Chapter 0328
“I hadn’t been with anyone else in almost a year,” she told him. “It was only one other guy before that…”
She sniffled and wiped her eyes.
“Y…You’re the only one…” she stammered as a sob escaped her lips.
She was too hysterical for Ethan’s liking, and he stared at her with disgust.
He pulled out his wallet and grabbed a few hundred dollars. He threw it at her face, making her flinch as she watched the bills fall lazily to the ground around her.
His cold words left her speechless.
“Get rid of it.”
He drove off, leaving Stella speechless and brokenhearted.
Ethan drove to the Landry residence, his mind clouded as he thought about what Stella had said.
Was she really pregnant with his baby?
Well, she wouldn’t be for long. Having a baby with a stripper would ruin his plans. He had to make sure she got rid of that baby before it jeopardized everything, he worked so hard for.
“Mr. Cash,” Adam the butler, greeted as Ethan walked through the front doors of the villa.
“Adam,” Ethan greeted, taking off his coat and handing it to the butler.
Ethan swore Adam deepened his frown, but he recovered it quickly enough that Ethan thought maybe it was his imagination.
“Miss Irene isn’t here right now. But she’ll be home shortly,” Adam said.
Ethan nodded; he didn’t care if Irene was there or not. In fact, it was better that she wasn’t. He was there for one reason and one reason only.
“I’ll just wait in her room,” Ethan said, excusing himself.
Instead of going to Irene’s room, Ethan went straight to Gavin Landry’s office door. He had been here the day before and he spent time picking the lock to the office. And then he got the computer information his inside man needed to hack Gavin’s computer and unlock it for Ethan. He went through it a little bit, and when he heard Irene nearing, he had to get out of there fast. But not before he wrote down the password to get back into Gavin’s computer for next time.
He was pleased to see that the office door was still unlocked from his last visit. That means nobody found out he broke in. Not having to pick the lock again saves him time.
Ethan logged into the computer and smiled as the screen lit to life.
“Let’s see what inside information you have on this computer Alpha Landry.”
Meanwhile, Irene had driven to Ethan’s house and was staring at the woman seated on the front porch.
Her face was buried in her hands as she sobbed.
Irene got out of the car and went to her.
The girl quickly stood to her feet and looked like a deer caught in the headlights.
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Chapter 0328
“Please, don’t go….” Irene pleaded, reaching her hand out. I need to speak with you.”
The woman, now Irene recognized as Stella Airborne, nibbled on her lower lip, her eyes looking anywhere but
Irene’s face.
“I… I shouldn’t be here…” Stella whispered hoarsely.
“This isn’t the first time you’ve been here,” Irene said softly. It wasn’t a question. “Are you saying you’ve come here twice by mistake?”
Stella’s face reddened.
“I…” Stella’s voice trailed off.
After a long pause, Irene sighed.
“Would you like to get some coffee or something?” Irene asked. “There’s a coffee place nearby, and I think we should talk.”
Stella was about to decline, but something about Irene’s face and the look in her eyes made her submit right away, so after a long pause, she finally conceded and nodded.
She stood and went with Irene to her car, leaving her own car behind.
The drive to the local coffee shop was quiet. It took about 10 awkward minutes. Both Irene and Stella wanted it to be over quickly, and they counted down each minute as the drive continued.
At the coffee shop, they ordered their drinks, and Irene was adamant about paying.
Stella only got water though because she didn’t think caffeine would be good for her unborn baby, though she kept her reasonings behind the water a secret.
