By admin Midnight Call Ch 23
Claire smiled with satisfaction.[]
After a long while, Ryan finally coaxed her to sleep.[]
But despite being exhausted, he found himself inexplicably wide awake, his mind filled with thoughts of Stella.[]
He missed her eyes that always sparkled with laughter, missed the delicious meals she cooked, missed her gentle and uplifting words…
In short, he really wanted to see Stella.[]
The moment this thought appeared, even Ryan himself was startled.[]
Before, he’d always find excuses to avoid spending time with Stella.[]
Every minute with her had filled Ryan with guilt for deceiving her and nausea from having to fake love he didn’t feel.]
But now, he genuinely missed Stella.
With this thought, he picked up his phone and opened his chat with Stella.[]
Stella was like a little sun, updating him daily on her schedule and sending him tons of cute emojis.]
When something happy happened, she’d eagerly share it with him; when she was sad, she’d confide in him; when she was angry or embarrassed, she’d wilt like a flower hit by frost…[]
It was as if her entire life revolved around him.[]
Ryan scrolled through those chat records, his tired mood lifting completely as a pleasant smile even appeared on his lips.
“She really is… adorable.“]]
Ryan was about to text Stella when he suddenly remembered her phone had been confiscated, so he got up and headed down to the fourth floor.
But just as he was about to push open Stella’s door, Claire called out to him.[]
“Ryan, what are you doing here?“]
Ryan froze, his hand on the half–turned door handle, then closed it.[]
He quickly took off his jacket and put it around Claire’s shoulders, asking worriedly: “Claire, why are you out of bed? Did you have a nightmare?”
Claire suddenly hugged him, her voice choked with tears: “Yeah, I dreamed you didn’t want me anymore, that you fell in love with Stella. Ryan, dreams are backwards, right? You won’t fall for Stella, will you?“[]
Looking into her tear–filled eyes, Ryan hesitated for the first time.[]
He didn’t blurt out like before: “Of course, you’re the only one I love.“[]
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He couldn’t stop thinking about Stella, a question forming in his mind.[]
Did he… love Stella?]
It didn’t seem like it.[]
But if he didn’t love her, why did he miss her?]
Seeing the wavering in Ryan’s eyes becoming more obvious, a flash of anger crossed Claire’s gaze.[]
But she cried even harder: “Ryan, why aren’t you saying anything? Have you really fallen for Stella? But have you forgotten? You said- you’d love me forever.“[]
She blinked her teary eyes, looking up at Ryan with her face tilted toward his.[]
Ryan used to fall for this act every time.]]
Whenever she cried, the whole world had to make way for her.
Ryan lovingly kissed away her tears, gently comforting her: “Don’t cry, Claire. I love you. Let’s go back to the room and rest, okay?“[]
After finally getting Claire to sleep, his assistant rushed into the room in a panic.]
Ryan frowned: “What’s so urgent?“]
The assistant said anxiously: “Mr. Mitchell, Miss Rivers, she…“]
Cough cough-
A violent coughing fit interrupted the assistant. Ryan worriedly checked on Claire, gently rubbing her back.
His eyes turned sharp: “If she’s ready to apologize, let her out. If there’s nothing else, don’t disturb Claire’s rest.”
The assistant hesitated, his lips opening and closing without saying anything, and finally left.[]
After calming Claire down, Ryan was exhausted.[]
He suddenly remembered his assistant’s panicked expression and the words he hadn’t finished, so he picked up his phone to text the assistant about Stella’s situation.[]
The assistant didn’t reply for a long time, making him increasingly irritated, so he decided to take a cold shower.
The moment he turned on the water, Claire’s eyes snapped open.[]
She walked to the couch, picked up Ryan’s phone, and immediately saw the assistant’s reply.[]
[Mr. Mitchell, Miss Rivers is missing. Security footage shows our men took her, but our men have mysteriously disappeared too.]]
Claire stared at the phone for a long time, jealousy flashing in her eyes: “Stella, oh Stella, why does he still care about you so much even when you’ve disappeared!“]]
She pulled out her own phone and dialed a number.
“Get rid of Stella!”