Chapter 1581

Lucas was sweating bullets, fearing Stella would call him out on his "state of unwedded loneliness" in front of everyone. Jumping in, he seized control of the conversation. "Alwyn, keep your nose out of it. What's going on between me and Stella, we both know where we stand. It's none of your business." Alwyn quipped, "I'm not trying to meddle, just curious about how your wife-chasing mission is going." Lucas glanced at Stella, wanting to say something but, worried about ticking her off, ended up saying nothing. Ron was always the troublemaker. "Marriage, huh? Once you're free, you're free. No one in their right mind would escape from the prison of matrimony only to rush right back in, right?" Ron deliberately looked at Stella as he said this. "Ms. Dawson, am I right or am I right?" Stella replied coolly, "Hmm, Mr. Hagrid, you've hit the nail on the head." Lucas snapped at Ron, "Sometimes silence is golden. Not every silence needs filling." Ron shot back, "Well, Lucas, in this co