Page 65 of King of Rage

Ana's brows drew together as she tried to piece everything together.

“She was there four years ago, too, wasn't she? When you first got into a relationship with Lucius. And when you broke up a year ago, she was already around him, right?”

Stella's expression tightened.

Ana continued, her voice becoming more pointed as the pieces began to fall into place.

“So, in just one year, he's already introduced her to his mother, and now she's his fiancée. You were with him for three years, Stella, and he never even made your relationship official.”

Stella stared at her.

Ana shook her head, her expression filled with disbelief.

“And now, suddenly, she wants to take over Licius?”

Stella's lips parted, but no words came out.

Ana's words struck something deep inside her, stirring a memory she had tried so hard to forget.

Then, like a voice from the past, Catherine's words echoed in her mind.

‘He's taking a bath right now.’

Stella froze.

The voice.

That voice.

Her eyes widened as the memory returned with startling clarity. The day she had called Lucius and another woman had answered his phone, telling her that he was busy taking a bath.

She had never seen the woman.

But she remembered her voice.

And now, everything suddenly clicked.

Stella gripped the edge of the counter, her knuckles turning white.

“It was her,” she whispered.

Ana stared at her in confusion.

“What?”

Stella slowly turned toward her, her eyes wide with dawning horror.

“That day...” Her voice faltered. “That day when I caught him cheating on me. It was Catherine.”

Her breath caught in her throat.

“She was with him that day. She was the one who picked up my call and told me he was taking a bath.”

Ana's expression changed.

Stella shook her head, struggling to process the realization.

She couldn't believe it. Her chest felt unbearably tight, and she could barely draw breath.