In a fleeting moment, Everett Luminar grasped the gravity of the situation. He retreated a few steps, cradling Stella Sanchez in his arms.
Stella's tears abruptly ceased!
Bella Rivera had always portrayed herself as a loving figure towards Stella. The psychological trauma inflicted by her sudden transformation into a cruel persona was beyond comprehension.
This home had cast a dark shadow over Stella; they could no longer reside here!
So be it!
Everett gently patted Stella's back and whispered, "From now on, I am your father. We won't live here anymore. Dad will take you to find Mom!"
"Daddy!" Upon hearing Everett's words, Stella tightened her grip around his neck.
"Don't be afraid, I promise you, the mother I'm going to find for you is the best mother in the world." Everett murmured, "This mother is not Bella Rivera, but my fiancée."
"Daddy promises?" Stella asked.
"Daddy promises!" Everett affirmed solemnly, holding Stella as he got into the car and drove away from the villa complex, heading towards his fiancée, Eira Whitlock's house.
As the car sped along, drawing closer and closer to Eira's house, Everett's heart pounded with increasing intensity!
At the engagement banquet, Eira's determined gaze and resolute words were deeply etched in Everett's heart.
Eira, I'm back!
In this life, I will never leave you again!
I want to give you a brilliant life! A dazzling future!
Everett parked the car and carried Stella upstairs.
"Get out of the way!" Four men in black stood outside Eira's house. Seeing Everett stop, they immediately shouted.
Simultaneously.
A roar echoed from inside Eira's house: "Get out, Donald Robinson, don't come any closer. If you dare to do anything to me, Everett Luminar won't let you go!"
"Hahaha, that wimp from the Luminar family, even if he comes back, he's still a wimp!" A man's voice reverberated, "You can scream all you want, Eira, no one will come to save you. The more you scream, the more excited I get!"
"Get out of the way!" Everett bellowed in fury.
The four men in black immediately lunged at Everett.
Everett shielded Stella's eyes and kicked out five times!
"Bang bang bang bang bang"!
Five thunderous noises almost sounded simultaneously!
The four men in black were sent flying, falling unconscious.
Just four insects, how could they be a match for Apollo Dragonbane?
The fifth thunderous noise was Everett kicking open the door!
Inside Eira's living room, a man was clutching Eira's arm, his other hand gripping the collar of her blouse, ready to tear it off!
Everett's eyes instantly filled with blood. He rushed forward, seized the man's neck, and hoisted him into the air like a rag doll!
A potent killing intent radiated from Everett!
Eira instinctively stepped back, and Stella was so scared she started crying again.
Stella's crying brought Everett back to reality, and his bloodshot eyes slowly returned to normal.
Everett handed Stella to Eira.
Eira instinctively took Stella.
Everett turned to look at Donald Robinson and said coldly, "Death can be avoided, but punishment is inevitable!"
Then, rhythmic slapping sounds echoed through Eira's house.
This was the sound of Everett holding Donald Robinson with one hand and slapping him with the other.
With Everett's strength, killing Donald Robinson would be no more difficult than crushing an ant.
At this moment, slapping him was already sparing his life. The force was just right, a dozen or so slaps left Donald Robinson's face swollen like a pig's head.
When Everett let go, Donald Robinson was dazed from the slaps, dizzy, and spitting out a mouthful of blood mixed with several teeth.
"Take your teeth, clean up the floor, and get out!" Everett ordered.
Donald Robinson was startled by Everett's shout, picked up his teeth from the floor, wiped up the blood with his sleeve, and slowly slinked towards the door.
At this time, Everett turned to look at Eira with warmth in his eyes.
"Everett Luminar, mark my words, I will have your head!" Donald Robinson's threat echoed in the air, his bravado belied by his hasty retreat. He tumbled and scrambled out of Eira Whitlock's home, leaving his four incapacitated henchmen sprawled at the doorstep, forgotten.
"What transpired here?" Everett asked, his voice a gentle whisper as he tenderly wiped away the tears staining Eira's cheeks.
"Daddy, hold me!" At this moment, Stella Sanchez extended her tiny arms toward Everett.
Everett cradled Stella, his gaze never leaving Eira, patiently awaiting her response.
Eira's eyes welled up with fresh tears before she could utter a word: "Everett, I was so wrong about you. Do you have any idea how much I've suffered these past years because of you? And you...you've been gallivanting around, even fathering a child!"
Misunderstanding!
A colossal misunderstanding!
Everett hastened to clarify: "Her name is Stella Sanchez, my adopted daughter. Her father was my sworn brother!"
"And what's your name?" Eira asked Stella.
"I'm Stella Sanchez. My dad was Ares Sanchez, but he's gone now. This is my new dad!" Stella replied, her voice sweet and innocent.
A hint of relief washed over Eira's face.
"What exactly happened?" Everett pressed, urgency lacing his tone.
As soon as Everett posed the question, Eira's tears cascaded down her cheeks like pearls spilling from a broken necklace.
"Take your time," Everett reassured her, gently dabbing away her tears, "I'm back now, everything will get better. With me here, no one can harm you anymore."
Finally, Eira began to recount her harrowing experiences over the past few years, her voice choked with emotion.
It all began when Eira insisted on their engagement.
After Everett's departure, the Whitlock family ostracized Eira and her mother. Tragedy compounded when Eira's father perished in a car accident.
From that moment, Eira and her mother were marginalized within the Whitlock family.
The assets that rightfully belonged to Eira's family were cunningly usurped by the Whitlocks.
Yet Eira remained with the Whitlocks, taking up a minor role in the family business.
This was because Eira, like Everett, was resilient and determined. She stayed with the Whitlocks, vowing to reclaim everything that was hers.
"You've endured so much!" Everett murmured, his eyes brimming with tenderness as he looked at Eira.
As Eira continued her tale, Everett finally pieced together the puzzle of what had transpired.
The Whitlock family had borrowed 2 million from the Robinsons at an exorbitant interest rate and failed to repay it when due.
Donald Robinson had been lusting after Eira for quite some time, and the matriarch of the Whitlock family shockingly allowed Donald to harass Eira!
"The matriarch mortgaged the 'Amelia Eira' brand to the Robinson family!" Eira sobbed out.
"What? Amelia Eira!" Everett was utterly taken aback!
Eira's mother's name was Amelia White!
The 'Amelia Eira' brand was a legacy created by Eira's father after her birth, a fusion of his wife and daughter's names!
Amelia Eira!
For Amelia White and Eira, it held an irreplaceable place in their hearts, yet it was pawned off to the Robinson family by the Whitlock matriarch!
No wonder the Whitlock matriarch dared to let Donald Robinson harass Eira. She was using the 'Amelia Eira' brand as leverage over Eira!
"Rest assured, 'Amelia Eira' will be back in your hands soon!" Everett declared with unwavering conviction.
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