In the Conradsâ Mansion...
The withered leaves were all over the garden after the continuous rain. The floor was all muddy, but no one bothered to clean it.
The Conradsâ Mansion was covered in low spirit. The maids were nowhere to be seen.
Clarence got off the car and looked around. Then, he walked forward.
Justin was sitting in his wheelchair in the backyard. He was staring at the sky, deep in thoughts.
Justin turned around when he heard footsteps from his back, âClarence, youâre here.â
Clarence stood beside Justin, âWhere are the maids?â
Justin replied, âFatherâs paralyzed, and since Iâm the only person in the house, so I dismissed them.â
Clarence pouted and remained silent.
Justine said, âIt was so messed up earlier that I forgot to ask. Have you gotten better?â
âIâm fine.â
âStella and the kid... Are they alright?â
âTheyâre fine too.â
Justin looked in front and said, âWhat a relief.â
Clarence asked after a while, âI heard that youâre looking for me?â
Justin nodded and said softly, âYouâve seen how father looks like now. Iâve heard that thereâs a specialist in Canada for his condition. So...â
âYou wanted to bring him there?â
âWell, weâve got to try. Itâs better than doing nothing.â
âI can get people to hire the specialist over.â
After a short silence, Justine said, âClarence, I want to get out of here. I donât want to spend my life trapped in this place.â
Clarence understood what Justin meant. Bringing Dempsey to Canada was only an excuse. The one who wanted to leave the place was Justin.
Justin continued, âItâs been twenty years. Iâve been spending most of my time in this place. The further I went was to the hospital. Iâve always been seeing the same sky, the same view when I looked up.â
Clarence asked, âWhat youâve told me...Did you think I wonât let you leave?â
Justin smiled, âPerhaps. I know youâve people arranged around the Conradsâ Mansion. I couldnât leave without your approval.â
âThey werenât there to spy on you, and they werenât going to stop you from going anywhere.â
âClarence, it wasnât our fault for what happened in the past, but I have the obligations as his child.â
Clarence asked again, âWhen do you plan to leave?â
âWithin these few days.â
âWell, then I wonât go and see you off. Stay safe.â
Justin looked at Clarence and gave him a big smile, âI believe weâll see each other again really soon.â
...
After getting out of the Conradsâ Mansion, Nathan asked, âMr. Conrad, what did Young Master Justin say to you?â
Clarence pressed his fingers on his temple and looked out the window. He said softly, âHe planned to leave.â
âLeave? Was it because of what happened to Madame Conrad?â
Clarence remained silent.
No matter what excuses Justin gave Clarence, there was only one reason he wanted to leave.
Joannaâs death. Just like what she said, Justin was only his son, not Clarenceâs brother, after her death.
Justinâs request to leave might be because he wanted to get out of the place and travel around, or it might be because he wanted to stay away from Clarence. Justin might even think Clarence would do something to him under the influence of Joanna.
Justin was destined to leave no matter what was the reason.
Clarence said, âDismiss the team around the Conradsâ Mansion.â
Nathan replied, âYes, sir.â
Clarence leaned on the back seat and shut his eyes, âAny news from the Riverside City?â
âNot yet. The person we sent over told us that Darnellâs very secretive. He could barely get anything useful.â
âWhat about Vincent?â
âItâs the same,â Nathan paused, âMr. Conrad, the Riverside City had been the territory of the James family, and itâs way too complicated now. So, I think itâs not going to be easy for us to get anything from Riverside City.â
Clarence nodded and said, âTell me if there are any updates.â
...
On the other side, Stella was working on her designs in the office. Samuel rushed in, and he looked tense, âSomething happened, Ms. Radomil.â
Stella raised her head, âWhat happened?â
Bonnie went to the police station half an hour ago.
The reports got the news, and they were stationed in front of the police station as well. Then, they swamped Bonnie when she got out of the police station and asked her several questions.
Bonnie looked around in embarrassment. Then, she blurted out the truth under the pushy attitudes of the reporters.
âThe Steward Group asked me to come. I... I wasnât sure whatâs going on. I did have dinner with Mr. Bernard, but I went home after that. Donât ask me. I donât know what happened.â
Stella stared at the video on how Bonnie replied to the reporters on her phone. She pouted and remained silent.
Samuel would never expect Bonnie to distort that fact and accused Steward Group of what she did in front of the reporters.
Two minutes after the interview got out, some marketing ID pointed out that Stella was the reason for what happened to Armand recently. Her purpose was to kick Armand out of the company and take over the Steward Group.
Rumours flew.
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Armand immediately turned from a perpetrator to a victim.
As if Stella wasnât the person who cried and wanted to lodge a police report.
Samuel said, âMs. Radomil, what should we do now? Should we put up a clarification?â
Bonnie purposely went to the police station at this timing. Armand was going to be released today, and after what Bonnie did, it made Armand looked like he was blamed for things he didnât do.
It was an explosive topic on the internet. Armand was going to be released tonight if there werenât any solid evidence because of the pressure from the public.
Stella said, âDonât panic. Follow me.â
Forty minutes later, Stella stood in front of YD Advertising. The glass door was locked. Stella asked, âIs this the place?â
Samuel nodded, âItâs the same address as the contract, but I think they ran away because they were expecting us.â
Stella said, âThey werenât expecting us. The whole thing was a plot against the Steward Group.â
It was all a play. The sexual harassment and Christian convincing Bonnie were all a play.
If Stella was right, these were the people who told the Conrad family where Noah and Dolores was. They even helped Logan to get away from the tracking of Clarenceâs people.
Stella had her doubt if Armand gained anything from bailing Logan out of jail.
Armand cooperated with that group of people and exchanged conditions. They agreed to help Armand.
So, what happened today was within Armandâs expectations.
Their target was Stella and Clarence all along.
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