Ch. 1271..1280
Mr. Ford Is Jealous Chapter 1271
Weston’s face turned grim. He picked up the protective gear and headed out without saying anything.
The captain hurriedly stopped him. “Mr. Ford, what are you doing?”
“I’m finding her.”
“No. You’re not an expert. With all this snow, you could get lost.”
“Are we just going to sit here and do nothing?”
“We’ve already sent a search team…”
Earlier, they had only sent out two men to search for Stella’s group. Should they encounter difficulties, two men would not be able to help much.
“Gather all the men immediately. Get all the experts and begin the search. They might be lost or just resting halfway. Anyway, I want to know that they are safe.
The captain knew that the woman Weston cared about was in the group. Saying nothing more, he rushed to arrange a few search teams as quickly as possible.
Weston followed them, intending to join the search for Stella.
The captain, however, hesitated a little. “Mr. Ford, it may get dangerous. We can’t guarantee your safety if you insist on following us. You should stay at base camp and wait for us…”
Weston did not say anything and put on the protective gear, then looked at the whistling snow ahead with a cold face. He told the captain, “Stop wasting time here. Go straight in to find them.”
The captain fell into a long silence while staring at Weston’s back. For the first time, he saw that Weston was deadly serious about Stella.
There were many rumors about Weston’s relationship with Stella, but nothing was as genuine as what he saw with his own eyes. In his opinion, a man’s willingness to sacrifice his own life for a woman was the ultimate expression of love.
Meanwhile, Stella and the group were still in the mountains. Stella observed the worsening blizzard and looked around. As the people on her team stopped one after another, she had a bad feeling.
“Are we lost?”
There was dead silence when Stella mentioned the word. The rest of the group had little to say previously, but they were finally willing to face their mistakes. All fell into a dead silence.
It was a long time before someone muttered, “Maybe…
The road ahead was blocked. With the ice and snow covering everything, it all looked the same.
Stella knew they were in a bad situation. The atmosphere was grim, and saying something ungainly at this moment would only increase pressure. Surely, that wouldn’t be of much help.
Stella stood up and asked the most experienced in the group. “Do we have a better hope of finding our way out now, or should we just wait for the rescue team?”
“The blizzard is starting to get out of hand. I guess there’s probably no one over there. Maybe they don’t even know we’re lost in the snow…”
Their overconfidence drove them to leave with only one team. It meant they had no backup plan.
Stella felt the piercing cold seeping through her limbs, and she asked him, “Are we going to wait here to die now?”
The leader of the group shook his head. “I can walk no further…”
He looked at Stella with a pale face and said, “If you still have strength, push a little further ahead. You may see the supply station, depending on your luck.”
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“But if we stay here, we’re doomed to die…”
No one responded to Stella’s words. The rest of the group had no energy to move forward anymore. Perhaps it was due to the big mental blow because of their lapse in judgment. None of them were confident to rescue themself.
Stella could only save herself. “We don’t know where we are. No one else knows either. If you’re going to stay here, give me the compass. I want to get out.”
Rather than staying here and waiting for death, she could increase her chance of survival by searching outside. However, the rest of the group was down in the dumps and had no energy to refute her words.
Stella pursed her lips. She left one compass for them and took the other one, and got ready to leave.
At the same time, at the foot of the mountain…
Roger arrived at the camp by car. As soon as he came down, he went to Bradley and asked him, “Where is Stella?”
Bradley recognized Roger, who came to him in anger and demanded Stella’s whereabouts. From the reaction, he knew Roger was extremely anxious due to the severe weather.
He reassured him, “Don’t worry. The survey team that when in with her is the most experienced in the area. They’ll be fine.”
“I’ve lost contact with her for four hours. Are you telling me that she’s fine?!” Roger was a little agitated.
“It’s snowing heavily in the mountains. The signal here is bad, let alone the mountains… Don’t worry too much. She’ll be fine.”
Although saying that, even Bradley himself was a little anxious. “We’ve gathered several search teams to go in. Weston’s men have gone with them too. It’ll be fine …..”
