Now They Want My Forgiveness - Chapter 147: Chapter 147

As Max followed the others to leave, he turned back and told Stella, "Since you've officially separated from the Hayes family, you're no longer one of us. From now on, we'll pretend you were never part of this family."
With that, the Hayes family left together.
Stella thought, ' Ridiculous. Did they ever treat me like family?'
Even though Stella had scolded them, this lose-lose move just made her feel miserable.
Jordan whispered to her, "Let me take you to get some rest. I'll take care of things here for you."
"Thank you," Stella said.
"Don't be silly," Jordan replied.
Stella indeed needed some rest, so Jordan led her to the lounge.
"Do you need someone to keep you company?" Jordan asked.
"No. You can go do your own business. Don't leave the guests waiting outside. Once I'm feeling a bit better, I'll go help entertain them," Stella replied.
"Okay. I'll have someone bring you some water and snacks," Jordan said.
Stella said okay.
As soon as Jordan left, Stella couldn't help but replay everything Andrew and Fiona had done to her in her mind.
She didn't shed a single tear. There was nothing left to cry about. But inside, she felt a pain that was hard to put into words.
When Stella was a kid, she gave in, but the Hayes family never tried to understand her. Now that she was grown and had finally stood up for herself, they still acted like they had done nothing wrong.
Stella thought, 'Why is it that parents always realize they're to blame at the end of TV dramas? Fine. They are just TV dramas. Real life is a whole different story.
'If I hadn't married Jordan and they didn't need a favor from him, they wouldn't have bothered to show up today.'
At some point, Stella, who was completely exhausted, just lay there and fell asleep without even realizing it.
As Stella was half-asleep and groggy, she heard some strange noises. She opened her eyes and suddenly felt someone's heavy body pressing down on her.
Stella felt something was wrong with her body, so she mustered all her strength to shove the person off her. "Who are you? Get off me," she shouted.
"Get off? To where?" the person replied.
Hearing that voice, Stella froze. "Troy?" she asked.
Troy said, "Seems like you just can't forget about me. Last time, my brother ruined our fun, but this time, I came here just for you. Look at you. Your body is already craving me."
Stella shook her head hard, forcing herself to snap out of it. "How did you get in here? Who did you pay off, and when did you drug me?" she demanded.
"Drug you? If you want me, just admit it. No need for lame excuses. I know you're scared that people will find out. Relax. As long as you play along, I won't let anyone know," Troy said.
He added, "And I can promise you that I won't let Jordan know every time we meet from now on. What do you think?"
When Stella realized she couldn't push Troy off, she bit down hard on his hand, which made Troy slap her hard across the face in pain.
Blood appeared at the corner of Stella's mouth. However, when she looked up at Troy again, her lifeless eyes looked truly terrifying.
"Troy, everyone out there knows I'm married to Jordan. If I let them see us like this, you're done for," Stella said.
Troy wasn't even scared. He retorted, "Really? Do you think that's possible? If they see us together, they'll just think we're having an affair behind Jordan's back.
"Think about it. Do you really think Jordan would let this go? What do you think he'll do to you then?