Stella came back to her senses, smiling at her, “Nothing.”

Sherry picked up the drafts, “I’m taking off then. Call me if you need anything.”

“Sure. Please go ahead.”

In the morning, when Stella went to the lounge for water, a girl timidly approached her. She whispered, “Excuse me, Stella. May I ask you a question, please?”

Stella’s hand shook when she heard her question. Subconsciously, she recalled the embarrassing scene in the morning.

She put down the water glass, turned around, and smiled faintly, “Of course. Please go ahead.”

“Well...” The girl was a bit hesitant as if she didn’t know how to start.

Stella wasn’t rushing at all, waiting for her patiently.

After a while, the girl said, “Stella, do you still remember all the customers that have been to our studio? I meant the mid-aged men in their forties and fifties, who looked quite rich with strong charisma.”

Stella was confused, “Why do you suddenly ask me about them?”

The girl exhaled, “Yesterday, the man who came here should be your father, right?”

Stella pressed her lips, hinting at the girl to go on.

“When I saw him, he reminded me of another man. They are extremely similar to each other in terms of charisma. The other man should have been to our store before, but I couldn’t recall who he was. I thought about it for a whole night but failed to ring the bell. Stella, please don’t mind me. I have OCD since I was a child. I couldn’t let go a matter unless I’ve figured it out.”

Stella smiled, “It’s alright. I’m like that sometimes as well.”

The girl said, “There are so many customers to our store every day. I don’t think you could remember the man either. But, it’s alright. I’m just asking.”

If she had asked Stella such a question earlier, Stella might not have any impression.

whole morning today, she kept thinking about

when the girl mentioned it, Stella knew

and William were quite

deliberately pretended to be gentle and elegant. After so many years, it almost had become a thick

- William was a businessman

certain extent. However, if

a man. I have such an impression

what I believed. When I asked others, they didn’t believe me at all. Good, there’s such a man indeed. It means that it wasn’t

“Okay.”

for a long while,

“Not really. What’s up?”

have a cup

any hesitation,

her bag and left the studio

just inserted the key,

the cell phone from her pocket and texted Clarence: “I’m going

believed that she should inform Clarence ahead to avoid the wretched man

busy, so she didn’t

place, there was traffic. When she arrived, Emmett had

opposite him, “I’m sorry, Emmett. Did you wait for a long

arrived only a

Emmett took over the menu and ordered two desserts before giving the menu back to

Stella didn’t beat around the bush. She asked directly, “You came to find me a few days ago... I guess you wanted to tell me something,

probably didn’t expect that she would ask him about this. After a pause, he said, “Why do you suddenly

and told all the attendees

nodded, “Yes, I’ve

with Charles Steward and Phoebe Steward, so I guess the reason that Daniel approached Phoebe Steward wasn’t that he liked her. Instead, he wanted to

looked solemn. His lips parted but he didn’t utter

to things that happened to Steward Group earlier and Daniels’ behaviors, I have plenty of reasons to suspect that those things must have something to do with him to a certain extent. Although he didn’t plan them in person,

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