Hearing that, Roger stopped dead in his track and looked him straight in the eyes. “Weston is here?”
There was a flash of hostility in his eyes. Even so, he knew it was not the time to be jealous.
The new team was about to go into the mountains to search. Roger did not think twice about following them.
Seeing that, Bradley and Caspian stopped him. “You’re not an expert. If you follow them, you’ll only add to the team’s burden…”
“My sister is still in the mountain. I don’t know if she’s dead or alive. Are you expecting me to wait here and do nothing?”
“I know you’re anxious. So am I.” Bradley said, “But have you ever thought about it? What if something happens if you follow them recklessly? You’ll be a distraction. The rescue team will have to rescue you instead! That’ll make Stella’s situation even more dangerous!”
Roger’s face turned cold at that. “You know she may be in danger. Why don’t you understand me? I can’t just wait around!”
Because Roger was too stubborn to listen, Bradley gestured to Caspian to let the rescue team go first while he stalled Roger.
Another two hours passed, and there was still no news. Even Bradley was getting a little restless.
Bradley wanted to speak to Roger and reassure him, only to find the tent empty. He hurriedly called Caspian over. Where is he?”
Caspian was startled too. When he saw the empty tent, he said, “I had someone watch him earlier. He must have gone to the mountains…”
“Find him!”
Stella had no idea how long she walked. She was already feeling a little exhausted when she saw the cave in front. Using the stick to navigate, she trundled forward through the thick snow.
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Though the cave was warmer than the frozen wasteland outside, she was still shivering with cold.
Stella found some dry branches and tried to start a fire, but she was running low on resources.
Stella took a look at the snowstorm outside and let off a flare. She had set off a few along the way, but no one had found her.
Stella observed the surroundings and calculated that she could still last another night.
After some time, however, she suddenly felt something moving outside and was immediately alerted.
Stella heard about the possibility of encountering wild animals in the mountains at night. Could it be a wolf or something?
Stella’s heart pounded anxiously at that thought. She grabbed the wooden stick, wanting to explore outside.
At the same time, the snow above the cave suddenly collapses. The rocks and soil were falling inside.
The blizzard outside was getting worse. Seeing that the cave entrance was about to be blocked, she had no choice but to force herself to crawl out.
Stuck, she tried to crawl her way out when she suddenly met a pair of green eyes that shocked her to the core. She was about to scream, but she quickly covered her mouth. After a long silence, she finally put down her trembling hands. Then, she heard a familiar, hoarse voice.
“It’s me… Stella…”
Stella froze and held her breath. She looked back to see Weston, who appeared at some point.
Weston, wearing the same professional ski clothes as Stella, was fully covered in snow. He looked straight at her with his deep eyes.
He shoveled the snow away from the outside and walked straight to her, then grabbed her by her arms and lifted her out of the cave.
Stella grabbed onto Weston’s shoulder. With his help, she could finally get out to safety.
Weston patted the snow on her body and was a little nervous about her condition. He embraced her in his arms after he made sure she was unharmed.
Stella was still a little breathless. The hot breath that she exhaled turned into a white mist that lingered in the air. The two just hugged each other quietly for a while.
After a short silence, Weston pushed her away and looked her in the eyes. “How many times have I told you? Don’t go to dangerous places like this! You always take my words for granted!”
Stella was still panting and a little dazed. She frowned a little at his reprimand and said nothing.
Weston knew it was pointless lecturing her in times like these. He could only suppress his anger and said, “I’ll take you out first.”
He held Stella’s hand. Seeing that, Stella held his hand anyway. The two wanted to follow the original road back, only to find that the road was blocked.
It was snowing too heavily. Soon, the sky was dark again. The visibility in the snow was so low. Stella shook her head, feeling a little dizzy from the reflective snow.
Weston stopped walking and glanced at her. “Are you feeling unwell?”
Stella knew that if she said she was not feeling well,
Weston would stop again, which would be nothing but a waste of time. Thus, she braced herself, saying, “I’m fine. We should hurry…”
The light that reflected off the snow was so strong that it burned her eyes, and she could barely see the road in front of her. Then, she suddenly let go of Weston’s hand.
