54 55 % Chapter 7 Neon spilled through the window , outlining a slender silhouette . Herbert's eyes turned to ice . " Who told you to come here ? " Stella flinched . She was clutching a delicate press - on nail , her fingertips trembling . " Herbert ... " Her voice quivered like a frightened fawn . " I just wanted to take a look ... The guard at the door said no one lived here . Please don't blame them . " Herbert's gaze fell on the nail in her hand . It was Julia's handiwork , thin as a cicada's wing , yet sharp enough to slice flesh , even pierce sheet metal . Not just those nails , her earrings , hairpins , even a lipstick tube could all conceal lethal tricks . The Queen of Cards had never been a title for the gambling table alone . But when he looked back at Stella's anxious , tear - brimmed eyes , the rage in his chest dissipated . He stepped forward and gently pulled her into his arms . " I'm not blaming you . It's just ... these things belonged to my late wife . If you like them , I'll have new ones custom - made for you . Stella tilted her head up , tears shimmering . In that moment , she felt she had chosen well . A man who could still show such devotion to a dead wife , surely , he would be a good husband , a good father . In the early hours of morning , the shrill ring of his phone jolted Herbert awake . His subordinate's voice was strained , nervous . " Boss , Mrs. Morgan is gone ! We've searched every hospital in San Francisco - she's nowhere . But you should see her medical records ... " The man hesitated , then added , " She seems to have known about the divorce for some time . She even went to the City Hall to confirm it . " The acrid smoke woke Stella . She padded into the living room , where a carpet of cigarette butts covered the floor . " Did something happen at the casino ? " she asked softly . Herbert snapped out of his daze , but unlike before , he didn't put out the cigarette " It's nothing , " he rasped , his voice hoarse . " Just a minor issue at work . I'll handle it . " He didn't realize his eyes were bloodshot , his body heavy with exhaustion . His men had told him Julia had undergone an abortion . That day . The very day he had brought Stella into the casino ... into the kingdom Julia had helped him build , declaring a new mistress . Julia had been lying alone on an operating table , killing their child . The rage was a firestorm in his blood How dare she ?! Chapter Dreame - Read Romance Stories When the redhzed his feelings . Tie bad Novels reading at night C