Sitting in the car, Stella could hear the pitter-patter of the rain.
There came Archerâs voice from the phone.
Caesar had been in a relationship with a woman for many years and they were supposed to get married earlier. However, the members of the James family were not satisfied with that womanâs family background and tried to separate them.
But Caesar had been insisting on marrying her.
Nonetheless, out of some unknown reasons, when the members of the James family were about to agree to the marriage, Caesar broke up with that woman.
Several days later, that woman died because of a car accident.
Ever since that, Caesar had disappeared from the James family.
The James family had been telling outsiders that Caesar died in that car accident with that woman.
Soon after this accident, Franklin and Caesarâs father, namely Elaineâs grandpa, suffered an illness and died after struggling for half a year.
Rumours had it in the James family that that woman approached Caesar for the sake of the Jamesâ familyâs power. However, as she couldnât get the thing she wanted from Caesar, she dumped him and prepared to find the other man.
Caesar couldnât suppress his anger and arranged the car accident to kill that woman. Then he felt so embarrassed to stay in the James family and secretly left Riverside.
To prevent the publicâs discussion, the James family declared that Caesar was dead.
Archer commented, âAlthough they said so, I think itâs not that plausible.â
Stella asked, âWhy?â
âIn terms of the position in the James family, Hilbert is only inferior to the patriarch. Although Bancroft was the patriarch of the James family back then, Franklin and Caesar still had a high position in the family. If that woman really approached him for the sake of powers, Caesar was indeed the most suitable candidate at that time.â
âBut didnât you say that the members of the James family had been objecting to their marriage even though they had been in a relationship for several years?â
âYes. But they broke up when Caesarâs father was about to agree to it. Itâs so ridiculous.â
Stella clenched her phone, remaining silent. She thought what Archer said just now made sense.
She also thought the whole thing weird.
Archer continued, âIâve asked Darnell about this. This is probably a secret of the James family. As Hilbert suppressed the spreading of this news and Bancroft helped keep it a secret, the outsiders hadnât heard anything about this. I guess only the people involved know what had happened.â
âEven Darnell is not clear of it?â
âYes. The senior generation has been keeping it a secret and it has been a long time, so itâs hard to investigate this. But rest assured, I will tell you if thereâs any news.â
Stella nodded her head, âOkay.
She put down her phone after ending the call.
Sherry couldnât help but click her tongue, âA big family is indeed different. There are always complicated and ridiculous things in big families.â
Stella also thought so. She then started the car.
When they arrived downstairs of the apartment, the rain became heavier.
Stella walked out of the lift and said, âSherry, you can go back first and have a rest. I want to have a look at Elaine.â
âOkay. Call me if you have any problems.â
Stella pressed Elaineâs doorbell. Several minutes later, Elaine opened the door while rubbing her eyes.
She had been sleeping since coming back.
If it wasnât because of the doorbell, she could sleep until tomorrow.
Elaine greeted her, yawning, âStella.â
Stella asked, âDid you have dinner?â
Elaine leaned lazily against the door, âNot yet.â
âCome to my house. What would you like to eat?â
Elaine immediately became energetic and followed behind her happily.
Stella opened the refrigerator and then cooked a dish that Elaine liked the most.
When the fragrance spread out, Elaine stood at the door of the kitchen.
While having the meal, Elaine took a small bite of the sparerib and asked tentatively, âStella, may I ask you a question?â
Stella nodded her head, âSay it.â
âDonât you... Donât you like my uncle?â
Although Elaine sometimes looked dull and silly and she never thought over those things, she was somehow sensitive. After coming back, she pondered it when lying on the bed, From Stellaâs reaction and her attitude towards other people in usual time, she could vaguely see that Stella didnât like Caesar.
Stella replied, âIt isnât that I donât like him. Itâs just that weâre not familiar with each other and it was the first time that we met. But youâre right. I donât have any good impression of the members of the James family.â
Elaine immediately became upset, âWhat?â
Stella chuckled, âYouâre not included. If I donât like you, why did I cook for you?â
Elaine thought it plausible and then lowered her head to eat the sparerib again.
When Elaine almost finished the meal, Stella called her name, âElaine.â
Elaine looked up at her, âWhatâs the matter?â
âDo you have a deep impression of your uncle?â
âHmm... I almost forget his appearance and thereâs no photo of him at home. I just have a vague impression of him.â
âThen how did you recognize him today?â
Elaine replied, âIt was him who recognized me first. If it wasnât that he told me about the condition of my family and mentioned about my dad and grand-grandfather, I would think heâs a swindler.â
Elaine sighed emotionally, âI havenât told my father about this. If he knows about this, he will be very happy.â
Stella stood up and cleaned the dishes, âI will help you apply medicine later. Have a good sleep tonight.â
Seeing this, Elaine hurriedly snatched the plate from her, âStella, leave this to me. You treated me a meal and I should help you.â
Stella didnât refuse it. She walked to the living room and took out a medical kit from the drawer of the tea table.
There came some clattering sound from the kitchen, but Stella, who had gotten accustomed to it, didnât change her expression.
At night...
Lying on the bed and listening to the sound of the rain outside, Stella took out her phone and took a glance at the time.
It was already 1 oâclock. Would Clarence come back tonight?
Stella pondered for a while and decided to dial him.
The call was only answered when the ringtone was going to come to an end.
But it was Nathan who answered the call.
Nathan said, âMs. Radomil, Mr. Conrad is at a meeting with several managers of our subsidiaries.â
Stella paused when she heard the words and asked with confusion, âItâs not the end of the year. Why does he have a meeting with them?â
Although the managers of the subsidiaries would go to the Conrad Group to report their work at set intervals, they would only have a meeting for an annual report.
It was now July. Why was the meeting advanced for several months?
Nathan replied after a while of silence, âMr. Radomil, Mr. Conrad...â
Stella asked nervously, âWhatâs wrong with him?â
Before Nathan could answer the question, there came some noises from the other end of the phone. Several seconds later, there came Clarenceâs calm voice, âIâm fine. Itâs late, why donât you sleep.â
âItâs raining outside. And I want to ask you will you come back tonight?â
Mr. Conrad Proposes to His Ex-wife Again ï¤Chapter 640: What the Hell Is Going on?
An Eight-year-old Princess ï¤Chapter 1410 Go And Return Quickly Critic ï¤Chapter 105: Missing Drake âIâm still having the meeting. I donât know when it will be over. I guess I wonât come back tonight. You can go to bed.â Clarence said in a low voice, âGood night.â
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