Stella rubbed her neck awkwardly and coughed, âWell... Iâm taking a shower.â
Sherry gazed at her figure, feeling there must be something wrong. If not mistaken, she believed that the wretched man took advantage of Stella again.
Shortly after, the takeout ordered was delivered.
When Stella walked out of the bathroom after a shower, Sherry had just begun to eat. She asked, âStella, do you want some?â
âNo, thanks. Enjoy yourself.â Wiping the hair, when Stella was walking towards her bedroom, she recalled something suddenly. She returned to sit on the sofa and asked, âSherry, have you heard anything about the classmate reunion?â
Sherry answered, âYes, I have. Itâs organized by Madison Taylor this time. Probably she wants to show off her senior executive husband. Weâd better not to join the fun.â
Stella nodded in agreement, âOkay.â
Back to her room, Stella texted Emmett, telling him that Sherry and she wouldnât go to the classmate reunion at weekend.
Soon, Emmett called her.
He asked calmly, âHello, Stella. Have you come back to City N?â
âYeah. I came back yesterday.â
âIf you are free this weekend, I have two tickets to a stage show. Shall we go together?â
âWell, Emmett.â Stella pressed her lips and continued, âI donât like the stage show. Probably you can ask someone else to go with you.â
On the other end of the line, Emmett fell into the silence before continuing, âItâs alright if you donât like it. We can watch other shows. By the way, some recent movies are not bad, we...â
âNo, thanks, Emmett,â Stella continued, âFor the past few weeks, I do appreciate your accompany. I also want to apologize to you as well. No matter what, I must make it clear to you...â
Emmett interrupted her, âStella, I know what you want to tell me. Please donât apologize to me. Iâve done everything at my own will. I just hope you could give me another chance. Please donât make a decision so soon.â
Stella looked out of the window, âItâs my own problem. I probably could never...â
âAs soon as youâve ensured that youâll reconcile with Clarence Conrad, Iâll leave you in peace and send you my best wishes. However, before that, I will never give up.â
âEmmett...â
Stella suddenly lost her tongue.
Emmett added, âStella, please donât feel stressed. I just want to fight for my happiness. Iâve missed a chance several years ago. This time I donât want to miss the chance again.â
After hanging up the phone, Stella was sitting on the edge of her bed, lost in thought.
Soon, her cell phone started ringing again. It was a call from Channing, asking her if she had gone home.
Channing moved out of Danielâs apartment and rent a new apartment in the same building.
Stella answered, âYes, Iâm home.â
After a pause, she asked, âWhere have you been? Did you just get home?â
Channing was quiet for a few seconds. Then he said, âWinnie came to find you in the studio earlier.â
âThen?â
âI saw you napping, so I went out for dinner with her.â
Stella smiled, âI see.â
Channing explained, âLast time you said the thing that happened to me caused her a huge loss. So I should thank her, shouldnât I?â
Stella admitted and encouraged him, âYes, thatâs what I said. You are doing a good job.â
Channing didnât speak.
Stella added, âAll right. Go to bed early.â
Channing asked, âDid Clarence Conrad bother you again?â
âHow did you know?â
âI guessed.â
Stella rubbed her nose awkwardly. She gave him a lame explanation, âHe was delivering something to me.â
After getting the answer, Channing didnât insist on asking for more details. He hung up the phone.
Listening to the beeps from the phone, Stella exhaled deeply.
Holding a pillow, she lay prone on the bed and looked ahead. Her mind was messy.
...
A few clients requested to have the end products before the New Year. Hence, Stella quickly adjusted her status and returned to work.
She decided to take things that happened in the two days in Anqiao Street as a dream instead of being bothered by it all the time.
In the afternoon, Sherry went out for shooting photos. Channing went to deliver the end products to the clients. Stella stayed in the studio, sorting things out.
Right then, she heard a womanâs harsh voice behind her back, âI wondered how busy you are and you wonât even come to the classmate reunion. It turns out you donât have a single customer in your shabby studio.â
Stella recognized who was there even without turning around.
Madison crossed her warms on her chest and glanced around the studio. Then she looked at Stella again and said unhappily, âStella, are you humiliating me, or do you look down on your college classmates?â
Stella looked at her and smiled perfunctorily, âYouâve got the answer already. Why would you still ask me?â
âYou...â Madison wanted to blow up, but she held her anger back, âForget it. Iâm not in the mood to argue with you. After all, youâve divorced and you have such a shabby studio. I know you must be quite stressed. Itâs normal that you feel too ashamed to attend the reunion.â
Stella said, âYou are right. I canât make much money by running my studio. Usually, I donât have customers. Since youâve come here today, I guess you want to let me make some money, donât you?â
Madison held her arms across the chest and raised her chin arrogantly, âOf course. You donât care about our friendship as classmates. I will.â
Mr. Conrad Proposes to His Ex-wife Again ï¤Chapter 247: Others Got Harmed An Eight-year-old Princess ï¤Chapter 1410 Go And Return Quickly Critic ï¤Chapter 105: Missing Drake âOh. Thatâs great. Thank you in advance,â said Stella with a smile, âCurrently, I only have the private custom service here. The design fee starts from a hundred thousand per piece, excluding the material and labor cost. For your identity, you must need top jewelry. I happen to have a gem that could be made for earrings. Itâs sold at three hundred thousand in the market. Since you came here deliberately to bring me profits, I wonât charge the labor cost from you. Iâll also give you a discount. Three hundred and eighty thousand in total. What do you say?â
As soon as Madison heard that the design fee would cost a hundred thousand per piece, his expression slightly changed.
When Stella told her the total, Madison couldnât keep calm any longer, âStella, are you robbing? What kind of thing will costs hundreds of thousand? I can buy something from other stores at...â
Stella smiled and said, âWell, thatâs who my studio works. Although I donât have many customers usually, I could still afford the rental after getting an order.â
Madison made an excuse, âHow would I know if you have raised the price when Iâm here? It always happens that the business owners have framed their acquaintances in business.â
âYou can completely rest assured. I havenât charge you an extra penny. Do you know Winnie Truman? Sheâs my loyal customer. Besides her, a lot of movie stars also ordered some jewelry from my studio, including...â
âEnough. Enough.â Madison realized that her excuse didnât work, so she had to find a new one, âMy husband doesnât like me to wear earrings. Do you have other kinds of jewelry?â
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