Learning that Emmett left because of the business of the company, Stella silently heaved a sigh of relief.
She said, âThen I will not bother you. I...â
âStella,â Emmett interrupted her in a gentle voice.
âWhatâs the matter?â
He curled his lips into a light smile, âNothing. Have a rest early. Good night.â
He didnât ask the question although he was so curious about it.
After ending the call, Stella put her head on the table again.
She didnât know whether she should make it clear with Emmett or nor. It was just that Emmett had never confessed his feelings to her and it would be very weird if she suddenly told him that she didnât love him.
Stella thought that she would be sleepless for the whole night and opened her drawing book.
But she unconsciously sketched Clarenceâs contours on the paper.
When she realized this, the painting was almost finished.
She subconsciously wanted to tear off this picture, yet paused at a second thought.
Never mind.
She could keep this to remind herself not to make a wise choice.
Stella turned to the next page. She patted her face to sober up herself and then began to draw a new picture.
At the same time...
In the Steward family...
In the study, a man reported to Charles, âMaster Steward, weâve investigated it and found that it was a boy who offered the photos to the newspaper.â
Charles inexplicably knitted his brows, âBoy? Whatâs his information?â
âHis name is Channing Radomil. Heâs 19 years old and is a freshman of University A.â
âDid you find out how he got the photos?â
The man slightly nodded his head, âChanning has a sister and her name is Stella Radomil.â
Charles abruptly stood up, âWhat?â
âIâve verified it. Stella is Clarenceâs ex-wife.â
Charles, who used to be elegant, failed to maintain his composure any longer, âAre you sure?â
âIâm sure. Iâve confirmed it with the employees of that newspaper office. It was Channing who gave them the photos and asked them to publish a notice. Moreover, having not found the man through publishing notice on the newspapers, he posted the photos to other platforms. But weâve intercepted all of them.â
Charles gave an order after a short while, âGo find out Stella and Channingâs background right away. I want to know all the details ever since their births. One more thing...â
Right at this moment, there was a string of knockings on the door.
Phoebe pushed open the door, âDay, why do you call me here?â
Charles sat back on the chair and waved his hand to gesture his subordinate, âYou can leave now.â
âOkay.â
After the manâs leaving, Phoebe closed the door, walked into the study, and then sat opposite to Charles, âDad, I heard your mention âbackgroundâ
when I was outside. Is there any problem?â
Charles replied calmly, âThereâre some problems in the company. Itâs not a big deal. Iâve asked my subordinate to deal with it.â
Phoebe nodded her head.
Charles paused. After several seconds, she continued, âI heard that youâre so close to a foreigner recently. Is that true?â
âRigorously heâs not a foreigner. Heâs a half Chinese.â
After her birthday party, Daniel would date her from time to time.
Phoebe didnât understand it. If this happened in the past, she would refuse it without a second thought.
But ever since her engagement with Clarence was cancelled, some people were waiting to have a good laugh at her even though they didnât say it openly.
But now, Daniel, a person who was renewed internationally, was pursuing her. Naturally she would not refuse it.
Charles said, âHave you investigated his background.â
âYep. Itâs very normal. He came to City N to have a concert and many of my friends know about him.â
âPhoebe,â Charles said, âI wonât oppose it if you want to have a boyfriend. But you should clear that your husband-to-be cannot be a musician.â
âI know it.â
âIâm also responsible for the engagement with the Conrad family. I knew deep down about Clarenceâs personality, but I still allowed you to marry him.â
Phoebe shook her head, âDad, please donât say this. It was me who insisted on marry him because Clarence is the best choice for me in every aspects.â
Charles heaved a long sigh and asked inadvertently, âBy the way, howâs Clarenceâs ex-wife.â
Phoebe didnât expect that her dad would suddenly ask this and was a bit stunned. She then replied, âShe established a studio with her friend and is quite close to Clarence recently. I saw them having dinner together on the date of my birthday party.â
Charles said in a deep voice, âIâve expected it. Itâs a good thing that you didnât marry him.â
Phoebe didnât reply.
Charles continued, âI remember that you said Clarenceâs ex-wife was sold to Twilight Club before. Is her family so in short of money?â
âI didnât probe into it. Maybe.â
âDoes she have any family?â
âShe has a younger brother. As for others, Iâm not clear of it.â Phoebe then asked, âDad, why did you suddenly ask this?â
Charles replied, âNothing. Itâs just that Iâm curious about her since she is so important to Clarence.â
Phoebeâs face turned cold when she heard this.
âYep. I underestimated her schemes before, otherwise, it wonât be like this now.â
Charles said, âPhoebe, Clarence was unfair to you on this matter. If you feel aggrieved, you can vent your anger. It doesnât matter.â
âDad, do you mean...â
âDad will support you no matter what you want to do. I believe that the Conrad family will not have any objection to it.â
âThank you, dad.â
Charles stood up. When he was about to walk out of the study, he suddenly recalled something. He turned around and asked, âPhoebe, is the designer who designed the necklace for you before Clarenceâs ex-wife?â
Phoebe was stunned. After a long while, she curled her lips into a smile, âDad, why do you ask...â
âItâs just a casual question. Have a rest.â
Phoebeâs reaction had fully answered it.
After coming back to his bedroom, Charles locked the door, walked to the wardrobe and opened a drawer. He took a box out from it.
There were several yellowed documents in the box and below them was a pocket watch that was deformed by fire.
He took out the watch and stared at it for a long time.
At the next moment, his phone rang.
Charles picked up his phone. His subordinateâs voice sounded from the other end of the phone, âMaster Steward, I found out that Stella Radomil and her brother Channing had a father who was a gambler. He often came to the underground gambling houses, big or small. When he ran out of money, he would resort to usury. Three years ago, he sold Stella to the Twilight Club.â
âWhat about their mother?â
âWe didnât get too much information about this. It seems like that their mother died when giving birth to Channing.â
Charles asked, âWhatâs her name?â
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