After half an hour, Stella looked at the pile of dolls in front of her and got into silence.
She originally tried to use this method to abate Elaineâs shopping desire.
But she did not expect that Elaine would be so good at this...
At this time, she heard Elaineâs voice again, âI got another one out!â
Uh-oh.
When Elaine was about to continue, Stella said, âOkay, Elaine, thatâs enough.â
âI will clamp a few more!â
Stella licked her lips. âI am a little thirsty. So letâs go buy some drinks.â
Hearing this, Elaine had to give up. âOkay, then letâs drink something first and then come back later.â
Stella hurriedly pulled her away.
The dolls were stuffed into various shopping bags and taken back to the car by those bodyguards.
Sitting in the store and teasing the little one for a while, Elaine suddenly felt exhausted and slumped on the table.
Stella asked, âWhatâs wrong? Werenât you so energetic just now?â
âNothing. I just felt that everything seems to have changed...â
Seeing her serious look, Stella said, âSince your great-grandfather is still alive, you should be happy.â
Elaine replied with her chin on her arms, âYes. My great-grandpa is still alive, but...â
She didnât finish her words but Stella understood what she meant.
Stella said, âSince his body has not been found yet, he may be still living.â
Elaine simply sighed. âMaybe his corpse no longer exists.â
After saying that, she looked at Stella and said, âStella, I know my Uncle Caesar did a lot of bad things, and also caused Sherry to lose her child, but I still canât hate him. Is there something wrong with me?â
Stella smiled and said, âNo. Just like what I said before, he has hurt a lot of people, but he will always be your uncle. Only you can feel how he is to you. Whether you hate him or not depends on how he treats you.â
Elaine stared at the cup on the table and said, âThat day at the graveyard, if Darnell hadn't appear, would my uncle really kill my father and everyone in the James family?â
Stella replied, âYes.â
Elaine sighed again, not knowing what to say.
Stella also knew that her current feelings towards Caesar were complicated. But someone like Caesar, although he was evil, he seemed to have a chance of turning back just because he still had a slight trace of conscience.
But only people that were terribly hurt by him felt how vicious he was.
After a while, Elaine said, âBefore my uncle left, he said something to me.â
Stella retrieved her thoughts and asked, âWhat is it?â
âHe said...â Elaine spoke slowly.
Elaine recalled what happened at the bank that day. Caesar said those words in a low voice, and he sounded like he was warning her.
"Donât trust Darnell. After he cleans up the James families, he will lay hands on your great-grandfather and your father.â
After Elaine repeated his words, Stella thought about it and asked, âDid you believe what he said?â
Elaine looked ahead in a daze. âI donât know... But that day, Darnell admitted that the death of those clan elders had something to do with him.â
âReally?â Stella asked.
Elaine nodded, âAlthough it was Uncle Caesar who did it, according to him, Darnell knew all these things in advance, and he simply did not stop it.
And he even...â
Elaine did not know the details of Darnellâs involvement in this thing.
She murmured again, âDuring this period of time, I thought that Darnell was not the kind of person described by the rumors. I thought I misunderstood him. But I didnât expect him to be so cruel. Those elders are stubborn and old-fashioned, but they sort of raised us up when we were kids. He shouldn't...â
âElaine,â Stella interrupted her, âyou do have prejudice against Darnell.â
Elaine got stunned and tilted her head, not understanding what she meant.
Stella said slowly, âLetâs just say Darnell knew that Caesar would kill those elders and he did not do anything to stop it. He was wrong about this matter. But you were wrong about one thingâ
âWhat is it?â Elaine asked.
âThose people were killed by Caesar, not Darnell,â Stella replied.
She added, âI donât mean to excuse Darnell. But if Caesar hadn't planned all these, Darnell wouldn't allow things to go like this. You can blame Darnell for not saving those elders, but you must be clear about one thing. The man who committed the murder was Caesar.â
Elaine was a bit confused and said, âI see...â
Stella did not speak to her about the complicated forces of the James family. Since those elders had passed away, it was useless to talk about these things any more.
She never felt that Darnell was a good person in the true sense of the word.
There were not so many good people in this world. Clarence and herself weren't, for sure.
This was the way it was in this world. Everybody would plan carefully for what they truly wanted.
Though something might look terrible from outsidersâ perspective, it was normal for them to fight for what they wanted.
But on this matter, Stella thought Elaine should not dwell on such a strange point.
She drank some water and calm down. Maybe she was just talking some nonsense.
When she looked up and saw Elaineâs serious look, she stopped talking.
Well, let things just stop here.
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An Eight-year-old Princess ï¤Chapter 1410 Go And Return Quickly Critic ï¤Chapter 105: Missing Drake After a while, the little one probably got a little uncomfortable sitting in the stroller and wanted to get out.
Stella took him in her arms and said to Elaine, âLetâs go have lunch. After that, I will take him to the childrenâs playground downstairs for a while.â
Elaine got up and said, âOkay. There is a particularly delicious restaurant upstairs. I will take you there.â
âLetâs go.â
When going upstairs, the little one did not want to sit down anymore. After getting down from Stellaâs embrace, he ran forward happily.
For fear that he might fall when toddling forward, Stella held his little hand.
Elaine pushed the stroller and followed behind them. When seeing this scene, she felt her heart was about to melt.
Human cubs were just too cute.
When eating lunch, Elaine asked, âStella, are you going back to City N soon?â
Stella nodded, âI also wanted to ask you this. Will you go back to City N?â
Elaine let out a long breath. âNot in a short time. My father is angry with me, so I have to behave well. When he agrees, I will go there. If I hide from him again, he's truly gonna drive me out one day.â
Stella smiled, âThen you should wait a little longer. When these unwritten rules of the James family are abolished, you can come to City N to enjoy yourself whenever you want.â
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