Ten minutes later, Clarence ended the call.
He walked up to Stella and stood beside her. Then, he took a lock of her hair with a curled finger and asked softly, âWhy didnât you dry your hair completely?â
Stella replied, âMy hair is quite long so it is very troublesome to dry it completely. It will dry naturally.â
âWait here.â
Clarence withdrew his hand, turned and entered the bathroom.
Soon, he came back with a hair dryer and stood behind her. After setting the wind speed and temperature to medium mode, he gently blew her hair, âNext time, remember to dry your hair completely. If your hair is too long, you can cut it shorter.â
Stella was at a loss for words.
She didnât know what to say at that moment.
The sound of the working hair dryer was minimal. There was almost no extra noise.
Stella said, âMr. Conrad.â
âHmm?â
âCan you tell me about Auroraâs biological mother now?â
The corners of Clarence lips turned upwards, âDidnât you say that you donât want to know?â
Stella gritted her teeth and turned her head to glare at him.
That wretched man behaved innocently even though he got the advantage over her!
It was getting harder for Clarence to resist the temptation to laugh. Seeing that her hair was almost dry, he put the hair dryer aside, âFine. I was teasing you.â
Stella said, âWhat is going on?â
Clarence sat beside her and said slowly, âAfter leaving the Barton family, Auroraâs biological mother married a man and had a son. Some time ago, her son was arrested for fighting and causing a commotion. Therefore, she urgently needs a large sum of money to solve this matter now.â
Before that, when Stella heard Clarenceâs words in the soft drink bar, she roughly guessed that Auroraâs biological mother was aiming for money.
Clarence continued, âBut she didnât keep still all these years. After being sent away, she carried out many different plans and tried to gain more money from the Barton family. Although Mrs. Barton was mentally unstable, she handled these matters efficiently so that no further problems would arise.â
âAfter a few attempts, Auroraâs biological mother gave up the idea. The reason why she came to make a scene at Aurora's birthday party this time was because she learned that Mrs. Barton had passed away a few years ago.â
After she had listened to Clarence, Stella remained silent for a while and said, âThen how did she get this news?â
Clarence placed his hand on her shoulder and slowly said, âMaybe it's just a coincidence.â
Stella was unconvinced, âIs it really a coincidence?â
Clarence met her skeptical gaze and laughed silently, âThis really has nothing to do with me. When Aurora was born, I had not yet entered the Conrad family. As you said, these old matters were kept well hidden. Only a few people know about this and it will not be easy to uncover the truth.â
Stella acknowledged his words and did not ask further about it.
For this matter, Clarence had absolutely no reason to hide it from her.
Since he had already said that he was not involved in this matter, he definitely did not do anything.
But if this matter was regarded as a coincidence, it was too unrealistic.
Just when Stella was lost in thought, Clarence got up.
Stella instinctively reached out and held his hand, âWhere are you going?â
âI am going to take a bath.â Clarence leaned over with his other hand propped on the armrest behind her. Gazing at her, he said ambiguously in a low-pitched and husky voice, âDon't be in such a hurry, baby.â
She hurriedly let go of him, âWho...who is in a hurry. I have not finished asking.â
Clarence smiled and ruffled her hair, âWait for me to come out. We will talk later.â
After pausing for a while, he added, âI am in a hurry.â
Stella did not reply to his words.
Just when Clarence entered the bathroom, Stellaâs phone rang. It was Sherry who dialled her number.
After picking up the phone, Sherry said, âOh my god, oh my god! This is fantastic! Tell me the whole story in detail again!â
Through the phone, Stella told her what happened tonight again in detail.
After listening to Stella, Sherry said excitedly, âWho exactly did all of this? Is it really not Mr. Conrad who does good deeds without leaving his name?â
âIt's not him.â
âThen this can only mean that Aurora deserved it. Divine beings are also helping us.â Sherry then added, âA daily question, when will Phoebe receive this kind of retribution?â
Stella paused for a while and suddenly said, âIs Daniel next to you?â
âHe just sent me home. He already left. What is the matter? Do you need him to do something?â
Stella replied, âNever mind. It is nothing.â
The incident with Aurora was definitely not a coincidence. It was also definitely not divine beings who were helping them.
She was the only one who had disputes with Aurora recently.
Moreover, the fact that the person behind all of this was able to find Auroraâs biological mother showed that he had a certain amount of wealth and power.
Based on current situation, since Clarence didnât do all of this, the only person she could think of was Daniel.
Although he always refused to reveal the actual reason of helping her, he did help her with a lot of things.
After chatting with Sherry for a while, Stella heard that the shower sounds in the bathroom stopped. She lowered her voice hastily, âLetâs leave things as they are today. We will talk about things tomorrow. I am hanging up now. Bye!â
Putting away the phone, Stella got up. She was about to go to the bedroom when the bathroom door opened.
Stella turned her head, âWhy are you so fast?â
Clarence answered, âFast?â
Stella did not reply to him.
Clarence casually raked his hair which was still dripping wet with his fingers, walked up to her and handed Stella the hair dryer beside him, âHelp me dry my hair.â
Stella couldnât help but to mutter under her breath, âIf you do something for me, I will need to do something for you. You really cannot bear any losses.â
Due to her soft voice and the sound of working hair dryer, Clarence could not clearly hear what she said, âWhat?â
âNothing.â
While blow-drying his hair, Stella was moving his hair around.
Clarence said, âWhat are you finding?â
âI am finding signs of middle-aged balding.â
Clarence acknowledged her words questioningly.
He breathed in and asked in a low-pitched voice, âDid you find it?â
Stella seemed to be quite disappointed, âNo.â
The quality of that wretched manâs hair was better than hers.
Stella turned off the hair dryer, âAll done.â
Stella pulled out the plug of the hair dryer. Just when she was about to put the hair dryer back in the bathroom, her wrist was grabbed by the man. It caught her off guard and she fell into the manâs arms in the next moment.
Clarence wrapped his arms around her waist, âDidn't you say you still have something to ask? Go on.â
Stella raised her hand, âI will put this...â
Mr. Conrad Proposes to His Ex-wife Again ï¤Chapter 422: I Donât Really Want to Know Anyway An Eight-year-old Princess ï¤Chapter 1410 Go And Return Quickly Critic ï¤Chapter 105: Missing Drake Clarence took the hair dryer in her hand and threw it to the side, âDonât be bothered about it.â
Stella slowly directed her gaze from the hair dryer towards his face, coughed and said seriously, âYou do know Charlesâs reason for going abroad, donât you?â
âI do know the reason.â
âWhat...is the reason?â
Clarence said calmly, âHe is transferring his assets.â
Stella did not expect to hear this answer and couldnât help but to widen her eyes, âReally?â
âYes, or else why would he choose to leave the country at this time?â
Stella frowned, âThen if we wait for him to transfer all of his assets away from his account, we cannot take action against him when we find anything useful from him?â
Clarence replied, âNo. This only means that the Steward Group wonât last for much longer.â
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