Guinevere covered her ears as though deafening sirens were blaring all around her.
Ben hurriedly got some men to come over to restrain Weston so that he could not move any nearer. âMr.
Ford! Mr. Ford!â
She could only see the man frantically shake off the bodyguards, wanting to dive into the fire.
Finally, from the craziness in the beginning, it gradually turned into calmness.
âShe is dead. She is totally gone, not even leaving you with ashes!â
Guinevere started laughing.
She was not the only one in the world who loved the unattainable.
She also wanted to witness Weston suffer the same pain.
She felt satisfied.
Weston fell to the ground and watched the car burning with red eyes.
Seeing him finally stop struggling, Ben knelt beside him and begged, âCalm down, Mr. Ford, donât act recklessly.â
The fire burnt the last bit of Stella into nothingness.
It suddenly started to rain.
LILIT LL It had been a sunny day, just like the weather on the day she confessed in court.
It started out as a little drizzle and got heavier and heavier.
Weston stayed on his knees, not moving.
By the time the smoke cleared, the car had long been empty with nothing left inside. He ended up not even being able to keep her body.
Time flew and soon three years had passed.
It was sunny in Compassvale.
In Lavender Mansion, a woman was lying on a recliner wearing a straw hat and sunglasses , enjoying the sound of the breeze.
There was a grand piano sitting beside her. A young girl ran to her from a distance, smiling. She hugged the womanâs leg and shouted adorably,â Mommy, Elias!â
She held her finger and pointed in the direction of the little boy not far away.
Stella took off her sunglasses, sat up, and beckoned to the little boy. âElias, come here.â 1 The little boy not far away sniffed and reluctantly put down the ball in his hand, slowly paced up to him, and buzzed. âMommy⦠>>
âEmma said that you bullied her just now.â
âI didnât!â Elias waved his hands quickly.
The two were still speaking a bit indistinctly, and somewhat slurred.
Anyway, Stella could understand them.
Stella was about to lecture him with a stern face when the crisp sound of a man came from not far away.
âI just saw that it was Emma who snatched away Eliasâ cookies.â
The man squatted down in front of the two.
The sister gave a cheerful cry, rushed into the manâs arms, wrapped her arms around his neck, gave him a kiss on the cheek, and called out to him. âBig brother!â
The man smiled and pinched her nose. âI am about the same age as your mother, why are you calling me brother? Donât you think thatâs confusing?â
He had to correct Emma every time she did this.
However, it was of little use.
The next time the two little ones saw him, they would still call him that.
He sighed and stood up. The moment she looked at Stella, his face turned serious. âThere is one thing I need to tell you. Do you still remember Ahn City?â
Stellaâs face turned grave and nodded.
She walked to Emma and wiped off the cookie crumbs at the corner of her mouth. âWhat is it?â
âSomething goes wrong with our collaboration this time. You may have to go back for a while⦠are you okay with that?â
She did not waver as she put the tissue in the trash and went back to tidy Eliasâs clothes. âIâm okay with that.â
It had been three years. The one in Ahn City should have already forgotten about her, right?
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