Goodbye You Never Loved Me novel (Martha and Stefan)
Chapter 40 It Was All His Fault

Martha was stunned and restored to reason gradually when she saw Stefan.

She blinked her eyes slightly and put down her hand slowly.

At this time, she didn't need to slap Hollie, but wondered how much Stefan had heard Hollie's words.

Hollie looked at Stefan incredulously. Her face looked very pale, and she couldn't stop trembling all over, as if she was in the ice pool.

Stefan went straight into the room and stopped beside them. He stared at Hollie coldly with his long and narrow eyes, which gave her chills.

Hollie couldn't help shaking with fear and stepped backward unconsciously. She hadn't imagined Stefan would show up here at this time. Did he hear whatever she'd said just now? Or...

Before she could come up with any conclusion, Stefan parted his thin lips and said coldly, "Say it again."

Hollie was sweating like hell in a flash.

She put her hands down on both sides and clenched them tightly. She tried to explain but was too nervous to say a word.

Martha looked at Hollie, who seldom looked so scared, and put on a light smile on her face, then snorted, "Do you think she'll say that again since you're here?"

That was who Hollie was! She'd always acted to be pure, perfect and weak in front of Stefan.

Otherwise, she couldn't have been safe and sound in the past years.

However, Stefan looked worse when hearing Martha's words.

Seeing it, Hollie tried hard to stop trembling and finally found her voice, "Stefan, please don't get me wrong. I was just kidding with Martha!"

In tears, she went up to Stefan pathetically and tried to hold his arm. Surprisingly, he knocked her hand off angrily as soon as she touched him.

Hollie screamed out of fear and leaned back abruptly. She managed to stand firm, rubbed her wrist, looked at his gloomy face and said delicately, "Stefan, you've got me wrong. Really..." She said it as if it was illusion only.

But Stefan just narrowed his eyes, gazed at Hollie, whom he had known for more than ten years, and got furious. "Was it you or not that night?"

Hollie couldn't pretend any more. She turned around to look at Martha, then looked at Stefan's gloomy face again. In the end, she pursed her lips and said nothing else.

As far as she knew him, he'd definitely replace out the truth of that night. The more she said, the more mistakes she'd make.

When Hollie didn't respond but kept silent, Stefan had realized what the truth was.

He was heartbroken with his thin lips pursed.

It turned out that it was Martha who had slept with him that night.

However, he'd been getting her wrong over these years, and he thought she had an affair with Rupert.

He looked colder. What had happened many years before crossed his mind.

Back then, Rupert told him that Martha and he were just friends.

Stefan didn't believe it. He had never believed it. But it looked like...

Because of Hollie, he'd even insulted Martha on their wedding night and flung out hard words on her.

It turned out that he was utterly wrong.

Tears blurred his eyes. Stefan closed his eyes hard, then opened them again. When he could see clearly again, he happened to look at Martha in the eyes. Martha's eyes were filled with self-mockery and sorrow. She just looked at him quietly but coldly.

Out of her expectation, this was the truth. She thought Stefan just wanted to insult her by sleeping with her but marrying her sister Hollie.

However, the fact was he made a mistake and thought he'd slept with Hollie that night.

But so what even though they knew the truth?

Slowly, Martha squeezed out a sarcastic smile and her eyes were swelled with tears.

So, did she have to be insulted and hurt in their marriage only because Stefan had made a mistake?

At the bottom, he didn't trust her, not a little bit.

Anyway, Hollie had helped clear her name when she was about to leave hospital.

Martha pursed her lips, picked up the suitcase and turned around to get out of the room.

But she felt someone grabbing her arm when she just left.

Martha turned aside slightly and found Stefan looking at her with complicated feelings.

"Please don't go."

"Let go of me, Mr. Harrison."

Martha was impatient and said in a cold voice. After it, she lowered her eyes, shook his hand off indifferently and tried to go past him. But Stefan moved a little and stood in her way again.

"Martha, please."

Seeing it, Hollie, who'd been ignored, looked kinda resentful.

Martha frowned, looked up to Stefan and said with a fake smile, "Excuse me, Mr. Harrison. You're standing in my way."

Hearing her cold voice, Stefan frowned.

He could also see the impatience and disgust in her eyes. He felt uncomfortable with it but he didn't intend to move.

He just parted his lips but didn't know what to say.

As far as he could remember, he'd always been mean to Martha before or after they got married.

At the moment, he could still clearly remember how badly he had insulted and despised her.

Stefan was still standing in her way, and Martha had ran out of patience.

She just raised her hand to push him away and got out with the suitcase.

She didn't care how they felt in there. She just knew those terrible days were gone for good, and she was gonna live a better life.

Not a sound could be heard in the quiet hallway except the suitcase rolling on the floor. Martha's eyes were swelled with tears but she didn't weep. And, she kept smiling all the way. The ward was silent again after Martha left.

Later, Hollie said with sobs, "Stefan, I did that only because I'm afraid of losing you. Martha loved you since she was little. She planned it that night and you two..." "Enough!"

Stefan put on a straight face and interrupted her.

He should also take the blame for that. If he had trusted Martha a little more, she wouldn't have...

Stefan looked gloomy and said after a while, "I hate liars. Don't ever do that again."

And, his voice wasn't as tender as before.

Hollie had kept him company when he faced tough times, and he was grateful and would spare her this time.

But, he would never trust her again.

Saying it, Stefan turned around and left without hesitation.

Hollie watched him leave and slumped down on the floor.

He was still thankful for her companion back then. But, she was well aware that it wasn't her, after all.

A moment later, Hollie laughed quietly. There were resent and sorrow in her eyes. That secret was the last bargaining chip she had, and she must keep it!

Stefan found Martha's car was still there when he arrived in the hospital parking lot. Jane and the driver were busy putting the suitcase into the trunk. Seeing it, Stefan rushed over and abruptly leaned against the door.

Jane and Martha were stunned, and asked, "Mr. Harrison, what are you doing?"

Stefan pursed his lips and said nothing in reply. Instead, he reached out to pull Martha out of the car, carried her in his arms and walked towards his car.

"Let go of me, Stefan! Let go!" Martha freaked out and pushed him, but Stefan kept holding her so tightly that she couldn't move at all.

Very soon, Stefan threw her into the passenger's seat and he sat down on the driver's seat. Then he locked the doors quickly and neatly.

When Martha realized it, she found the doors locked.

"Stefan, let me get off!"

But Stefan just ignored her protest. Instead, he started the car and headed for the highway.