Clarence was silent for a long while when he heard her words. He looked down at the ground, seeming to be pondering something.
Stella said, âDidnât you say youâre tired? Hurry up to sleep. Donât think too much and then talk nonsense.â
Clarence low voice sounded after a short while, âYou said it.â
Stella was stunned for several seconds when she heard the words, doubting that she had said something she was not supposed to say.
But she concluded later that what she had said was appropriate.
Was he angered by her criticism?
Clarence looked up at her and repeated, âYou said it. So donât try to find any excuse to leave me in the future.â
Stella finally figured it out and retorted, âI think theyâre two different things.â
âI donât think so.â
âWell, as you like it. Go to bed now.â
Clarence stood up and took the tray from Stella, âI will wash it. Go to have a bath.â
âNope...â
Before Stella could say something to refuse it, Clarence had walked out of the bedroom and walked to the kitchen.
Looking at his back, Stella heaved a sigh emotionally and thought to herself: Well, itâs fine as long as heâs happy with it.
As expected, two minutes later, there came some sounds of dishes breaking from the kitchen.
Oh, just take it as a way for him to vent his depression.
...
When Stella walked out of the bathroom, she found Clarence was holding a tablet computer and focusing on his work on the bed. His brows were slightly knitted.
She asked, âArenât you tired?â
âWhen I heard that you canât leave me, I thought I could hold on for longer.â
Stella was speechless.
She wanted to retort him.
He was so good at creating a dream.
Stella sat on the edge of the bed, turned on her phone and took a glance at the time, âWill you work late?â
Clarence replied, âItâs not related to work.â
Stella suddenly felt curious, âWhy are you so serious if itâs not about work?â
When she saw his expression just now, she thought he must have a tough nut to crack.
Clarence didnât reply and simply titled his tablet computer towards Stella.
Stella put down her phone and looked over.
On the screen were photos of various kinds of wedding dresses.
Stella froze.
Clarence scrolled down and said blandly, âThese are all famous wedding dress designers in the world and there are many styles. Iâve selected several dresses that I think are beautiful. Have a look at them later and pick the one you like best. I will let Nathan find the designer and you can tell him the details of the wedding dress you want.â
Stella finally pulled herself together after a long while, âTell me, how you can shift from the mood of talking nonsense and not wanting me to bother you so quickly to this topic?â
Clarence corrected her, âI didnât ask you not to bother me. I just said that I wonât bother you since Iâm sick.â
âIs there any difference?â
âTo prevent you from cursing at me behind my back, I think itâs necessary to differentiate them.â
Stella suddenly felt a bit dizzy and thought she completely couldnât understand what he was thinking.
Clarence continued, âNow that youâve made it clear that you canât leave me, it will be inappropriate if I donât show you my sincerity.â
Stella reached out to touch his forehead. It did feel hot. It seemed like Clarence was unconscious because of the fever.
When Stella prepared to say something, Clarence gripped her hand and said word by word, âLetâs get married.â
âNope, I...â
Clarence said slowly, âI know what youâre worried about. But Stella, canât you find that the problems you worried about before have been solved?â
Stella moved her lips trying to say something. She was then lost in her thoughts.
It was true. She agreed to establish a new relationship with Clarence before, but she didnât agree to remarry him. It was because she knew deep down that marriage was a matter between two families and she and Joanna bore grudges against each other. Including the baby, she would not forget his sufferings.
But now, Joanna had died and the Conrad family had broken. And the baby was still alive.
Clarence continued, âI told you that I would make up for you and give you the gifts that I didnât present you during the three-year marriage. And that...â
Clarence realized something and changed the address, âOur child is the last gift for you.â
Stella frowned, âBut...â
She hadnât prepared herself for it.
Moreover, the baby was suffering from the illness now. How would she hold a happy wedding in that case?
Clarence pulled her into his arms and comforted her in a low voice, âRest assure. I wonât require you to marry me right away. Weâre just talking about holding a wedding ceremony and it needs many preparations, including the wedding dress. It will take at least several months from designing a wedding dress to finish it. You can consider it slowly, okay?â
Stella nodded her head after a long while, âOkay.â
Clarence let go of her, âThen letâs have a look at these wedding dresses first.â
Stella had a weird feeling when looking at the screen of the tablet computer in front of her, but she couldnât describe how it felt like.
At midnight, when she was lying on the bed sleepily, she finally figured it out.
Clarence had trapped her again. He was even selecting a wedding dress, would he give her room to consider it?
What a wretched man!
How could he play such a trick on her?
The more Stella thought of it, the angrier she became. Stella couldnât help but kick him.
Clarence moved slightly. He thought that Stella had a nightmare and subconsciously pulled her into his arms and patted her back, which was a silent consolation.
Stella curled her lips into a light smile. Never mind. She didnât want to stick to this problem now.
...
On the other side...
When Elaine came home, she found her father was sitting on the sofa with a gloomy expression.
She recalled the slap on her face and subconsciously shrank back, âDad...â
Franklin looked towards her, âYouâre supposed to kneel in the ancestral hall? Who allowed you to go back?â
Elaine lowered her head and stammered for a long while, but she didnât disclose Darnell in the end.
Franklin heaved a long sigh, âElaine, Iâve told you several times, but why donât you listen to my words? How dare you contradict those doyens in the public? Have you shown any respect to your grand-grandfather?â
Elaine frowned, âBut I think marriage itâs my own business and it has nothing to do with them. Why do I have to listen to their suggestions?â
âDarnell is the patriarch of the James family. Is there any disadvantage for you to marry him? Moreover, I will back you up and he wonât dare to bully you.â
âBut I still want to find a person that I like. More... Moreover, heâs my uncle and I think itâs very strange.â
Franklin chuckled angrily, âA person you like? Clarence? You only met him several times and you think you like him?â
Mr. Conrad Proposes to His Ex-wife Again ï¤Chapter 622: Is He Qualified?
An Eight-year-old Princess ï¤Chapter 1410 Go And Return Quickly Critic ï¤Chapter 105: Missing Drake Elaine retorted stubbornly, âI fall in love with him at the first sight.â
âOkay. Then answer my question. Do you know who the lady kneeling in the ancestral hall is?â
Elaine was stunned, âI heard from Darnell that she was his aunt. It seems like she was willing to be erased from the family tree just to leave Riverside.
So I guess she was once a member of the James family.â
âIt was true that she was once a member of the James family, but at the same time, sheâs Clarenceâs mother and sheâs of the same seniority of your grandfather in our family. You should also call Clarence uncle.â
Elaine was lost for words.
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