As Eric thought about it, a trace of anger appeared in her eyes. She gripped Stella’s chin with her fingers and lifted it up, forcing her to look directly into his eyes.

“Do you want to send me to jail and be with Henry for the rest of your life?” He lowered his head, and his neatly styled hair fell onto Stella’s clean face, like a centipede crawling, sending shivers down her spine.

“Let me tell you, unless I die, you will never be with him. From the moment you deceived me, you were destined to be mine!”

After the man finished speaking, he let go of Stella with a...