Rebirth of Billionaire's Wife

Chapter 324 324: Why did I even listen to him

Stefan and Ella were on their way back to her apartment when a familiar face drew her attention.

"Pull the car over," Ella said, prompting Stefan to halt the car on the side of the road.

"What's wrong?" Stefan frowned as Ella abruptly exited the automobile.

Her peculiar behavior alarmed him, so he followed her and stepped out of the car as well.

He followed her line of sight before returning his glance to her anxious face.

"Tell me what's going on, Dove. "You are scaring me," he said, increasing his voice on her, drawing her out of her

A man who did not spare her when he decided to exploit her for his own pleasure was not someone she could trust. But what if he's coming to hurt them? Will he take Ella away?

"No. That is not feasible. Ella doesn't know who her father is; thereby, I doubt she would believe him. But what if he tricked her into believing him?"

Michelle felt a headache coming through and put her head back, leaning against the wall and closing her eyes helplessly.

She assumed she would never see him again after that horrific night. But now he's contacted her, and why did he implore her to meet with him?

'Was he regretting what he did back then?'

"No, Jedrick was not someone who felt sorry for others." She reminded herself that she, too, was one of the women he used for sexual pleasures and then discarded like waste.

"So it's better if I don't believe his words and ignore him for the time being," she ultimately determined.

Mischelle did not want to take any chances, especially with Jedrick, and she would never allow him to find out about Ella.

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Eveline chose to visit Gabriel's workplace after she finished college. However, when she arrived, she discovered that he was attending an important meeting, so she decided to wait for him in his office.

Eveline was merely sitting on the couch, scanning the room when her gaze was drawn to something that caused her to stand up.

She dashed to the executive's table and settled into the chair. Her gaze focused on the document in front of her.

Eveline was not one to trespass on personal information, but when she read the name on it, her hand instinctively sought to turn the document open.

These were specifics regarding Jedrick's illicit activities over the course of three decades, and his crimes were never disclosed. Despite her risking her life to persuade Marco to reveal the truth, Jedrick still managed to get away with it by accusing someone else on his behalf.

This behavior did, in fact, provide her insight into Jedrick's manipulative personality, and it only reaffirmed Gabriel's suspicion that he was manipulating the truth in order to win Erna over.

'But then it still doesn't confirm that whose blood runs in her veins if not him?'

"Dad told Jedrick had always been obese about Mom, which is why he never got the courage to disclose his feelings for her to anyone."

Erna and Jonathan resisted their feelings for a long time, keeping them strictly friendship-based, for fear that their love would evolve into an unrequited one and their only relationship would be ruined as a result of their folly.

Regardless of how much they tried to suppress their emotions, they couldn't deny their attraction to one another.

Erna was the first to confess, but Jonathan rejected her, saying he never viewed her as more than a friend. Erna was heartbroken since her love was not reciprocated, and she soon discovered the alliance formed between her and Jedrick.

She had always respected her parents, and when she heard that the man she loved only saw her as a friend, she consented to the arrangement, only to discover later that Jonathan lied to her about his feelings because he did not want to offend his brother.

But only if he knew that his brother was always aware of their affections, and yet he duped them all by claiming innocence and making them feel terrible for hurting his feelings when they revealed their love to the family.

As her father's words swirled through her mind, she understood she couldn't trust Jedrick.

Eveline continued to think until the door swung open and Gabriel entered. When he saw her sitting in his chair, a smile spread across his face, and he walked to her side, but as soon as his gaze landed on the documents she was reading, he halted.

"I wasn't informed about your arrival or else I would have wrapped the meeting soon." Gabriel tried to act normal despite her serious attitude, but instead of responding, Eveline sprang up, put her arms around his neck, and kissed him, catching him off guard.