“Stella!” Weston’s heart jumped in fear. When he looked back, he saw Stella falling into the endless pile of snow. His eyes turned red instantly.
Weston turned back to her and urged, “Stella, take my hand!”
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Stella saw nothing but blinding white. She also seemed not to hear a single word that Weston said.
As her vision blurred, her senses of the surrounding deteriorated.
Weston moved the snow away and found where she had fallen. When he pulled her up, he realized something was wrong with her. “What’s wrong with your eyes?”
Stella’s eyes were blank. She was looking ahead with an unfocused gaze. After a short silence, she shook her head again.
“I’m fine. Let’s keep going.”
Weston frowned at her. When he was about to say something, he heard a sharp voice from the other side.
“Sis!”
Stella turned in the direction of the voice incredulously, but she could not see anything but white. It was not until a tall shadow appeared in front of her that she felt a familiar feeling come over her.
“Roger, is that you?”
Roger could not be bothered with his former identity as Miguel. He grabbed Stella’s hand at once. “It’s me… Are you alright?”
His anxiousness was all over his face. It was as if the cold war between them that had broken out for a few days never existed.
Weston stood aside and looked at the two with cold eyes. He asked plainly, “How did you get here?”
Roger finally returned to his senses and looked at the man ahead. “She’s in trouble. Of course, I had to come over. Why are you here?”
Seeing that the two were about to argue, Stella could only interrupt them. “Stop arguing in this situation. Let’s find a way to get out first.”
Weston calmed down and held her hand. “Do you remember the original way? It’s safest if you return the same way you came in.”
Roger, however, grabbed Stella’s hand and would not let go. “I think we should wait for help to come.”
Weston frowned and interrupted him, “With the situation now, staying here is the same as waiting for death. We’ll lose heat rapidly. Besides, the snow hasn’t stopped. If we stay in place, we’ll end up buried in snow.‘
Stella agreed with Weston. When she just fell earlier, the snow had covered her immediately. Waiting in place would be a greater danger.
Roger disagreed. “Continue to walk will only consume our energy. When I came over, I saw the rescue team heading this way. They should be able to find us soon.”
Weston paused and looked at him with impatience in his eyes. “You’re looking down the hill from here in a straight line. It’ll take them much longer to find us. We can’t just sit here and wait for death.”
He did not bother to give Roger another look. He told Stella directly, “Come with me.”
Roger insisted on his suggestion. Stella had no choice but to tell him, “Let’s keep going down. We may meet the rescue team on the way. It’s snowing so heavily now. Even if we keep going, we may not be able to see clearly.”
Roger said to her sternly, “I’ve checked before coming over. The snow will stop in another half hour or so. By then, they’ll be able to find us…”
“It’s still snowing now. We’ll end up buried under the snow within half an hour. Then, we’ll suffocate.”
While they were arguing, there was a sudden clicking sound from the top of the branch.
Weston reacted quickly by hugging Stella and rolling over on the ground. A massive ball of snow had crushed the place they had stood earlier.
It turned out that they had stood beneath a pine tree. With the snow pile that grew heavier, it crushed the tree.
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They did not see clearly at first. “Boom!” A noise sounded as the place they were standing before collapsed, revealing sharp protruding stones underneath. If they had reacted a little slower, they would’ve been buried under the snow pile.
Stella was still in shock. When she saw Roger disappear from where he was standing, she asked, “Where’s Roger?”
Stella was in a daze. Her vision was very blurry, so she was unable to see sometimes. She lost sight of Roger after all that happened in a flash.
Weston held her waist. “Don’t go there yet. There’s a good chance that he fell inside…”
“If we go there now, we’ll fall with him.”
Stella refused to listen. “But Roger is still there…”
Weston held her firmly. When he saw her blank eyes, he observed her closely. “What’s wrong with your eyes?”
He had noticed something was wrong with her, but his priority was to get her out. There was clearly something wrong with her eyes.
