The Billionaire CEO Wants to Marry Me Every Day

Chapter 169: Ruined Reputation

Clarissa Stanton dropped the axe and ran out of the yard.

Stella Monroe, seeing Clarissa turn and run, felt some regret in her heart and hurriedly chased after her to block her, apologizing.

"I’m sorry, Clarissa, it wasn’t intentional. What you said was really too much... Mom is sorry, I shouldn’t have hit you. Tell me, did your aunt say something to sow discord between us?"

From the very beginning, Audrey Stanton disapproved of her marrying Henry Stanton, and naturally, she never showed her a good face after the marriage.

Apart from this reason, she couldn’t think of anything else that could make Clarissa’s attitude towards her biological mother change so drastically.

Clarissa truly didn’t want to exchange another word with Stella, she pushed her away and ran.

Being older, Stella simply couldn’t catch up with Clarissa.

That night, Stella had no choice but to share a bed with Audrey Stanton.

She tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep, and when dawn broke, Stella got up with panda eyes.

She couldn’t stay here any longer!

If she stayed any longer, she’d go mad!

Stella found a corner with no one around and called Felix Jennings.

After Felix heard about Stella’s situation, he immediately said, "I’ll send someone to get you out now! We won’t even bother with the remaining assets of Stanton Group, come back with me and file for a divorce from Henry!"

"I can’t file for divorce now!"

"Why not? He’s already sent you to a temple, are you really going to keep enduring this life?" Felix’s voice softened, "Stella, come live with me, I promise I won’t treat you the way he does!"

Stella’s heart softened a little, and she explained, "It’s not that I don’t want to live with you, but it’s not possible right now. You know Stanton Group Building collapsed, but you don’t know that Damian Knight is willing to cover the reconstruction costs. Knowing Henry, he’s sure to pocket a large sum. We can just use this opportunity to take all the money. Additionally, this is the best time to win over the directors."

Felix hesitated too: "Then, what should we do now? You’re at the temple, and he’s got people watching you, you can’t do anything."

Stella was silent for two seconds, then said, "I definitely can’t stay here, so you need to get me a certain kind of medicine..."

"What kind of medicine?"

When Stella named the drug, Felix immediately looked it up and quickly found a channel to buy this illicit substance.

"I’ll go buy it right away. But there’s a problem, this drug needs to be taken daily, and if you stop, you’ll be found out."

"I’ll just take it every day. Get the medicine to me as soon as possible."

"Okay, I’ll personally go abroad and come back once I’ve bought it."

After the call ended, the agitation in Stella’s eyes eased somewhat.

She glanced over and saw in the distance Clarissa with a broom, sweeping the ground.

Stella quickly jogged over, stopped Clarissa, and said, "Clarissa, why are you up so early? And doing such menial work?"

Clarissa shrugged off Stella’s hand from her arm and said mockingly, "Don’t worry, these things you’ll have to do too."

Just as Clarissa finished speaking, Audrey’s voice came from behind—

"I’ve been searching for you all morning, where have you been?"

Stella turned around to see Audrey Stanton in a blue robe walking towards her with displeasure.

Audrey was holding a set of blue coarse cloth clothes in her hand.

"Sister..."

As soon as Stella opened her mouth, Audrey tossed the clothes into her hands, saying coldly, "There are no idlers here, change out of those gaudy clothes of yours and come with me into the mountains to carry firewood."