Chapter 11
Summer had been struggling nonstop.
But the moment she caught sight of Evan and Dora out of the corner of her eye, her expression changed instantly. Tears welled up as she said shakily, “That’s not what I meant. I really didn’t mean that. Stella, please let go of me p>
“Ah… it hurts. My incision hurts. ”
Those words alone were enough to push Dora over the edge.
“Stella Rowan! Let go of Summer! ”
She charged into the room like she’d lost her mind.
The second Summer started acting, Stella knew they had arrived.
A faint smile curved Stella’s lips as she met the triumph flickering in Summer’s eyes. Then her hand tightened.
Bang.
Summer’s head slammed hard into the metal bed rail.
“Ah! ”
Summer screamed.
Dora screamed too, rushing forward and pulling Summer into her arms as if shielding her from a monster. She looked at Stella like she wanted to tear her apart.
“Have you completely lost your mind?” Dora shouted. “If you want to gucrazy, do it somewhere else! She just had a C–section! How could you do this to her p>
Summer clutched her stomach, her face drained of color.
“It hurts… Mom, my stomach hurts so bad p>
That only made Dora more hysterical.
“How can you be so vicious?” she shrieked. “How could you treat her like this p>
At this point, Summer was the pride of the Wright family. Their precious heir bearer. Their number–one priority.
Dora would never allow Stella to touch her.
Stella let out a cold laugh. “She wasn’t afraid of tearing her incision when she deliberately threw herself out of that wheelchair just to keep Evan by her side. 17
“So now you expect me to be gracious? To show manners? To protect someone who just had a C–section p>
Last night’s fall had been too perfectly timed.
Anyone with a brain knew it wasn’t an accident.
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She hadn’t cared about her wound then. So why should anyone else care now?
Dora exploded. “What nonsense are you spouting? You’re insane-
“Still want me to apologize?” Stella interrupted, amused.
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She didn’t even spare Dora another glance. Her eyes shifted directly to Evan.
His lips were pressed into a thin line. The look in his eyes was colder than she’d ever seen.
Stella knew it instantly.
He was furious.
Furious for Summer.
She looked away, her gaze returning to Summer instead.
“I hate pretentious people,” Stella said calmly. “Remember this. If you ever decide to act again, this is how I’ll respond p>
“Get out,” Dora screamed. “Get out right now p>
Stella scoffed, turned, and walked toward the door.
As she passed Evan, he grabbed her wrist.
She stopped and glanced down at his hand. “What? Still want me to apologize p>
“Let her go,” Summer said weakly before Evan could speak.
She was in too much pain to deal with Stella anymore.
“I’m calling the police,” Dora shouted. “I’m calling the police p>
Seeing that Stella no longer feared or respected her in the slightest, Dora completely lost control.
She was going to have her arrested. Thrown in jail.
Stella turned her head slightly. “Call them,” she said coolly. “Go ahead p>
The sheer contempt in her voice nearly gave Dora a heart attack.
Stella walked out of the room.
Evan glanced once at Dora and Summer, then followed her out.
“This is outrageous,” Dora ranted behind them. “What kind of woman did Evan marry? And he still indulges her p>
“Mom… call the doctor,” Summer whimpered, clutching her stomach.
Dora panicked immediately. “Yes, yes, I’m calling–don’t worry-
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She reached out to help Summer onto the bed.
But the moment her hand touched the sheets, it came away wet.
She lifted her palm.
Blood
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“So much blood. ”
Dora screamed and slammed the emergency call button.
“Summer! Summer, are you okay?” she cried hysterically. “That Stella Rowan–I won’t let her get away with this p>