Weston lifted his hand and waved it in front of her eyes, but she did not respond. “You can’t see?”
Stella took a deep breath and avoided his question. Where’s Roger? I’ll go with him…”
“Are you crazy?” Weston lowered his voice and said to her, “Going now is the same as asking for death. We should go out and find the rescuers now. Go down the mountain with them, and then send a team in to find him. We aren’t professionals. We’ll only drag each other’s feet here.”
“In that case, then why don’t you go?” Stella pushed his hand away. “I won’t leave him behind again…”
She had separated from Roger three years ago. This time, she wasn’t about to leave her family behind again.
Stella’s reaction was not surprising to Weston. He knew she would react this way after knowing Roger’s identity, but he could not just stand by and watch her die.
“Trust me. I’ll bring Roger back. I’ll bring him safely to you…”
“You should go first.” Stella suddenly let go of him and said to Weston, “I know you’re here to find me. I know you want to save me too. Just let the past go. We don’t owe each other anything anymore…‘
“Stella!” Weston suddenly cut her up in irritation. “Are you deliberately saying this to piss me off?”
Stella’s eyes remained blank. “If Roger was really dead, I would never forgive you in my life. But I’m tired now. I don’t want to continue to hate…”
“Weston, you should go. I failed to protect him three years ago. This time, I must protect him.”
The sound of the whistling wind passed between them in the snowy mountains.
Weston heard the slight tremor in Stella’s voice and took a deep breath. He said to her. “You protect him, and I’ll protect you.”
Stella found her way to the place where Roger had rolled down earlier. Both of them were calling out to him, but their voices were covered by the sound of the snow.
After some time, a hoarse and weak voice finally came. Sis, leave me alone. Go…”
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Stella’s eyes lit up for a moment. However, her vision was still blurry. “He’s here! He’s here!”
Hearing that, Weston came to her side. “Roger, are you in there? What’s the situation?”
Roger calmed down at Weston’s voice and said to him, I’m fine. I’m inside a cave. It won’t collapse for a while, so I shouldn’t freeze. Take my sister to safety first!”
He had to admit that Weston was right. Staying in place would only lead to death. Going outside was the only hope.
Weston’s face sank at Roger’s reply. He told Stella directly, “You heard him. I’ll take you out first.”
“No. I won’t go. Stella said through her gritted teeth, “I would never leave him behind.”
Weston’s face turned grim. “He’s stuck inside. We can’t save him at all. He can stay safely inside, but it’ll be hard for us to protect ourselves.”
“I can go down there with him!” Stella insisted. “He said there’s a cave inside. We can wait for help there…”
“You can’t!” Roger interrupted her suddenly. “There’s
only enough room for one person in here, so go ahead, Sis … Let him take you out…”
Roger finally came to his senses at that moment. The mountains were not safe at all. He did not want Stella to risk her life by accompanying him there.
Weston grabbed Stella by the collar and dragged her away without saying a word.
Stella could not see. Without her vision, she could only feel the stones and sand rubbing her face. It hurt a little, but she gritted her teeth and did not make a sound.
Weston stopped after noticing Stella’s silence and how she looked like she had lost all her energy.
“Do you really want to die with him?” Weston said to her and suddenly got a little angry. “Are you going to die with him here? Have you thought of your children? What about Emma and Elias?”
Stella moved her fingers a little before looking at him somewhat blankly.
Seeing her reaction, Weston continued, “You’re the only family. If all three of us die here, do you know what will happen to them? Even if the Garcias would take them in, would they be okay with their parents?”
Stella seemed to regain some strength and stood up slowly. “You said you would let someone save him…”
“I promise you,” Weston told her. “I won’t give up on him, okay? As long as you come with me.”
Stella nodded.
Weston looked into her eyes and asked her abruptly, “You can’t see, can you? Be honest with me.”
“Yes. When I came out of the cave, my vision went white. I could see clearly sometimes, but I couldn’t sometimes
“It may be snow blindness.” Weston told her, “This isn’t uncommon in the snow. Come up. I’ll carry you out.”
