As soon as she went back home, Sherry went to take a shower.
After that, she nestled on the sofa and picked up her phone.
Brandon messaged her ten minutes ago.
âSherry, after getting along with you in the past few weeks, I gather you've known me a bit more. I wonder how you think about me. You are a nice girl. I know what weâve learned about each other so far is not enough for us to get married. However, dating is a procedure to get to know each other.
Would you like to progress our relationship to the next stage?
âSherry, would you be my girlfriend?â
Sherry stared at the message in silence.
She quit the chatbox with Brandon. Then she scrolled to find Danielâs ID and tapped into it.
She started to scroll and browse their chat log.
After a long while, Sherry took a deep breath and deleted them all.
She tapped open the chatbox with Brandon again and typed âOkayâ.
After sending the message, Sherry put down the phone and lay prone on the sofa.
This was gonna be a fresh start, right?
...
Meanwhile, next door.
Stella was sorting clothes. When she took out the clothes from the suitcase, a small toy dropped on the floor.
She put the clothes away, squatted down, and picked up the toy.
Last night, when she was packing, the baby was playing next to her. He must have put it in her suitcase at that time.
Holding the toy, Stella was in a daze. She sat on the floor for a long time before standing up and going to the bathroom.
After taking a shower, she opened a small bag and pulled out a box.
There was more than a dozen packs of herbal soup in there as well as medicine and syringes for injection.
Archer gave them to Stella in secret before she left.
They were enough for a week.
She needed to take the herbal soup twice and get an injection a day.
Archer had patiently taught her how to take the soup and the injection.
Stella exhaled. She put everything into the innermost corner of the fridge behind several lunch boxes.
Clarence knew he wasnât a good cook, so he would at most help with washing dishes or making congee, although he had never succeeded in cooking. He almost wouldnât open the fridge at all.
Besides, she had hidden them behind the lunch boxes, so Clarence wouldnât find them.
Stella heated up a bag of herbal soup. Shortly after she drank it, she felt sleepy.
It seemed the herbal soup could also help her to sleep better.
As soon as she lay on the bed, she fell asleep quickly.
She slept so soundly that she didnât notice when Clarence had come home.
When she opened her eyes, it was already bright outside. The sun had risen.
She stretched and turned around, as usual, only to find Clarenceâs eyes were still closed. She wondered if he had been awake.
Stella knew he must have come home quite late. Hence, she didnât wake him up. Instead, she approached him and pecked on his nose. When she was about to sit up, her waist was wrapped.
He said in a husky and sleepy tone, âDid you kiss me secretly again?â
Stella nestled on his chest with a smile. âI did it aboveboard.â
Clarence slowly opened his eyes and pecked on her lips. âMorning.â
âMorning.â
Stella took over her phone and checked the time. âWhen did you come back last night? Why donât you sleep in a bit longer? Iâll go make breakfast and wake you up later.â
Clarence answered, âAt four.â
Stella felt guilt and blamed herself inwardly. âAre things in Steward Group troublesome?â
Clarence held her and closed his eyes again. He answered slowly, âNot really. Southwest is relocating from abroad, so there are a lot of things to deal with.â
âRelocating back?â
âYep. Itâll be more convenient.â
Stella quieted down. She left his embrace. âGo on sleeping. Iâll wake you up later.â
Clarence said, âAll right.â
Stella got up, fixed her hair, and went into the bathroom.
When cooking, she pulled out a syringe and gave herself an injection. Then she tossed the syringe into the trash can before heating up the herbal soup.
To let Clarence sleep in longer, Stella didnât wake him up immediately. Instead, after finishing eating, drinking the herbal soup, cleaning up the kitchen, and getting dressed, she woke him up before going to work.
Standing next to him, she whispered, âThe food is in the pot. You can eat it after getting up. Iâm going to work now.â
As she spoke, she was about to leave, but Clarence grabbed her wrist.
He sat up slowly. âWait for me. Iâll give you a ride.â
Stella said, âIt's alright. Sherry is waiting for me. Iâll go with her.â
After a pause, she asked, âWill you go to Steward Group today as well?â
Clarence hummed. Looking at her, he said, âYou look a bit unusual today.â
She was taken aback. Her eyes twinkled, and she looked away.
She wondered how sensitive his nose was. Did he smell the herbal soup?
Thinking of that, she sniffed on herself.
She already got changed and put on the perfume.
How did he still smell the herb from her?
While she was bewildered and wondering how she had given herself away, Clarence approached her and said, âYou look unusually pretty.â
Stella gaped.
For a moment, she wanted to throw two punches at him.
Clarence smiled and let go of her. âAll right. Iâll let you go. Bye.â
Stella took a few steps. Then she looked back and said, âYouâd better stop reading those cheesy pickup lines anymore. Do you know how old you are? Those words are for the youngsters to flirt with each other. You're too old for this.â
Clarence was rendered speechless.
Stella was delighted to see him like that. She walked out while humming a song.
On the way to the studio, Sherry saw the big smile hanging on her face and asked, âHas Mr. Conrad told you any smart way to get rich? Tell me about it.â
Stella was amused.
She returned to her senses and said, âWhat nonsense are you talking about? Before I came to work, I sort of roasted him. When I think of his face back then, it's just funny.â
Sherry clicked her tongue. âYou love birds. Thank you for the PDA.â
As she spoke, she shrugged. âIâm not jealous at all. After all, I also have a boyfriend.â
Stella paused. âBrandon Chang and you...â
Sherry nodded and said in a relaxed tone, âWe confirmed our relationship last night.â
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