Chapter 57


    When Ste was about to leave, she saw Annie walk over.


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    She wondered if all people from the Conrad family were always haunting her.


    As if she hadn’t seen Ste, Annie stood beside Horace. “Hi, Horace. Why didn’t you pick up my phone


    calls?”


    No matter how good-tempered Horace was, he was so fed up with Annie’s shameless pesters.


    Especially in recent few days, she could always find him no matter where he had been.


    Horace said in a cold tone, “Miss Conrad, please don’te to bother me anymore.”


    Annie’s expression changed dramatically in an instant. She red at Ste in hatred. “It’s all because


    of her, isn’t it? Your attitude wasn’t like this before you came back from abroad. It’s all this bitch’s


    fault...”


    “Enough!” Horace stood up. “Annie Conrad, can you just stop making trouble out of nothing here?”


    “Am I making trouble out of nothing? Horace, our parents have met each other. We’ll get engaged


    sooner orter. Shouldn’t I...”


    Expressionlessly, Horace interrupted her, “I’ll never engage with you. Miss Conrad, please be self-


    respected. Otherwise, you would shame your Conrad family’s dignity.”


    This time, before Annie retorted, they heard a man’s indifferent voice. “Mr. Jason, since you’re so


    reasonable, why are you still pestering my wife?”


    Upon hearing rence’s voice, Ste felt as if her heart was about to pop out from her throat. She


    wondered since when he had been standing there and how much he had heard about the conversation


    between Horace and her.


    Seeing rence, Annie immediately became less aggressive. She greeted him in a low voice, “Hi,


    rence.”


    rence cast her a nce, then looked over at Horace.


    Horace pressed his thin lips and looked into rence’s eyes.


    Although standing quite far away from them, Nathan could feel the sparks from them in the air


    Horace answered, “Mr. Conrad, haven’t you divorced Ste? Why are you here? Mr. Conrad, I wonder


    if you have another purpose.”


    rence didn’t answer. He licked his teeth with the tip of his tongue, his eyes bing colder and


    colder.


    Ste didn’t understand why she had to be involved in the war between those two men, and nor would


    she want to know why rence was here.


    She whispered, “Horace, let’s go.”


    Horace withdrew his gaze from rence. “Okay.”


    Seeing that they were about to leave here, Annie wanted to chase them. rence said in a cold tone,


    “Stop.”


    Annie looked back at him anxiously, “rence...”


    rence looked at her. “This is myst warning to you. Never insult Ste again. You can’t believe like


    a spoiled arrogant woman in her presence.”


    After finishing his words, he bypassed Annie and strode away.


    Out of the restaurant, Ste said after a moment of silence, “I’m going back to work now.”


    “Ste,” Horace stopped her, “Please consider about my words just now.”


    Ste smiled at him. “Horace, I do appreciate you are still willing to take my side at this moment, but so


    many things have happened in the past three years. Sometimes I wished how wonderful it would be if


    those idents had never happened.”


    After a long while, Horace asked, “Ste, do you like rence Conrad?”


    “What?” Ste was taken aback. She couldn’t utter a sound for a long while.


    Horace, however, had got his answer. He smiled and suddenly decided to let go. “I got it. I won’t speak


    such words to you in the future. I’ll always be there for you as a friend.”


    After a long time, Ste said, “Thank you, Horace.”


    ...


    Ste hailed a taxi to Sherry’s after leaving the restaurant.


    She texted Sherry several times but didn’t get any response. She guessed that Sherry should still be


    sleeping.


    Leaning against the car window, Ste looked at the scenery in a daze.


    Maybe it was because of Horace’s question, Ste was lost in thought on the way. When she walked


    on the stairs, she almost fell.


    She walked out of the elevator and stood at the door for a few seconds. Then she patted her face to


    sober up.


    Since breaking up with Liam, Sherry changed the password on the lock. Last night, when they sent


    Sherry home, they used her fingerprint. Hence, Ste didn’t know the password at all. Raising her


    hand, she pressed the doorbell.


    If Sherry was sleeping, she wouldn’t hear it. Ste pulled her phone out and was about to call her.


    However, before she dialed Sherry’s number, Ste’s wrist was grabbed by someone. The man


    pressed her against the wall tightly.


    Ste gaped at the man in front of her. “What are you doing?”


    rence looked cold. With one hand grip to control her wrists, he raised her chin with the other hand.


    He squinted his dangerous ck eyes. “Didn’t Horace Jason give you a ride?”


    Ste didn’t know what he was doing. Trying her best to struggle, she retorted, “None of your


    business.”


    “What a pity! He should have given you a ride.”


    “You... Hmm!”


    rence sealed her lips, biting violently.


    In an instant, Ste burst into tears in pain, but she couldn’t break free from his grip.


    She wondered if this wretched man had gone nuts.


    As if he noticed her tears, rence became more gentle when kissing her. Sucking her lips, he tried to


    reach into her mouth deeper and deeper.


    Right then, the door beside them was opened suddenly.


    Sherry was standing at the door with messy hair. With dizzy eyes, she looked up. When seeing the


    scene, she was stunned.


    rence stopped kissing Ste. Turning around, he gazed at Sherry coldly, impatience written all over


    his face.


    After a few seconds, Sherry said in a daze, “I’m sorry. Please go on.”


    Then she smashed the door close. Ste pushed him away with all her strength. With reddish eyes,


    she snapped, “rence Conrad, what is wrong with you?”


    rence licked the blood on his lips. He looked at her and said steadily, “I’ve given you a lot of


    chances.”


    However, she never appreciated them.


    “I don’t care about your so-called chances. rence Conrad, we divorced. Do you understand what


    divorce means? Who do you think you are to do such thing to me against my will?”


    rence frowned unhappily. “You proposed the divorce.”


    “All right. The other one who has signed on the divorce agreement was a dog, wasn’t he?”


    rence’s expression didn’t change at all. “I regret it.”


    Ste probably had never expected that she could hear such an answer. She waspletely startled.


    Her tears were still hanging on her eyshes, didn’t drip.


    He said indifferently again, “I’m the only one to decide when our marriage ends.’


    Ste gradually calmed down. “Sorry for making you disappointed then.”


    rence pressed his thin lips. When he was about to speak, the door beside them was open again.


    Sherry had already sobered up. Before rence could react, she directly pulled Ste into her


    apartment.


    Then she closed the door and locked it.


    Looking at Ste, Sherry whispered to ask, “Are you OK, Ste?”


    Ste’s hair was messy, her eyes were reddened, and her mouth was bleeding and swollen.


    She looked miserable.


    Ste shook her head. She wanted to speak but felt too helpless.