâs time for dinner.â
Stella was rendered speechless.
She murmured to herself, âHow can I go to be right after finishing a meal and eat right after waking up? Iâm not a pig.â
Clarence curled his lips into a light smile and put a thin blanket on her legs, âEven if youâre a pig, youâre the cutest and the best-looking one.â
Stella couldnât help but kick him, âCan you please donât sweet-talk me? Itâs disgusting.â
Clarence raised his hand and grabbed her ankle effortlessly, âWhy are you angry at me? Iâm complementing you.â
âThanks. But I donât need it.â
âYouâre welcome. Itâs what I should do.â
Stella gritted her teeth angrily. She wanted to withdraw her foot, but Clarence tightened the grip on it.
Looking at her fair calf, Clarence subconsciously raised his brows.
At the next second, he leaned forward, pressed her leg with one leg and pinned each of her hand on one side of the sofa. His eyes turned unfathomable and his voice became husky as he asked, âYou donât want to sleep?â
Perceiving his intention, Stella cursed him, âBastard.â
Clarence retorted, âYou like me even if Iâm a bastard.â
âWho likes you? I...â
Before he could finish the words, Clarence put his hand on the left side of her chest.
Stella was stunned for a moment. Then she slapped him on the face without hesitation.
Clarence was rendered speechless.
He pinned her hand back on the sofa, clicked the hurting mouth corner and called her name in a deep voice, âStella Radomil!â
Stella also realized that she had used too much strength just now. But she thought Clarence should blame himself for suddenly taking advantage of her, and it was just that she subconsciously tried to protect herself.
With that thought, she said in a weaker voice which somehow carried some guilty, âI... I took you not to paw me. You seek for it.â
âIt was you who said you didnât like me first.â
âI did say that, but does this mean you can paw me? Shameless!â
Clarence tried to suppress his anger, âI just want you to feel your heartbeat.â
Stella suddenly realized that he was touching the position beneath which her heart lay just now.
She was suddenly lost for words.
Clarence continued, âYou did similar things to me, didnât you?â
Stella retorted righteously although she was not well-grounded, âYou still cannot do that to me! Thereâs a difference between female and male. Youâre pawing me!â
âEveryone is equal.â
Stella just wanted to condemn him at the moment.
She struggled and said, âLet go of me. I want to sleep.â
âYou look excited. Donât sleep.â
Stella turned her head to look at his arm which was so close to her. There was suddenly a surge of strength from her body, which drove her to bite his arm to vent her anger.
Clarence didnât make any sound. He simply knitted his brows and let her bite him.
Stella finally came to her own sense when she tasted the blood in her mouth. She then slowly relaxed her bite.
She though Clarence would be infuriated and slam close the door, but unexpectedly, he simply stared at her and asked, âAre you still angry?â
Stella closed her eyes, not giving him any reply.
Clarence got up from the sofa, pulled her into his arms and rubbed her hair, âWell, youâre cursed me and bit me. Arenât they enough to mollify your anger?â
He knew that Stella had been suppressing her worries ever since the child was hospitalized.
When having a check-up for her today, the doctor said that except for excessive fatigue, she also had much pent-up worries, anger and depression. If she didnât release those negative emotions, she would get sick.
Feeling a lump in her throat, Stella had tears in her eyes. She continuously hit his chest with her fist and said with sobs, âBastard! Damn you! Why did you lie to me? You had been lying to me for a long time... You refused to tell me no matter what I asked you...â
Tears streamed down Stellaâs cheeks nonstop. She continued while choking with sobs, âI took him back several days ago, but now I have to part him... I didnât take good care of him, nor did I protect him. Iâm not a qualified mother... Iâm not qualified to be his mother...â
Clarence kissed her forehead, âItâs my bad. Youâre not to be blamed.â
Stella cried more sorrowfully, âItâs originally your fault.â
Clarence gently patted her back, âCan you please give me a chance? You canât directly sentence me to death, right?â
âIâve shown mercy to you that I didnât execute you right away.â
Clarence chuckled, âWell, looks like I got a punishment like the death sentence with reprieve. Now my dear Stella, my dear judge, can you change it into a life sentence?â
âHow can it be possible? How can sentence of death be commuted?â
Clarence replied after a while of silence, âI think this metaphor is not that appropriate.â
Stella choked with sobs, âWasnât it you who started this?â
âMy bad. Letâs stop this topic here.â
Just as Clarence had finished the words, Stella kicked him down the sofa, collected the thin blanket, turned her back to him, covered her head and fell asleep.
Looking at her back, Clarence curled his lips into a smile. He sat on the carpet, took his laptop here and continued to deal with his work.
Half an hour later, he received a call from Nathan.
Looking at Stella who was sleeping soundly, Clarence lowered the think blanket, after which Stellaâs mouth and nose was exposed. He then walked to the bedroom and answered the call.
Nathan reported, âMr. Conrad, weâve found out their exact location. Should we break in and take out Noah?â
âDonât do it now.â Clarence asked, âDo you have the list of the members of the medical team?â
âYes. I will send it to you right away.â
Clarence put down his phone, amplified the voice of the phone and clicked the document sent by Nathan.
Nathan continued, âThe James family has been cultivating this medical team and many of its members are prestigious and well-known doctors in the world. Their main task is to develop and research new medicines. However, they found many problems in the later examinations of the nutrition needle they developed two years ago.â
âDuring the examination stage of the product, the wife of a member of the laboratory had a premature delivery and the child was on the verge of death. Therefore, he stole a nutrition needle and gave the child an injection. It was true that the childâs health condition was improved at that time, however, half an hour later, the child had some symptoms which were the same as Noahâs. The employee asked the doctors of the laboratory about it and they got to know what he had done.â
âLook at the list of the members of the medical team, there was a person called Archer James. Itâs said that heâs a disciple of a prestigious doctor called Clifford Breton. He has shown outstanding medical skills since young and is also an attending doctor of the symptoms caused by the nutrition needle. Meanwhile, his mother and Darnellâs mother are cousins, so heâs a relative of Darnell.â
When Nathan finished the words, Clarence turned to the page on which Archerâs information was shown.
Clarence ordered, âSend some men to keep an eye on the laboratory. Find an opportunity to take him out. I want to meet up with him.â
âOkay. I will arrange it right away.â
Clarence added, âTake a doctor to that childâs home and confirm his condition. Then you shall report it to me.â
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