Married to a Secret Billionaire (Stella Taylor)
Chapter 101 Sleep Alone

Chapter 101 Sleep Alone

"I'm fine." Mia sniffled and forced a smile, patting her hand.

"Mia." Stella paused for a moment, wanting to say something but hesitated. She just said softly, "Well, rest early. If there's anything bothering you, don't keep it to yourself. You can always talk to me about anything."

"But if you don't want to talk about it, I won't ask."

"Stella, I..." Mia hesitated.

After a while, she said in a low voice, "I feel like I'm not good enough for Aiden."

"What?"

"I'm not worthy of him." She bit her lip. "I... I once slept with the man I told you about before..."

Although she didn't continue, Stella understood what had happened.

She was surprised because Mia had always been cheerful and outgoing. Although she could be a bit fierce at times, she was not someone who was casual about relationships.

If a woman didn't love that man to death, why would she easily give herself to him?

Stella's heart tightened as she touched Mia's fingers and gently squeezed them twice.

"Mia, you're overthinking." She said softly, "There's nothing shameful about your past. You genuinely liked that person, and I believe that you were determined to spend your life with him at that time, which was why you gave yourself to him."

"So if there hadn't been any accidents back then, you would have still been together, right?"

Mia remained silent, not saying a word.

"Mia, I understand why you can't accept Dr. Johnson. It's not because you think you are not good enough for him, but because there is already someone."

"Stella..." Mia's voice choked.

Stella moved closer, embracing Mia's trembling body like a mother comforting a baby, gently patting her back.

"Actually, I don't think it's a big deal." She said, "It's normal for people to have a past. Besides, it's a different era now. People should be used to these things. I believe that Aiden won't care about this." "Really?" Mia chuckled, replaceing it hard to believe that these words were coming from Stella.

"Of course." Stella continued, "As Liam said, it's no longer the feudal era. A woman's virginity is not that important."

"You believe everything he says..." Mia sighed and adjusted her posture, resting her head on her arm.

"Be careful! I think he has a serious case of male chauvinism. He might say one thing but think another! Is a woman's virginity not important? That's empty talk! Ha, it's just because you've never been in a relationship and haven't been with men before! If you were to tell him that you had a first love, do you think he would be so calm?"

"Alas!" Stella was helpless. "Did you forget about the curse you made?"

"This doesn't count as badmouthing." Mia laughed. "I'm just expressing my immature opinion about Liam! If you don't want to hear it, I won't say it."

Stella pinched her hard.

The two of them laughed and joked for a while before sleepiness overcame them, and they gradually fell into a deep slumber.

In Stella's dream, there were colorful bubbles and a large heart-shaped knot. She saw Liam smiling at her. She ran towards him quickly, but just as she was about to hold his hand, the scene suddenly turned black and white!

Liam disappeared. A gale was blowing, and it was pouring. The whole world seemed like a giant black hole about to devour her. When she looked down, the red string on her wrist had turned into a hideous wound, oozing blood...

"Ah!" Stella exclaimed in a low voice, waking up covered in sweat.

She calmed herself down and saw Mia sleeping soundly beside her.

It was just a dream.

She took a deep breath, trying to calm her racing heart. Seeing the faint morning light outside, she couldn't fall back asleep, so she put on a coat and walked out of the inn.

Stella wandered along the hillside. The tranquility of this early morning felt like a paradise, gradually relieving the tension caused by her nightmare.

The beach was not far from the foot of the mountain.

She suddenly felt like taking a walk on the sand.

Stella smoothed her long hair and a light smile appeared on her lips. Wearing her slippers, she walked towards the beach.

Liam spent the night tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

Without Stella by his side, he found it difficult to rest. But since Stella had a private conversation with Mia as best friends, he didn't want to appear narrow-minded as a man.

So the soft bed became his punching bag for the entire night. He tossed and turned on it, his eyes wide open. In his heart, he cursed Aiden a thousand times. Who was this trip for, after all?

But Aiden had let go of the chance to get closer to Mia so easily. He slept alone in the room, and Liam could hear his snoring clearly even through the wall!

Liam took a breath gloomily. It was just starting to get light outside, and he was about to close his eyes and rest for a while when suddenly the phone in the room rang.

"Mr. Martinez, Miss Taylor went out alone."

"What?" He was shocked. "Where did she go?"

"Our men followed her early in the morning and saw her go to the beach... But that place is not our private beach, and it's a public area. Our men didn't dare to relax and kept watching her, but they didn't dare to get too close in case she noticed."

Liam narrowed his eyes.

The beach?

The scenery there was nice, but it was already outside the influence of the Martinez Group. At this time, there were hardly any tourists. If there was any danger...

Liam immediately became alert and sternly ordered, "Keep a close eye on her. If anything happens to her, I will hold you responsible!"

The person on the other end of the phone responded nervously and quickly complied.

Stella arrived at the beach and placed her slippers aside, walking barefoot on the smooth sand. The cool sea breeze brushed her hair, bringing with it the scent of the ocean.

Seagulls circled in the distance, and the sun rose slowly on the horizon, casting a reddish glow on the sea.

Stella rarely had the chance to enjoy such a beautiful view in the city.

She admired it with obsession for a while and suddenly realized that she had forgotten to bring her phone. She was extremely annoyed. It would have been so nice if Liam was here to share this beautiful scenery with her!

Thinking this, she hurriedly turned around and started walking back, calculating the time in her mind.

By the time she found Liam, the sun would have already risen, but it didn't matter. This beach was deserted, and she could have a good time with Liam here. She had never tried drawing his face on the sand before!

Stella smiled sweetly and unconsciously quickened her pace.

However, not long after she started walking, someone in black suddenly appeared from behind a trash bin on the side of the street, startling her into a scream! "Ah!" Stella instinctively took several steps back.

That person also seemed startled and quickly dodged, while also taking a look inside the trash bin to see if there was anything good.

Stella stared blankly at the person. He was dressed in tattered clothes, covered in dirt, with only his face relatively clean, looking extremely miserable.

Only a homeless person would rummage through trash bins, right?

And anyone with some working abilities would never stoop so low as to search for food in a trash bin, right?

Stella couldn't help but feel sorry for him.

But just in those few seconds of hesitation, the homeless person passed by her, and she caught a glimpse of a very familiar face...