Chapter 272

He yanked her into his arms, grabbed her chin, and just kissed her—hard. Stella Johnson's eyes flew wide. She struggled like crazy, but Charles Hart clung to her like he'd lost it completely, refusing to let go. Right then, Michael Anderson showed up. The second he saw the scene, his face darkened. He rushed over and tore Charles off her, shouting, "Charles, this is out of line! You don’t even respect Stella!" Charles, shoved away, shot Michael a murderous glare. Without a word, he swung a punch right at Michael’s face, sending him stumbling back with blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. "Michael, stay out of this! Do you even know what the Carter family’s capable of? If she finds out, she’ll end up dead!" Charles snapped. He didn’t know exactly who this Michael guy was, but from the way Grace Carter looked at him earlier, it was obvious—he had to be someone from a powerful family. Most likely from the Andersons, their biggest business partner. Rumor had it the Anderson family