CHAPTER 32: CHAPTER 32: BREAKING OFF THE ENGAGEMENT

Using all her strength, she pushed her away. While she was being chased, Grace ran outside and clutched the door handle tightly to prevent Stellan from coming out.

It scared her, causing her to break into a cold sweat.

There were constant noises from inside, and Grace patiently waited outside.

This waiting lasted for several hours before it ended.

When she went back in, Stellan lay motionless on the sofa with a pallid face.

She went up to check and found that she had simply fallen into a deep sleep. Only then did she quickly clean up the scene.

She wiped her body, dressed her, and once everything was tidied up, she helped her up and exerted herself to take her out.

Before coming out tonight, Stellan had informed her parents, saying she’d be staying at her place tonight. Thus, Grace took her back to her place.

Grace had already foreseen the worst outcome for tomorrow.

She didn’t sleep well the entire night.

She woke up three or four times during the night, and when she woke up at eight in the morning, Stellan was still asleep.

She got up, got dressed, and washed up, but before she could finish brushing her teeth, she heard crying from outside.

Grace hurriedly rinsed her mouth and went out, seeing Stellan sitting on the bed with her hair disheveled.

"What happened?"

Stellan cried even harder.

"Stellan..." she said concernedly as she approached, "don’t cry."

"That woman is no good." She accused, "After you went to the bathroom, she started touching me, and she drugged my drink, then she..."

Stellan said, gritting her teeth in hatred, "I must catch her and have her cut into pieces!"

"Do you remember when I came back?"

She shook her head.

"I had an upset stomach and was in the bathroom for about eight or nine minutes before I returned. In such a short span, when I entered, I saw you alone in the private room... It terrified me." Grace explained, "Just as I was about to dress you, you pushed me onto the sofa, scaring me into fleeing outside. It took me a long while to go back in, and when I did, you were asleep. So, I brought you back, Stellan, I’m really sorry, I didn’t know she was like that."

"It’s not your fault, blame that bitch. If it wasn’t so hard to prosecute same-sex assault, I would wish to report her to the police and send her to jail. Even if that can’t happen, I won’t let her off." What haunted Stellan was a series of humiliations, the first time in her life she had been treated this way by a woman, and it made her sick.

"Of course, isn’t that what she loves? When caught, we’ll find ten or eight women to deal with her!"

Stellan’s body was in pain. "Grace, you must keep this secret for me, don’t let it spread."

"Don’t you trust me?" Grace looked at her sincerely, "If I hadn’t taken you there, none of this would’ve happened. I feel terrible."

Stellan was afraid she’d blame herself, so she comforted her instead, "I’m okay, I’ll go home now and arrange to capture that damned woman."

As she was putting on her shoes, her phone rang.

"It’s my mom calling."

Stellan answered while speaking, "Mom."

"Stellan! There’s a big problem!"

"What big problem?" Stellan’s heart skipped a beat, "Did the company go bankrupt?"

"What bankruptcy, you... you almost gave me a heart attack! Get home now!"

"Fine, I’ll come back immediately," Stellan hung up and told Grace, "My mom said there’s a big issue at home, so I must return immediately."

"Then hurry, I’ll accompany you," Grace said, grabbing a coat for her, "Don’t catch a cold."

Stellan felt a sense of unease, "Grace, I don’t know why, but I’m inexplicably anxious."

"Don’t worry, I’m with you."

When the two returned to the Quinn Family, Stellan didn’t pause to notice the servants’ odd gazes and hurried into the living room.

"Dad, Mom, what happened at home?"

Benjamin Quinn, already furious and anxious, gave her a slap as soon as she arrived.

The slap stunned Stellan.

Covering her face, she looked incredulously at her father.

"Dad, did you hit me?!!!"

"Hit you? Look at the mess you’ve made!" Benjamin Quinn slammed the morning paper in her face, "You’ve disgraced our entire family thoroughly!"

Stellan quickly opened the newspaper, and Grace leaned her head to look as well, seeing that the entire page covered last night’s events.

It devastated her that there were several high-definition photos in the newspaper, one showing Stellan in the arms of last night’s girl, her eyes sultry, appearing dependent like a little bird.

The girl’s face was pixelated, but hers was completely exposed.

But that wasn’t the worst.

The most explicit one showed Stellan leaning on the sofa, legs spread, hands at her chest.

Even though the crucial parts were pixelated, it was still faintly visible that she was entirely naked.

"Damn it... I want to kill that woman, I want to kill her! Ahhhh!" Imagining countless people had seen her in such a state made Stellan’s blood boil, feeling she was on the verge of going crazy.

Although Autumn Fletcher was equally furious, she knew her daughter preferred men, "Tell Mom properly, what actually happened last night?"

Stellan was afraid her parents would blame Grace, so she said, "Last night, Grace and I went to have fun, then I met this woman. She drugged my drink and, while Grace was in the bathroom, forced herself on me. I couldn’t resist at all... Mom, we must find someone to chop her up!"

Autumn Fletcher immediately reacted, "This might be Jacob Green’s doing..."

Those words were like cold water splashed over everyone.

Stellan shivered all over, "Then I’m going to find him now!"

Autumn Fletcher took out her phone, "Make a call to test the waters first."

Benjamin Quinn said, "How could he let you catch him? No need to call."

But Autumn Fletcher insisted on calling, only to receive a mechanical message, "Sorry, the number you dialed is not in service. Please check and dial again..."

There was no way he’d easily change his number, especially his private number.

This indicated only one thing: his phone had a whitelist, only allowing calls from contacts in his phonebook.

It all spoke for itself.

"Mom, should we expose the photo of me and Jacob Green now?"

"What’s the point of exposing it now?" Autumn Fletcher’s temples throbbed, "Exposing it would only show that you swing both ways, what negative impact could it possibly have on him?"

Grace, keeping an eye on the online news, glanced down and discovered the statement from the Green Family.

"Jacob Green unilaterally announced his withdrawal from the engagement with you." She handed her phone to Stellan to see.