Novel1Chapter 350
Haynes and Rachel left, taking Keen with them.
This time, no one tried to stop them.
Once the three were gone, Abby burst out, her voice brimming with frustration. "Star, what's with Keen and
Haynes? Why are they always looking down on you? Don't they know you went to college?"
Stella took a sip of water, then shrugged. "Maybe they don't."
Neville studied her for a moment. "Why is it that when we looked into your background, there's nothing after
high school?"
"I left the country before | graduated," Stella replied matter-of-factly.
Neville's brows arched in surprise. "Even so, there shouldn't be a complete gap in your records, should there?"
Stella's long lashes lowered, masking whatever emotions flickered in her eyes.
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"That's because, while | was studying abroad, | used a different name. That record was deliberately altered. It's
not surprising you couldn't find anything."
Neville's gaze sharpened. “Deliberately altered?"
Abby glanced at Stella, noticing she was openly discussing her past without any sign of holding back. Sensing
this, Abby decided to press on.
"Mr. Connolly, have you ever heard of The Williams Group?"
"Which Williams Group?" Neville's eyes darkened, his tone suddenly serious. "Don't tellyou mean the one in
Solmaris?"
Abby nodded. "That's right. That Williams Group."
Neville's expression deepened as he looked at Stella. "Would you mind telling us more?"
The Connollys had helped her so much already. There were struths Neville deserved to hear.
Stella was quiet for a while before she finally began, her voice soft but steady. "It's honestly a cliché story. My
parents were married for business reasons. From the very beginning, my father never really cared for my mother.
He was still hung up on his first love. Even after my mother becpregnant and gave birth to his child, he kept
seeing this woman for years.
Eventually, my mother grew disheartened and decided to let him go. That's when my father realized he'd
actually fallen in love with her.
He cback to us, trying everything to make up for the pain he'd caused. He was so good to my mother, so
devoted, that she eventually opened her heart to him again."
"A couple of years later, she gave birth to twin boys. My father, true to his promise, finally cut all ties with his old
flame.
Then, my mother's family made sdisastrous business decisions and almost went bankrupt. But my father
never looked down on her for it. He stood by her side, just as loving and supportive as ever.
Thanks to him, her family's company managed to stay afloat, barely."
Stella would never forget the look on her mother's face as she told her about those years—a peace and
gentleness Stella had never seen before.
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Stella's eyes grew distant. "Just when my mother thought their life would finally settle down, the unthinkable
happened."
"On their anniversary, my father arranged a sailing trip for her. But out at sea, they were caught in a storm.
My father insisted she take the first spot on the rescue boat. He was swept away by the waves."
"When they returned, my mother sent out search parties, paid a fortune for any news of him, but nothing ever
cback."
"She still had three young children to care for. Somehow, she pulled herself together and took over my father's
company.
Three years went by in a flash. Everyone assumed my father was dead, but my mother never gave up hope.
And then, one day, she heard that a man who looked just like my father had been seen in a remote fishing
village."
Chapter 350
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