Stella shook her head. “I can still see a little light. I’ll walk by myself. Besides, you don’t have much strength left…”
Weston hesitated a little and asked her again, “Can you walk?”
“Yes.”
“Good.”
After that, Weston led the way while Stella followed behind. Stella had always known about Weston’s physical strength but did not expect him to be this strong. He was more durable than the specialists who had brought them into the mountains earlier. Even so, Weston’s strength was not unbreakable.
Stella could feel Weston’s strength slipping away. “If I can’t make it out later, you can continue alone…”
Weston cut her off at once with a slightly hoarse and irritated voice, “Don’t say that again.”
“I’m serious…”
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Stella said, “At least you’ll get out and hopefully come back to save us. I’ll just slow you down.‘
“Never say that again.” Weston hugged her and kissed her face. His lips were devoid of any warmth.
Stella only felt the friction from the kiss and heard the man’s voice trembling slightly above her. “If you want to die, we’ll go together. I’ll never let go of you.”
Stella couldn’t tell what she was feeling. The mixed emotions were like a snowstorm that rumbled inside.
She took a deep breath and said to him, “Don’t you know? It’s too late…”
“It’s too late…” What she said sounded incoherent, but Weston understood her anyway. He froze a little before he hugged her hard.
“I know. Even so, I still want to try…
There was a sudden rumbling sound in the distance.
Stella became nervous and looked up at him in his arms.
What’s going on?”
“It’s probably the snowstorm.”
Weston told her, “Don’t stop and keep going. There will be a platform ahead. You can set off another flare. They’ll see you.”
“What about you?”
Weston paused a little and reassured her, “I’ll be right behind you. Just don’t look back. The snowstorm is too strong. Even if you look back, you won’t be able to see me. I’ll always be right behind.”
“Okay.” Stella nodded without pondering the meaning behind his words and missed the flash of meaningful expression on his face. She was unable to see, and her other senses felt dull. All she could hear was the howling of the merciless wind.
As she moved forward slowly, Weston’s voice rang behind her. He told her, “Don’t look back.”
“Okay.”
“Don’t look back. Just keep going.Stella stumbled and reached the platform Weston mentioned. She set off a flare, but when she looked back, there was no sound behind her except the whistling wind.
“Weston! Weston!”
She shouted his name, but no one answered her. Her cry was muted in the whistling wind of the snow mountains.
The rescue team soon found Stella lying on the platform. The footprints behind her had been long covered by the snow and wind. It seemed like she had walked a long way.
When she woke up, her first reaction was to ask them to rescue the others. “Both of them are still inside…”
“Both of them? Who else?”
Bradley and Caspian came to the party. When they heard her, they came over and told the rescue team, “There’s a man named Roger. He went into the mountains too.”
“Isn’t he causing more trouble?” The man from the rescue team frowned.
Stella said, “Weston… and Roger… They are stuck inside
She pointed to a spot. “Weston’s that way. Roger’s on the other side.”
She pleaded, “You must save them all.”
“But…” The rescue team looked at each other in dismay and hesitation.
Stella noticed something wrong and asked them, “What’s wrong?”
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Stella barely had any strength left. She had to lean on one of the rescuers before she could even manage to speak.
“We can only rescue one person in the current situation. We may have to go to the other person a little later…”
“But then… Wouldn’t the other person be left there to die?”
The rescuer fed Stella some water, but she coughed so hard that he accidentally let go of the water, spilling it all over the ground.
She looked at them anxiously. “Please save both of them!”
“Sorry. With our current manpower… We can only save one person.”
Bradley walked to Stella, held her shoulders firmly, and made her look into his eyes. “Calm down. Try to remember their last location. We should be able to save one of them… But if you continue to hesitate, we may not be able to save any of them!”
“Yes,”
“But…” Stella saw the worsening conditions and heavy snow. The snow hadn’t stopped after half an hour but had instead intensified.
Bradley said to Stella, “We have to hurry. If we waste more time, the rescuers may not be able to get back in.”
