She would still feel disappointed, though, knowing that the same people who turned down her request three years prior and constantly made fun of her for marrying him through a fair marriage were the same people. She had the impression that someone was carefully severing her heart with a rusty knife. It hurt so much.

She had divorced Clarence, which was a positive development. Otherwise, she desired desperately that she could kill him at night while he was dozing off and not paying attention with a pillow. Stella was sentimental and prone to emotional breakdowns, maybe because she was pregnant. It took her a while to get over it.

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