Chapter 7 Stella was pregnant. And demanding Jair take responsibility. The moment Linda heard Stella was pregnant, all her dejection from Maya's abortion vanished instantly. "Pregnant? Really pregnant? This is amazing! The family line continues!" When she met Stella, her smile was radiant. She held Stella's hands, fussing over her, completely forgetting how she'd treated Maya before. "Sweetie, don't worry-our family will absolutely take care of you! We're definitely getting married. I'll have Jair prepare wedding gifts right now. Whatever you want, just say it!" Linda's eyes full of anticipation for her grandchild. Stella didn't hold back and laid out her terms: Marriage is fine, but you have to buy me a luxury penthouse downtown, in my name only!" I also want a Tiffany & Co. diamond ring, wedding at The Plaza Hotel, and honeymoon in the Maldives at Four Seasons Resort." And since I can't work while pregnant, Jaxon needs to give me twenty thousand a month for living expenses until the baby's born." The moment she stated these conditions, Jair's face went dark. Maya had already found out about Linda wanting Jair to marry Stella. he went straight to a lawyer, demanding divorce and asset division. air's family was already financially strapped from business troubles, and now with asset division, it was catastrophic. heir company was on the verge of bankruptcy after losing.our partnership. To stay afloat, they'd already mortgaged most of their ssets-where would they find money for these demands? air wanted to negotiate for less, but his mother's glare shut him down. Negotiate what? Stella's carrying our family's future! Even if we have to sell everything, we'll make it happen!" Linda was true to her word. The next day she started borrowing money everywhere. she even sold their last old house at a loss, barely scraping together the penthouse down payment and dowry. she simultaneously planned the wedding and made daily nutritious soups for Stella. Terrified of disappointing Stella in any way. Now that Stella knew she was carrying Jair's only child, she'd completely shed her former submissive mistress act. Her whole attitude changed. 15:18 She complained Linda's cooking didn't suit her taste, that Jair's maternity clothes weren't high-end enough, and even found Jair talking to her annoying-constantly giving both mother and son the cold shoulder. Though Linda felt hurt, thinking of her grandchild made her swallow it all, even counseling Jair. 'Women are like this when pregnant. Just be more accommodating." ooking at this mess, Jair was full of regret. f he hadn't cheated, hadn't found Stella as a substitute, he might still be living peacefully with Maya instead of ending up in this ituation. ut there was no undoing what he'd done-he could only bite the bullet and keep going. When this drama reached my ears, I was picking out engagement rings with Zander. fter my friend finished telling me, I couldn't help laughing. ander squeezed my hand gently. Don't think about their mess. Let's pick a ring we love." he warmth in Zander's eyes filled me with true happiness. Yerind Stella's wedding was pretty shabby-no money meant only a few relatives attended. Stella threw a massive tantrum over Jaxon's failure to get her the Tiffany ring she'd demanded and not booking The the ceremony, creating an incredibly embarrassing scene. they were genuinely broke. ter the wedding, Stella moved back to her parents' house, claiming she needed to rest for the baby's sake. was left alone to handle the mortgage and living expenses while the company struggled. or money, he worked two jobs from dawn to dusk, without getting a single word of appreciation. radually, memories of Maya's genuine love for him kept surfacing. ne day, when Jaxon was secretly looking through Maya's old photos on his phone again, Stella caught him. ella threw a massive tantrum, crying and screaming. the end, Linda had to rush over in the middle of the night, alternately scolding and reasoning with Jaxon, coaxing Stella until idnight before she calmed down. fter this incident, Stella's volatile behavior became even worse-she even went after Maya to cause trouble. 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