Warren might be superficially polite to her, but with his only grandson dead, Emma and Elias would be his only heirs. Thus, the Ford family would do everything in their power to fight her for custody.
Fortunately, Westonâs death didnât come true.
Stella originally felt a little guilty for not saving him in the snowy mountains and choosing Roger instead.
However, she was relieved to see him well and alive again.
At least Weston had less to lose than she did.
Stella had lost a child before. After learning she could no longer have children, she went through countless days. and nights of pain and despair.
âYou made the right choice,â Weston said to her. Knowing Warrenâs personality, Weston stood up and looked at her steadily. âYou protected them both very well. Youâve worked hard in the past three years.â
Weston dragged Stella to go shopping before her departure to Compassvale. She wanted to refuse at first, but he insisted on it.
Stella wondered how Westonâs character had changed so much in the past three years. He became very shameless.
Although still a quiet man as before, he was so annoying whenever he spoke that Stella thought he was better off mute.
âDidnât you talk about getting some presents for Emma and Elias? Why are you taking me to shop for clothes?â Stella frowned at him.
Weston took her to a large mall where she was able to enjoy the entire space for herself. She could shop at any clothing store she wanted. Many designers in the custom clothing stores were staring at them from inside the store.
Weston told her, âYou havenât seen them in a while. Donât you want to look good?â
Stella rolled her eyes at him.
Shopping seemed to be a womanâs nature. Although impatient with Weston, she was happy with the beautiful clothes. During her three years abroad, she was very conscious of her fashion. Shopping was indeed a great way to reduce stress.
Whenever Stella showed any interest in the clothes, Weston told the store assistant to pack all the clothes Stella saw.
Stella could not help but say to him, âThereâs no need to be so extravagant.â
âI earned all this money for you to spend.â Weston told her, âDonât worry. Even if you buy everything here, it wonât affect the number of digits on my card.â
Stella was lost for words. âFine, okay. Heâs rich,â Stella said. She wasnât bothered to reason with his wasteful behavior anymore.
Stella wanted to leave after shopping for clothes, but Weston stopped her. He put his arm around her waist and whispered in her ear, âDid you forget? We have to buy gifts for Emma and Elias. I donât know what they like, so go with me and pick them out. Hm?â
Stella was going to say no, but when she thought it was for Emma and Elias, she nodded in agreement.
âYou want to be their Daddy, but you didnât even prepare for something like this. Are you sincere?â
Although Stella agreed, she still had to complain about Weston.
Weston laughed. âCollecting information is just another skill at hand. I can easily find out anything I want to, but Emma and Elias are our children. Do you think anyone else would know them better than you?
Even if I asked, you wouldnât necessarily tell me, would you?â
Stella grunted and ignored his reasoning.
Weston looked her in the eyes and said, âBut you can teach me. No one knows them better than you. Tell me what they like to eat and do. You can teach me slowly, okay?â
Although Weston was talking about Emma and Elias, Stella somehow felt he held another meaning behind his words.