‘Only one person can be rescued… Only one…‘ The thought haunted Stella like a spell. They could only save one of the two. At this point, she finally realized how difficult it was to make such a choice.
Stella clenched her fists hard. She already had an answer in her mind, but it was hard to say it. After a long while, she finally said slowly, “Roger is inside a cave. He should be able to hold on for a while inside. You must find him.”
Bradley froze for a moment. Although he knew her answer, he still fell into a long silence when he heard her. After that, he stood up and said to the rescue team, Rescue Roger first.”
As the whistling mountain wind arrived, the snow got heavier.
Stella could not see, so she closed her eyes. However, the image of Weston telling her to keep going and not look back kept appearing in her head.
She wrapped the blanket tightly around her body. Her eyes were red with tears but she couldn’t cry. It was as if all her tears had frozen in the frigid, unforgiving snowy mountains.
Later, the snow and wind outside had finally stopped for a while. Stella was resting inside the camp halfway up the mountain.
Stella sat by the campfire and gradually recovered.
Someone came in and told her, “We found Roger, but he was a little hypothermic when we found him.
Fortunately, his life isn’t in danger. He’s in the ambulance
Stella let out a sigh of relief and nodded. “I see. Thank you.”
She stood up and bowed to the messenger. “Thank you so much.”
The man was surprised to see Stella bowing in the wrong direction. She was not facing him. Then, he realized that
Stella might have difficulty seeing.
He walked to Stella and waved his hand in front of her.
Knowing that he had noticed her condition, she lowered her eyes and asked, “What about Weston?”
The man stopped dead in his tracks and remembered that there was still one person left to rescue. He said to her, The rescue team is still searching the mountain.
However, the snow is getting heavier. There are mudslides too, so we may have to delay the rescue progress a little…‘
Stella stumbled a step back and held onto a table to keep herself from falling over.
She heard herself asking him with a hoarse voice, “What are his chances of being saved?”
There was a long silence. The man knew she was asking about Weston and did not answer. However, his silence was already an answer to her.
Stella suddenly blacked out and fainted. The noisy blizzard, winds, and snow turned to silence.
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Stella heard nothing.
When she woke up again, all she saw was a world of darkness. There was no hint of light for a long time.
It took her a long time to realize that she was blind.
When she opened her eyes, she heard some anxious voices around her.
“Stella, you’re awake! You scared me…”
It was Yvonne’s voice.
Stella paused a little before asking Yvonne with a hoarse voice, “Where am I?”
“You’re in the hospital. You were saved from the snowing mountains. Don’t worry. You’re fine now. Oh, right. Roger was in intensive care for two days, but he’s fine now. I guess he’ll be able to see you soon…”
Stella listened and interrupted her, “How long have I been asleep?”
“You were unconscious for almost three days. I was so anxious about you that I jumped when I saw the news. Fortunately, Angelina is there to help with Emma and Elias, or I’d be even more anxious…”
Yvonne kept talking about the same thing back and forth. Stella roughly understood the events of the past two days, but she did not hear a certain someone’s name from her story.
Stella did not ask. She fumbled around and struggled to sit up.
Yvonne helped her up and urged her, “Be careful.”
Someone suddenly pushed open the door to the ward. Then, Stella heard the sound of footsteps that followed.
Stella was on edge, a little nervous.
“You may have snow blindness. We’ve checked. It didn’t hurt your eyes and your vision will probably heal in time.”
When the man spoke, Stella immediately knew it was someone else. She was a little disappointed that it was not Weston’s voice.
Lucas saw her face fall instantly and asked her, “Is something wrong?”
“No.” Stella shook her head.
However, Yvonne saw what was on Stella’s mind and asked her, “Are you worried about Weston?”
The ward fell into a dead silence after the question. No one spoke first. At last, Stella heard Lucas let out a laugh. His sneer consisted of many complex meanings. Stella could recognize the mockery, sarcasm, and other emotions she feared thinking about.
She asked in a trembling voice, “How is he?”
“He’s fine. It’s just that when they found him, he was frozen to the ground.”
