Now They Want My Forgiveness - Chapter 55: Chapter 55
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Max planted his hands on his hips, his face dark with rage. He snapped, "Stella, what the hell are you playing at? We're family. Do you have to take things this far?
"So what if we dipped into your funds? Is your money only yours? When the family needed help, you pitched in, and we were grateful.
"But now you're suing your own family? Don't you know what kind of trouble the company's in? If it weren't for Henry's help, we wouldn't have made it through this crisis.
"And who do you think caused this mess in the first place? Stella, are you only going to be satisfied if you drive us to ruin?"
Henry stared at Stella, utterly perplexed.
Stella was surprised by how quickly the lawyer had acted, but she felt it was fine. She said, "Return my money, and I won't sue."
Max retorted, "Your money? I haven't even asked where you got that money. What's the deal with that company? Why are they giving you money? You've already gotten shares in the company. Isn't that enough for you?"
Stella said firmly, "Money is money, and shares are shares. Even if I don't give you a cent or marry Henry, those shares are rightfully mine. Now you're conflating the two. If we can't settle this privately, we'll see each other in court."
Max stared at Stella in disbelief. He asked, "Are you going to be this heartless?"
Stella said nothing, but her resolve was unshakable.
Max nodded with realization, his face hardening. He said, "Fine. Now I see it, you're here for revenge. Don't flatter yourself. Even if this goes to court, they won't rule against us or make us pay a cent.
"Everything you're doing is just a waste of time." With that, he stormed out in a rage.
Stella's face remained icy. She thought, 'Every single one of them in the Hayes family acts like my money is theirs for the taking, to be spent however they please.
'Taking it without asking is outright theft. Even among family, they should at least ask for my opinion.
"Even if they didn't ask me at first, I've been back for days, and not a single one of them has explained what happened to the money. I am not wrong to sue them.'
Henry stared at Stella in astonishment and asked, "Stella, how on earth did you get so much money?" He saw it clearly: 1 billion dollars.
He thought, 'Sure, 1 billion might be pocket change for my company, but as far as I know, Stella's always been a student. There's no way she could've made that kind of money in just three years.
'Does that mean she was already making a fortune while she was still in school? How is that even possible?'
Seeing that Stella remained silent, Henry added, "If you don't want me to keep investing in Hayes Group, just say the word and I'll stop."
Stella looked at him, surprised.
Henry gently placed his hand over hers and said, "Stella, we'll soon be family. We'll be in this together. I may not know exactly what happened, but I can tell you're not comfortable living with your family.
"I won't do anything you don't want me to. And actually, I came here today to talk to you about something else. Why don't you just move in with me?
"If you feel it's not proper or convenient, we can go register our marriage right away, so you can move in legitimately."
Stella remained silent.
Henry continued, "It's okay. You'll be in the hospital for a while, so take your time to think it over. When you're ready to leave, I'll come pick you up.
"And if you don't want to leave Eleanor behind, she can move in with us too."
Noticing Stella's gaze had softened slightly, Henry added gently, "I'm not sure what I can do for you. We haven't known each other long, but I truly want to help in any way I can."
Stella didn't respond.
Henry glanced at his watch and said, "Alright, I should get going. I have to get back to work. I'll find time to come see you again."
Henry had barely left when Anna showed up with Emily.
Noticing the room was already filled with presents, Anna said apologetically, "Stella, it's all my fault. If I weren't so frail, I would have stayed to look after you last night, and the whole family wouldn't have had to leave with me.
"You weren't scared sleeping here all by yourself, were you?"
"So what if we dipped into your funds? Is your money only yours? When the family needed help, you pitched in, and we were grateful.
"But now you're suing your own family? Don't you know what kind of trouble the company's in? If it weren't for Henry's help, we wouldn't have made it through this crisis.
"And who do you think caused this mess in the first place? Stella, are you only going to be satisfied if you drive us to ruin?"
Henry stared at Stella, utterly perplexed.
Stella was surprised by how quickly the lawyer had acted, but she felt it was fine. She said, "Return my money, and I won't sue."
Max retorted, "Your money? I haven't even asked where you got that money. What's the deal with that company? Why are they giving you money? You've already gotten shares in the company. Isn't that enough for you?"
Stella said firmly, "Money is money, and shares are shares. Even if I don't give you a cent or marry Henry, those shares are rightfully mine. Now you're conflating the two. If we can't settle this privately, we'll see each other in court."
Max stared at Stella in disbelief. He asked, "Are you going to be this heartless?"
Stella said nothing, but her resolve was unshakable.
Max nodded with realization, his face hardening. He said, "Fine. Now I see it, you're here for revenge. Don't flatter yourself. Even if this goes to court, they won't rule against us or make us pay a cent.
"Everything you're doing is just a waste of time." With that, he stormed out in a rage.
Stella's face remained icy. She thought, 'Every single one of them in the Hayes family acts like my money is theirs for the taking, to be spent however they please.
'Taking it without asking is outright theft. Even among family, they should at least ask for my opinion.
"Even if they didn't ask me at first, I've been back for days, and not a single one of them has explained what happened to the money. I am not wrong to sue them.'
Henry stared at Stella in astonishment and asked, "Stella, how on earth did you get so much money?" He saw it clearly: 1 billion dollars.
He thought, 'Sure, 1 billion might be pocket change for my company, but as far as I know, Stella's always been a student. There's no way she could've made that kind of money in just three years.
'Does that mean she was already making a fortune while she was still in school? How is that even possible?'
Seeing that Stella remained silent, Henry added, "If you don't want me to keep investing in Hayes Group, just say the word and I'll stop."
Stella looked at him, surprised.
Henry gently placed his hand over hers and said, "Stella, we'll soon be family. We'll be in this together. I may not know exactly what happened, but I can tell you're not comfortable living with your family.
"I won't do anything you don't want me to. And actually, I came here today to talk to you about something else. Why don't you just move in with me?
"If you feel it's not proper or convenient, we can go register our marriage right away, so you can move in legitimately."
Stella remained silent.
Henry continued, "It's okay. You'll be in the hospital for a while, so take your time to think it over. When you're ready to leave, I'll come pick you up.
"And if you don't want to leave Eleanor behind, she can move in with us too."
Noticing Stella's gaze had softened slightly, Henry added gently, "I'm not sure what I can do for you. We haven't known each other long, but I truly want to help in any way I can."
Stella didn't respond.
Henry glanced at his watch and said, "Alright, I should get going. I have to get back to work. I'll find time to come see you again."
Henry had barely left when Anna showed up with Emily.
Noticing the room was already filled with presents, Anna said apologetically, "Stella, it's all my fault. If I weren't so frail, I would have stayed to look after you last night, and the whole family wouldn't have had to leave with me.
"You weren't scared sleeping here all by yourself, were you?"
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