Now They Want My Forgiveness - Chapter 302: Chapter 302

"Stella, here you are." Kevin stood up and started introducing her to the man at the desk.
"This is Ms. Hayes, the one I mentioned to you before. Stella, let me introduce my classmate, Cavan James. I heard about what happened to you and rushed over right away. I didn't expect you'd come too."
Stella looked surprised. "You know about what happened at my company?"
"Yeah, we're in the same city, so I tend to keep an eye on your business.
"I figured with your health, you might not be able to make it, so I flew over to check out a few suppliers for you. Didn't expect you'd show up."
"I had to come. Last time, because I didn't show up and meet them face to face, a lot of deals got canceled. I don't want that to happen again. Nice to meet you, Mr. James." Stella reached out her hand.
Cavan hurried to shake it. "Ms. Hayes, no need to be so formal. You're Kevin's friend, and Kevin and I go way back to college. Just call me Cavan, as he does."
"Alright, then you can just call me Stella."
"Nice to meet you, Stella."
They all sat down and started chatting. Kevin had already negotiated all the benefits Stella needed and even managed to get her a better deal than she could have gotten herself.
Cavan said, "Since we're all here, I've invited everyone you want to meet for dinner tonight, so we can all get to know each other. Then tomorrow, I'll show you around our factory."
Stella smiled. "That would be great. Thanks so much."
"Your order is pretty big, which is great for us, too. So really, we're just helping each other out."
Stella gave a slight nod. When Stella went to the restroom, only Kevin and Cavan were left in the office.
Cavan asked, "So I finally met the girl you can't stop thinking about. Gotta say, she's a real beauty. But with her condition, do you think she can even have kids?"
Kevin shot him a glare. "She's already married."
"What? Married?" Cavan was stunned.
Kevin motioned for him to lower his voice and gave a wry smile.
Cavan did quiet down. "Seriously, man, what's your deal? Stella's married—she's got a husband, and her husband doesn't even seem worried. But here you are, rushing over and squeezing all these perks out of me. Why are you doing all this?"
Kevin looked down with a bitter smile. "Even if I can't be the one by her side in the end, I still like her. I just want to help her however I can."
"Man, I just don't know what to say about you." Cavan sighed.
"Back in school, you'd ditch class at the drop of a hat just to chase after her all over the globe. It's a miracle you didn't flunk out, but you almost didn't even get your diploma, remember?
"And there were so many girls crushing on you. You could've picked any of them, but no, you just had to fall for her. What kind of spell does she have on you?
"Alright, even if she is that magical, it's okay if she's picked you. But no, she didn't. Seriously, why are you such an idiot?"
Kevin gave a small smile. "Just keep it between us, all right? She probably already realizes it a little, but I don't want her to feel too much pressure about it."
Cavan tapped him with his finger, but in the end, he couldn't get a single word out.
What they didn't know was that Stella had forgotten her phone and had come back to grab it. She was standing right at the door, and she'd heard their whole conversation.
But she acted like nothing had happened and just went to the restroom. After that, she didn't bring it up to anyone.