Channing let go of Clarence. He was frowning and wanted to say something when he felt his finger held by something tender.
Channing stunned for a second before he looked down. He saw a child, probably a few months old, staring at him with his eyes widened. The child was laughing and babbling.
Channing lowered his voice unintentionally, âThis is...â
Clarence sat on the couch and said, âMy son, Noah.â
Channing became angry again. He glared at Amanda, who didnât know what was going on. Amanda was startled by Channing, then she realized Channing got it wrong, so she quickly explained, âItâs not what you think. Iâm only here to take care of Noah.â
Channing felt relieved. He looked at Clarence and asked, âWhatâs going on?â
âIâll tell you everything if you promised not to tell Stella what you see today.â
âWhy are you afraid of her knowing what I see if you did nothing wrong?â
Clarence looked into Channingâs eyes, âI donât want things to get complicated.â
Dolores now knew the person who broke in just now wasnât a bad guy. She told Amanda, âAmanda, thatâs it for today. You can leave now.â
Amanda nodded. She left the groceries at the dining table and left the place.
After the door closed, Dolores carried Noah from the couch, âItâs time for him to have his milk. Iâll leave the room for you guys.â
When Dolores carried Noah into the room, he was looking over Doloresâ shoulder at Channing. His hands were waving in the air as if he was talking.
Looking at the nose and eyes of Noah, an idea came into Channingâs mind.
When Amanda told him that she was here to take care of Noah, this idea already lingered in Channingâs mind, but it was a wild and unbelievable thought, so Channing threw the idea out of his head.
Channing looked surprised when he realized what he thought was true, âHe is...â
Clarence raised his brows, âYes.â
âMy sister didnât know?â
âShe only knew about the existence of the child. She didnât know anything else.â
Channing asked, âWhy did you hide the truth from her?â
Clarence replied, âIâve told you. I didnât want to make things more complicated than it is.â
Channing raised his voice subconsciously, âBut thatâs her child! You knew how sad she was for the baby, but you... Donât you think youâre going too far?â
Clarenceâs expression changed, âNoah was a premature baby, and he has been going through back-to-back surgeries since he was born. How would you tell her if it was for you? Adding more pain on her when sheâs already in misery?â
Channing was stunned. He didnât know what to say. He paused for a while before he continued, âBut he looked fine to me. Why did you still...â
âDid you tell her everything before you went looking for Jeffrey?â
Channing didnât reply to Clarenceâs question. Now he knew why Clarence did what he did.
The room was silent.
After a while, Clarence stood up, âKeep your promise, or else you wonât hear Noah calling you his uncle.â
Channing kept quiet.
Channing saw Clarence was about to walk out of the room. He turned around and looked at the room, âYouâre leaving now?â
Clarence asked, âWould you prefer to stay?â
Channing turned around and left with Clarence.
On their way back home, Channing asked, âYou said he had multiple surgeries after he was born. How is he now then?â
âHeâs weak. Constantly feeling unwell. The doctors are visiting regularly for body checks.â
âWhen heâs going to recover?â
âProbably when heâs older and have stronger immunity.â
Channing frowned and remained silent after hearing about Noahâs condition.
...
On the other hand, a bunch of people started to leave the place after their karaoke session.
Sherry had some drinks, and she couldnât drive, so Stella was sending her home.
When they headed to Sherryâs place, Sherry asked Stella, âStella, whatâs your plan after?â
âMe?â Stella considered for a while before she replied, âIâm making the studio my priority.â
Stella had been busy since the beginning of the year. Then there was the competition. Troubles kept occurring. Stella never really have the time to take care of the studio.
Sherry nodded, âI thought so. You see, our studio has made a name for itself in the country after a few months of effort, and we havenât done any publicity yet. After this, we will do some publicity stunts and get some influencers or celebrities to help to promote our brand. Weâll become a big brand in the future.â
Stella nodded, âYes, we will.â
âThatâs why I told you. It doesnât matter if you have the championship or not. Itâs nothing bad about being in the second place. Youâre always a champion to me. Youâre a legend!â
Stella chuckled, âAre you consoling me?â
Sherry blinked her eyes, âOops.â
âIâm fine. I knew this is coming. Itâs already a precious opportunity for me to even participate in a big competition like this. Plus, Iâve got a prize from the competition.â
Sherry agreed so much with what Stella said. She nodded, âYes, youâre right! It was what I thought too. Take the opportunity to see it as an experience.â
It wasnât a long journey from the karaoke place to Sherryâs apartment. It was only about a ten-minute drive.
Sherry opened the car door, âStella, Iâll go home now. You drive safe and text me when you arrived home.â
Stella stopped Sherry, âSherry.â
Stella sounded serious, so she got back into the car nervously, âWhy, what happened?â
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Sherry replied after a while, âWait, I think Iâve drunk too much. Let me organize my thought. Oh, Louis. Youâre saying Louis wanted to give our brand a special slot in the international fashion week?â
âYes,â Stella said.
Sherry slapped her thigh. She was sober after hearing this news, âThis is great! So great! Did you say yes?â
âNo, Iâm still considering if I should accept the offer.â
âWhatâs there to consider anymore? You see, Iâve told you. It doesnât matter what prize you won in that competition. You see, The Lord has great taste!â
Stella came clean about her worries, âThe studio is taking designing orders now. If itâs a special slot for our brand, it will need a lot of jewelleries in different designs. Iâm afraid that I couldnât take care of so many things at the same time.â
Sherry became calm, âItâs true. Thereâll be too much on your plate.â
After a while, Sherry came out with an idea, âOr maybe we can stop taking customization orders. Weâll only design jewelleries for our brand. Then youâll have more time to prepare for the fashion week.â
âStop taking customization orders?â
âYes. Do you think itâs doable? If it is, we are doing it.â
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