Chapter 1398


    Chapter 1398


    Ste thought she would have a fun trip with Emma and Elias, but the two men stifled the atmosphere


    and made it weird.


    Emma and Elias were unconcerned about the adults and still had a good time, but Ste went through


    some inexplicable tormenting feeling at heart throughout the trip.


    When Ste finally got home and saw that Weston wanted to follow them, she quickly stopped him.


    “Okay, that’s it. That’s it.”


    Ste looked at Roger, who was already in the house. She was worried that the two men would fight if


    they stayed in the same space again.


    Weston understood what she meant and stopped without giving her a hard time.” Well, I’ll be upstairs.


    Call me if you need anything.”


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    Ste nodded. After sending Weston away, she turned to find Roger staring intently at her. She was not


    sure how long he had been standing there and tried to use Emma and Elias as a front to avoid the


    ufortable topic.


    Ste asked Roger if Emma and Elias were asleep, but Roger cut her off. “They’re already asleep. I gave


    them both a bath. I have something to ask you. Come here.”


    Ste rubbed her nose, followed him, and sat in the dining area. For some reason, she felt Roger was


    about to lecture her like a parent.


    “Why have you been getting closer to that guytely? What’s going on?” he interrogated.


    “It’s just like what you saw the other day.”


    “Are you just treating him as a… friend with benefits?” Roger hesitated to mention the term. He did not


    think Ste would be so open to this idea.


    Ste paused a little and suddenly let out augh. “He can’t leave me alone now.


    He’s always pestering me. It’s getting kind of annoying.”


    “He’s bugging you, and you’re going to let him get what he wants?”


    Ste shrugged. “I didn’t think I’d ever be with him again, but when I saw him lock himself up that day, I


    thought all these were unnecessary.”


    The fact that she avoided him meant she still could not let go of him.


    Ste said, “My feelings for him have faded. I don’t mind being with him or not. All I


    need now is freedom and nothing more.”


    Roger frowned at her words. “He locked himself up?”


    “Yes.” Ste nodded and sighed as she recalled the sight of Weston at that time.


    “You’ve never seen anything like that. He even locked himself in a cage like a beast in chains. He wasn’t


    acting like a human at all.”


    There were so many bodyguards around and blood all over him.


    While speaking, Ste propped up her forehead helplessly. “I don’t want to see him go crazy like that


    again. After all, he’s Emma and Elias’s biological father. I may not love him anymore, but I don’t want to


    see him like that.”


    “Is it really just because he’s the children’s father? Is there no other reason?”


    “Maybe it’s out of pity,” Ste added, weighing her words. She was unsure about her feelings for Weston,


    but she was sure she did not like him anymore. She felt morefortable and free without him.


    Even if he constantly bugged her, she would not mind keeping him around as long as he did not do


    anything to upset her.


    “I don’t really mind him around. Besides, I’ve gotten used to his presence.”


    Ste was no longer resistant to Weston’s closeness because of somepassion she felt for him


    during his excessive behavior before.


    Roger fell into a long silence. Atst, he nodded. “I understand.”


    Roger snapped his phone to the table and kept the call screen open. When the man on the other end of


    the line heard Ste’s exnation, his gaze turned obscure.


    Weston knew he was right. Ste epted him only out of pity. She saw him in a terrible state that day


    and felt guilty. Feeling sorry for him, she finally stopped rejecting him.