f the bustling employee cafeteria, pushing a

by. But the whispers and s

ed past Stella's table. "Her husband is with someone else in

e gripped her fork. She kept her eye

e bites, and s

table across from her, the

ace a mask of contempt. Brenda was a die-hard Sienna Steele fan and ha

d, her voice loud enough for the surrounding tabl

ippled through t

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ry for Sienna! A wonderful person like her, stuck wait

ly think marriage would be enough to trap him? Dream on! Even ge

t hit. Stella's hand flew to her st

scored a point. "What's the matter? Did I hit a nerv

them grew louder, a

s-Bryant's cruelty, her mother's illness, the death of he

t to he

he drew back her hand and slapped Brend

rp crack, echoing t

one f

cheek, which was already turning a b

yes were like chips of ice. "That was

nto chaos. Manager

rough the noise, cold an

going o

ant Harper stood at the entrance, flanke

scene, landing on Stel

"Mr. Harper! You have to do something! Ste

d to Stella, cold and pie