In the afternoon.
After leaving the Sterling family home, Stella Sterling had Miles drive her straight to The Gilded Orchid.
Claire Shawcross had been busy lately, too, always traveling back and forth between two cities for work.
The two best friends hadn't seen each other in a while.
Stella, clutching the membership card to The Regis, planned to take Claire to see what it was all about.
Roman Rhodes had been busy with work this weekend and had no free time.
So Stella hadn't bothered him.
Now, three days had passed.
Her body had mostly recovered.
Except for some marks that still lingered on certain parts hidden by her clothes.
There was basically nothing unusual to see.
However, when Claire Shawcross saw Stella, she sized her up for a moment, narrowed her eyes, and said, "Stella... something's different about you."
"What is it?" Stella looked down at herself, completely bewildered. "What's different?"
