Chapter 482
Several times, Jaxon thought about reaching out to Jaxon. But with his family in such a state, he couldn’t help but feel a bit of apprehension.
Seeing Jaxon stay silent, Jeremy snorted, “What happened with Sirena won’t slide.”
Messing with his sister, Jeremy thought, took some serious nerve on Jaxon’s part.
Jaxon clenched his fists tighter, trying to keep his composure. He looked at Jeremy and said, “My family has lost everything. What more do you want?”
That phrase, “lost everything,” seemed to take Jeremy by surprise for a moment.
He looked at Jaxon, “Really? Lost it all?”
“What do you think is left?”
Nothing. Because of one woman, Stella, everything was gone.
Jeremy smirked, “Oh, that’s too bad. I haven’t even made you pay, yet the mighty Larkin family crumbled so easily.”
The sarcasm in his voice was palpable, nearly making Jaxon choke on his anger.
With Ronald around, did anyone else need to break the Larkin family?
Jeremy started his car again, glancing at Jaxon, “Are you really not coming in?”
Jaxon just stood there, speechless.
This guy was infuriating. Jaxon had never had a good impression of Jeremy. He seemed like a carefree playboy but had a sharp, ruthless edge. Everyone close to Jeremy knew he was deceptively simple but incredibly sophisticated.
He was an enigma no one could figure out. And it made sense. Could the Patel family have thrived under his leadership if he were only a playboy?
Watching Jaxon struggle for words, Jeremy chuckled, “Star’s really being a handful. You’re still her brother, after all.”
The situation was too satisfying to him. The same people who once wronged Stella were now facing the
consequences.
A security guard approached Jeremy. “Mr. Patel, Ms. Quinn has granted you entry.”
Upon hearing that, Jaxon’s expression darkened even more.
Jeremy gave him a mocking look. “Well, I’m going in. Enjoy the cold breeze out here.”
With a loud roar, the car sped off through the gates of Mist Bay.
Jaxon watched Jeremy’s car disappear, feeling his frustration boil. His teeth ground together in anger.
The driver glanced at him nervously. “Should we keep waiting?”
At this rate, with Stella not backing down, they wouldn’t even get through the gate.
Jaxon had felt some guilt toward Stella after learning the truth. But being repeatedly turned away had worn away any remorse he had.
To be blunt, he wasn’t there to apologize to Stella. He was there for Cloudia. Before coming, he tried visiting his mother at the detention center but was told he couldn’t see her.
In other words, unless Stella agreed, he couldn’t even see his own mother.
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Chapter 482
Inside the warm, cozy mansion, Stella sat on the sofa as a servant draped a blanket over her. Stella politely said, “Thank you.”
“My pleasure, Ms. Quinn,” the servant replied warmly. They all loved tending to Stella as she was easygoing and
kind.
Of course, they hadn’t seen her fiery side. Otherwise, they might wonder how Yorick ended up so bruised. Half of it was her doing!
Her phone rang. It was Ronald.
Stella answered, “Are you on your way back?”
“Yeah, I’m on the road. Did Tegan stop by to check on you?”
Stella was surprised. “You asked Tegan to come?”
No wonder, she thought. It made sense why Tegan had suddenly visited Mist Bay.
Her heart warmed again.
