Now They Want My Forgiveness - Chapter 148: Chapter 148

"I'm giving you a way out here, but you just have to go against me, huh? Well, I'm just a man. If I claim that you deliberately lured me here, who do you think everyone will believe, you or me?"
Stella glared at him.
Troy patted her cheek and said, "I told you to be good. If you behave and do as I say, I'll show you how good I can make you feel.
"But honestly, if what the cops said is true, I'm starting to wonder if your body even works anymore. Well, let me test it out for you."
With that, Troy reached out, trying to rip Stella's dress off her.
Stella's whole body was burning up. She still struggled to push him away, but she was completely overpowered there. There was no way she could win against him.
Suddenly, Stella spotted a fruit knife nearby and tried to reach for it. As soon as her fingers closed around the handle, she drove the blade straight into Troy's gut.
Troy stared at Stella in shock and then touched his stomach. His hand came away bloody. When he spotted the knife in Stella's hand, he immediately tried to grab it from her.
Stella knew all too well that if Troy managed to take that knife away, she would be dead meat.
Troy quickly managed to grab the knife, and Stella fought back with every ounce of strength she had.
Troy snarled, "Stella, you really dared to stab me. I'm going to kill you for this today."
"Troy, if I die, Jordan will never let you get away with this," Stella said.
"Hey, I am acting in self-defense," Troy retorted.
"Self-defense? Are you kidding me? You were the one who tried to rape me. I am defending myself here," Stella shot back.
"I don't believe a self-made guy like Jordan could ever be a match for the Carver family," Troy sneered.
The tip of the knife was either threatening Stella's eye or her jaw. It was dangerously close the entire time.
Stella was completely drained. With Troy being a man on top of everything else, she didn't stand a chance of escaping in her current state.
She was at a loss, not knowing what else to do. All she could do was hope Jordan would hurry up and save her.
As the knife hovered at her neck, Stella had no strength left at all.
Troy stared at her and pressed the blade down even harder. He said, "Stella, if I can't have you, then no one else will. You'll just die for me right here."
Just then, the door burst open with a loud sound. Kevin dashed in from the doorway and, without hesitation, kicked Troy away from Stella.
"Stella." Kevin helped Stella up and was about to take her away when he noticed she was covered in blood. He asked, "Are you hurt?"
"No, it's Troy's blood," Stella replied.
"I'll take you out of here," Kevin said.
Stella refused and said, "No. Go find Jordan. I need to see Jordan."
Kevin could feel the unnatural heat radiating off her body. Judging from her flushed cheeks, Kevin could tell that she had been drugged with philter.
Kevin wished he could be the antidote Stella needed, but he couldn't cross the line because she was married. He could only go to find Jordan.
Stella had no strength left at all. She slumped against the wall, and the cold pressed into her burning skin. It felt good and helped her cling to the last bit of consciousness she had left.
Unexpectedly, Troy staggered out from inside, with the fruit knife tightly in his hand.
Every time Troy thought about Stella stabbing him, he was consumed with rage and unwillingness to let it go. He was hell-bent on making her pay today. He shouted, "Stella, go to hell."
There was no time left for Stella to run away. She wondered, 'Is this my fate?'
She had thought that things would finally get better for her after she married Jordan. However, Troy's appearance made her realize that she might be finished. She was going to die.