{"id":3516,"date":"2026-09-28T12:00:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T12:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/chapter\/he-never-noticed-me-until-i-loved-someone-else-228\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T12:00:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T12:00:40","slug":"he-never-noticed-me-until-i-loved-someone-else-228","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/chapter\/he-never-noticed-me-until-i-loved-someone-else-228\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 228"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 228<br \/>\nHe Never Noticed Me Until I Loved Someone Else novel Chapter 228<\/p>\n<p>Stella stared at him in utter disbelief.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What gave you the right to discuss my business, let alone make decisions for me?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Stella let out a sharp, bitter laugh. &#8220;I&#8217;ll say it one last time: if you want her at that expo so badly, go buy her a spot yourself. Stop trying to steal mine!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>George had clearly resolved not to lose his temper today. He actually tried to sound soothing. &#8220;SD Apparel doesn&#8217;t even have any groundbreaking new designs. You&#8217;re not going to pull any major orders anyway. Seraphina&#8217;s streetwear brand is very trendy. Just treat it as showcasing a diverse range of styles for the company.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I promise you, if you just agree to share the space with her, I&#8217;ll still give you all the compensation I offered before!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While the idea of forcing George to bankroll brand-new machinery was incredibly tempting, Stella knew better. Nothing was ever that simple with him.<\/p>\n<p>If she yielded an inch, Seraphina would take a mile. She would undoubtedly use George&#8217;s leverage to completely hijack the booth.<\/p>\n<p>Stella refused to bleed herself dry just to hand Seraphina a golden opportunity on a silver platter. And she certainly wasn&#8217;t going to subject herself to sharing a confined space with her for three days.<\/p>\n<p>She rejected him again, absolute and unyielding.<\/p>\n<p>Shockingly, George didn&#8217;t explode into a screaming fit.<\/p>\n<p>He just let out a heavy, disappointed sigh. &#8220;Stella, why do you have to be so ridiculously stubborn? Seraphina is your sister. Would it really kill you to do her a small favor? Especially when I&#8217;m offering to pay you for it?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Stella looked at him with dead eyes. &#8220;My mother only had one daughter. I have a brother, but I certainly do not have a sister. And quite frankly, your promises mean absolutely nothing to me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The last time he promised to drive her grandmother to the hospital, he had abandoned them the second Seraphina wanted to go shopping.<\/p>\n<p>George instantly knew exactly what incident she was referring to. His face flushed a dark, angry red. Realizing that pushing the issue would only end in a screaming match, he spat out, &#8220;Don&#8217;t come crying to me later,&#8221; and stormed out of the cafe.<\/p>\n<p>Stella watched his retreating back, taking a sip of her Americano. The bitter taste coated her throat and settled heavily in her chest.<\/p>\n<p>For a split second, she had actually believed he wanted to meet to check on her after the factory disaster. But no. It was all about Seraphina.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-3516","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/3516","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}