Chapter 163

Stella felt completely drained the moment she stepped back into the villa. Curled up on the couch, her fingers absently twisted the edge of a pillow. The late afternoon sun poured in through the window, casting a long, lonely shadow behind her. She kept telling herself she was over him, that she didn't care anymore—but her chest hurt so bad she could barely breathe. Now that her memories were back, she'd figured out the truth behind everything. All the misunderstandings between her and Charles... they were never really about any one thing—it was just silence, too many things left unsaid. But even after clearing all that up, what did he do? Tangle himself up with Grace again. She was exhausted. Even the deepest love couldn't survive being stabbed over and over. She came here for a reason—to find clues about Isabelle. She forced herself to stop thinking about Charles entirely. But days had passed with zero leads, and now she was thinking about asking Lily directly. In this tangled mess o