Lucas said indifferently, “I heard about the rescue. When the rescue team said you can only pick one, did you choose Roger without hesitation?”
Stella pursed her lips tightly and remained silent.
“Well, I can understand. One is your ex–husband who’s
stalking you, while the other is your cherished family member. It’s normal to choose family.”
Lucas was just a little upset with Weston’s situation, but he understood Stella’s decision.
Yvonne could not help but glare at Lucas. “What
nonsense are you saying? Weston also chose Guinevere before!”
“So they’re even.” Lucas closed the file in his hands and patted Yvonne’s head. “If you have any problems, come straight to me. Now that she’s alright, can you relax?”
“You should leave. Don’t disturb us.”
After Lucas left, Yvonne quickly told Stella, “Don’t listen to him. He always talks like that. It’s not nice…”
Stella nodded. After a long time, she slowly looked up at Yvonne. She was not looking in Yvonne’s direction but somewhere else and stared into the space blankly. “He…
How is he now?”
Yvonne did not answer. After a long silence, she let out a weak sigh.
Stella twisted the blanket beneath her at once. “Is… he dead?”
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The days passed by as if it was no different from before.
After Stella’s condition stabilized on the third day, Emma and Elias came to see her in the ward, accompanied by Angelina. As soon as they opened the door, they rushed into the room.
Emma and Elias went to Stella’s bed and kept calling out to her.
“Mommy, mommy.‘
Stella’s eyes reddened as she looked at the children, overwhelmed by the turbulent mix of the joys and sorrows of human emotion.
Stella picked up Emma and let her lie in front of her. She kissed her cheek and squeezed Elias’s hand. “Mommy missed you guys so much…‘
“I’ve been so worried, Mommy!”
Emma lay on Stella’s chest and was very talkative for once. Emma was usually a very timid and introverted girl. She was only outgoing with her family and very quiet. Although an intelligent girl, Emma was sometimes mistaken to be intellectually underdeveloped compared to Elias.
Elias seemed to be a little calmer. He sat next to the bed
and stared at Stella intently as if afraid that she would be gone again if he blinked.
Yvonne was a little touched to see the family of three hugging each other. She could not help but think about what it would be like if she had a child.
It took a long time before the sounds of sobbing settled down.
Elias suddenly asked, “How’s Miguel?”
Stella patted his head and told him, “Miguel’s injuries are a little more serious. Fortunately, he’s not in a life- threatening situation. We’ll see him when he’s better, okay?”
Elias nodded.
Children were always quite forgetful at a young age. In normal times, the two little ones might have asked about
Weston. However, they had completely left Weston at the back of their mind when such a big deal happened. Although they had met Weston a few times and liked him, he was less important.
Emma and Elias’s world was still small. There was only room for Stella and Roger at the moment.
A few days later, Roger’s condition had considerably improved. None of them mentioned Weston’s name again.
While watching Emma and Elias building blocks in the ward, Roger suddenly turned to Stella.
“I asked. His life isn’t in danger,” Roger said and added, But he’s still unconscious.”
Stella nodded. She guessed that the rescue team might have found Weston very late, which was why he was not out of danger yet. Stella knew it.
Yvonne could not convince her. After Stella’s persistent questioning, she finally told Stella about Weston’s situation.
“Do you want to go over and visit him?” Roger asked her.
Stella shook her head. “I’m not the doctor. What’s the point of seeing him?”
Stella thought of it as the chance to cut contact with
Weston for good. In the past, he had chosen Guinevere between her and Guinevere. Meanwhile, Stella chose Roger instead of Weston.
It now seemed like a tie. They owed each other nothing.
Roger saw that Stella was behaving the same as usual these days. However, he was a little lost about her real thought..
Stella was not seriously hurt, but she had snow blindness due to prolonged exposure to ultraviolet light. While unable to see clearly for some time, she needed accompaniment.
Angelina happened to have finished her work and kindly took time off to accompany Stella. Yvonne also came to visit her from time to time. With Lucas around, everything became a lot more convenient.