Love at the Next Stop

Chapter 122 Let’s Go Stargazing

Snuggling in his embrace, Stella lifted her head and asked, “What do you mean?”

“Well, I mean things about the future, like where to go for vacation? Where should the children attend school? In Solaria or overseas? All of these things about the future.”

When Miles said that, Stella could see the corner of his mouth curved up into a smile. It was such a rare sight.

Gaping at Miles, Stella was dumbfounded. Children? I’ve never thought about it.

“What are you looking at?” asked Miles as he put his arm around her shoulders.

“You look good when you smile,” Stella complimented sincerely.

Hearing that, Miles broadened his smile into a big curve.

In a playful manner, Stella took out her phone and snapped a picture of him smiling.

After knowing him for so long, Stella realized she didn’t have a single photo of him in her phone.

In this photo, his legs were crossed, and he was smiling lightly at Stella.

Once she was done taking the picture, she was dragged over by him.

The next day, Stella went to the boutique and requested her shop attendant to compile a list of guests to invite. After that, she would go through the list and add a couple more people in.

Picking up a pen, she started jotting down a few names. Mrs. Miller would surely attend, but as for President Miller, it would depend on Mrs. Miller. Hence, she wrote President Miller’s name in a bracket beside Mrs. Miller’s name. The next name was—Matthew Xenon.

On second thought, she had a bad feeling about it. Considering that it was a sensitive period between Miles and her, it would be better if she didn’t invite him.

Clenching her fists, Stella somehow felt it wouldn’t be nice to not invite him. After all, he was the one who had led her to where she was now. Then again, if he attended, it would be rather awkward too…

After writing down Matthew’s name, Stella spent a long while mulling about it, thus had subconsciously drawn a lot of dots beside his name, which indirectly represented her confused mind.

In the end, she crossed out the name.

Subsequently, she compiled all the remaining guest lists into one list and asked the shop attendant to make a copy with the computer so they could present it to Miles later.

There were a lot of names, but since Miles wasn’t too familiar with the people in the fashion line, he just scanned through the list.

How come his name is not on the list? Did Stella do it on purpose?

Upon thinking about it, Miles stated that there was no problem with the list.

Hence, Stella began to send out the invitation cards.

Stella was in the boutique, she held out the jade pendant which Matthew had gifted her the other day. Out of curiosity, she asked whether anyone knew about the story behind this pendant. Unfortunately, everyone shook their heads,

with

Miles dropped by her boutique and wanted to

the shop attendants was tidying up the table as she threw the used draft papers into the bin. When Miles passed by, he caught a glimpse of the name that was crossed out—Matthew Xenon,

to hold Stella’s hand and walked off together with

pendant. It wasn’t because she didn’t believe in him, but more like she was fearful that the same thing as last

both of them went out for a

frowned. Of all things, why does she want to

that?” asked Miles as he

as she entwined her arms around Miles and walked into the

Stella fancied restaurants like these. It was a cherry

hear a story about Matthew?” asked

Stella’s heart sank as she wondered whether he’d realized

at her, Miles was checking

to tell me,

of ramen, Miles ordered a couple of other appetizers, as the ramen restaurant only served a few

tell you? You’re not interested to know?” Miles passed the menu

intense, as though he could see through her soul and knew exactly what she was doing

Disregarding the name

smile?” said Miles in

Didn’t you know?” Surprised, Stella thought, How can anyone not know whether they rarely smile

because no one tells me to my face, or more like, no one has the guts to tell me that,” explained Miles

that, Stella realized that his smile really had the charms that would make anyone fall head over

the more Stella realized that she couldn’t help but fall

life. In order to provide for his family, he tailored clothes

sewing machine, she froze and

Miles remained collected and continued, “His father had a jade pendant, to which he specially carved a portrait of himself working on the sewing machine.

fell onto

his dad! No wonder no one in the

“What’s wrong?” asked Miles.

something was odd,

a new pair of chopsticks from the waiter, Stella acted as though nothing had happened. “So, what happened

or to someone he thinks has a bright future. I’m guessing none of these two have appeared in his life yet, you reckon?”

trembling. Why on earth did Matthew give me this pendant? Was it because he liked me? Or did he see me as a person with a bright

her was because she was afraid that Miles would overthink about it, but from the looks of it, it

the courage to do so. All in all, she had no

Hence, Stella

you okay?”

“Yes… Yes, I’m fine.”

eat her ramen and