Now They Want My Forgiveness - Chapter 256: Chapter 256

"Alright, if you don't tell me what you want, I'll just send you whatever I like to eat," Stella teased.
"Okay," Nola replied. She was too shy to ask for anything else.
As Stella walked out, she was genuinely surprised to see Jordan had come to pick her up. She walked over. "What are you doing here?"
"How about we go out for dinner tonight?" Jordan suggested.
Stella had been feeling a lot better lately, and eating out wasn't such a big deal anymore. But more than anything, Jordan just wanted to help her shake off the gloom.
After all, Eleanor had been staying with her at home for a while, and if she went back now, she'd definitely start thinking about her again, which would only drag her mood down.
"What about Mary?" Stella asked.
"I gave Mary the day off today and let her go home," Jordan replied.
Stella thought for a moment and realized she really didn't have any reason to say no. Jordan led her to the car.
It seemed like Jordan had everything planned out. He took her to a two-star Michelin restaurant. Stella had never set foot in a place like this before. She'd only ever overheard Andrew and Fiona secretly bringing Anna and Max here.
Every time she heard about it, she wished she hadn't heard a thing. It made her feel like she was just an outsider in this family. But she never expected that as soon as she walked in, she'd run into Anna and Monroe.
Stella acted like she didn't even see Anna, but the moment Anna spotted her, she quickly stood up and called out, "Stella."
Monroe frowned. "Anna, don't be so nice. She didn't even bother to say hi to you."
Anna put on her sweetest, most innocent face. "Well, I'm still her sister. When I see her, it's only natural for me to say hello first."
Monroe couldn't stand seeing Anna being treated like this, so he shot Stella a look and said, "Anna's already being more than considerate. What else do you want from her?"
Jordan was about to speak up, but Stella stopped him with a hand and stepped right up to Monroe.
She said, "Monroe, I don't know what story she fed you, but let me tell you my side. Her family went broke because her mom kept sending money to her relatives.
"When her parents and Max needed hospitalization, they couldn't pay the bills. I covered them.
"Anna said she just started dating you and felt awkward asking you for money. Well, I don't have that problem, so I'm asking on her behalf.
"If you love Anna, by all means, hurry up and go pay those hospital bills for your future father-in-law and brother-in-law."
"Stella!" Anna called out, her voice tinged with annoyance.
Stella just gave Anna an indifferent glance, then turned and left with Jordan. Jordan shot Stella a big thumbs-up, clearly approving of what she just said. "That was awesome. You put her in her place," he said.
"I'm honestly so fed up with Anna always acting all innocent in front of me. It's driving me nuts. If she wants to play pretend, I'll just expose her and see how she deals with it," Stella replied.
Jordan's lips curled into a smile. "Is that making you feel any better?"
Stella finally smiled. "Much better. But honestly, I kind of want to stick around and secretly watch how she keeps up her act in front of Monroe."
Their table was perfectly positioned to keep an eye on Monroe and Anna. Monroe looked at Anna, his voice full of concern. "Why didn't you tell me sooner? If you had, I would've helped you right away."
Anna had already cursed Stella out in her head countless times, but there wasn't a trace of emotion on her face.
"You know how they've treated me. Honestly, I don't even want to deal with them. I just don't know if you'll think I'm being too cold-hearted for saying this," she said softly.