Chapter 1163

“They-” Trevor did not finish his sentence. After a moment of silence, he became excited. “Wh-What did you just call me?”

Stella had known Trevor for a long time, but she had never heard him sound so thrilled. She couldn’t help but smile. “I just called you ‘Brother.’ If you’re not comfortable with it, I can still call you ‘Mr. Saun’

like before.”

Trevor paused for a moment, then asked, “Did Keegan tell you everything?”

Stella nodded. “Yeah, he showed me your childhood photo. You looked like me when you were little.”

Gritting his teeth, Trevor thought, ‘That brat… I was caught completely off guard because he didn’t bother giving me a heads-up.’

He responded, “You haven’t seen our mother’s childhood photos. You resemble her more. Our grandparents have her photos at their place. When we go back to Salcator, I’ll show them to you.”

Recalling her grandparents who had appeared in the previous video call, Stella asked, “Brother, did Grandma and Grandpa come specifically for me?

“Yeah,” Trevor felt there was no need to hide the truth anymore. “You were supposed to meet them that day, but who could have predicted what happened. Now that you know, we can announce your true identity and put a stop to those individuals spreading rumors.”

Trevor was referring to the people who were gossiping about Stella, attempting to undermine divorced and wasn’t a biological member of the Jewell family.

Following her divorce, Stella had heard these rumors. Initially, they bothered her to some extent, but after repeatedly encountering them, she stopped paying them any mind.

It was Keegan who was more affected by the comments than Stella. Whenever he attended events and overheard people engaging in gossip related to her, he would be angry for the entire evening.

“Can we hold off on announcing my identity for a little while?” Stella requested. “I still have some matters to attend to. If we reveal it prematurely, it will only make it harder for me to achieve my goals.”

Trevor immediately grasped her point. “Is it about the Jewell family?”

Stella nodded. “I want to settle the score with the Jewell family.”

“What’s your plan? Let me help you.” Trevor offered.

Shaking her head, Stella replied, “For now, don’t do anything. While Albert may be foolish, Hylda is cunning. If she becomes aware of my true identity, she will take precautions beforehand, and it will be challenging for me to turn them against each other.”

Albert was eager to have Stella recognized as his adoptive daughter to gain favor with Keegan. For Stella, this presented a good opportunity to infiltrate the Jewell family. However, if her true identity were to be exposed now, even Albert, in his foolishness, would start to doubt her true intentions for accepting the proposal.

Stella wanted Albert and Hylda to experience the pain Rainee had endured.

Trevor sighed. While he wished to officially declare Stella as his sister sooner, he was willing to wait.

He had already waited for several months, and a few more days wouldn’t make much difference, especially since Stella had already acknowledged him as her brother. The formal announcement was merely a matter of time.

Moreover, Stella sought to avenge Rainee. Both the Saun family and the Hall family felt a deep sense of gratitude toward Rainee for raising Stella so well. As a result, they had no reason to object when Stella expressed her desire for vengeance.

“Okay, I’ll follow your lead. I’ll speak with Dad and our grandparents,” Trevor paused and whispered, “Even if we don’t make this public for now, you can at least meet them. Everyone is eager to see you.”

“I’ll try.”

Trevor didn’t want to pressure her on this topic, so he asked a question that weighed heavily on his mind instead. “What’s the deal between you and Keegan now? Are you back together with that brat?”