Stella shook her head, “Since he knew about this before I did, but chose not to tell me about it, he must have his reasons behind this.”

“So, is this your way of saying that you forgive him?”

“It’s not like he’s done anything bad to me, but I wouldn’t call this forgiving him.”

Moreover, she was rather pleased that she ended up not tearing apart the paper-thin film between the two parties.

Or else, she could not even begin to imagine how it would turn out if Chan knew about it.

If that happened, no matter who it was, they were bound to be awkward.

As if Clarence was able to read her mind, he frowned and said in a low voice, “As long as you have a clear idea on the matter, you can ignore what other people think.”

Slightly annoyed, she repeated, “Chan is my only brother, he’s also my only…”

“Stella, it doesn’t matter if he’s the only one, or one of a few, you have to know that you must put yourself first before anyone else. There’s nothing wrong if you choose to live for yourself every once in a while.”

Stella wanted to object him, but just as she opened her mouth to say something, Clarence added, “Do you know why you’re always this stressed out? It’s because you just had to care about how other people feel or think about you. You’re overthinking everything, that’s why you always seem exhausted.”

“I don’t always care about how other people feel, I just don’t want Chan…”

“He’s already twenty years old, he’s an adult now. If he can’t even stomach these insignificant news, do you think that everything you’ve done for him is worth it?”

It wasn’t until a while later that Stella added in a soft voice, “This is how I think. No one else is more important to me than Chan. If I had to choose, I would undoubtedly choose him.”

Clarence’s eyebrows shifted up, “Not even me?”

Stella looked him in the eyes and said in the same tone of voice, “Sir, you just had to embarrass yourself, don’t you?”

Clarence was speechless.

He switched off the lights and said, “Sleep.”

In the dark, Stella blinked repeatedly and asked, “Are you angry at me?”

said in a way that

you asked this kind of question, since you already know my answer to it. Also, didn’t you say that I should put myself first before anyone else? I’m merely speaking my

Clarence chuckled, “Heh.”

she put on a smug

as

here when

“Oh.”

man sounded like he had dynamite

past two days, or she was beyond delighted that she managed to troll Clarence, she was unable to sleep. At the same time, there was a barrel filled with dynamite right beside her, so she figured that the best

said softly,

Clarence did not respond.

around in his embrace, raised her hand and poked at his waist,

him was still

added, “Eh,

going to retract her hand, it was grabbed by Clarence. His cold

to chat with you for a little bit. But you seem quite tired, so go

she could finish her sentence, Stella’s mouth was covered, muffling her

explode. Like a nocturnal predator, his eyes emitted a menacing gaze that Stella could sense even in pure

“If you can’t sleep,

Stella regretted

that that wretched man was someone who would not forget any grudges. Moreover, she had to piss

through a bicycle wheel while riding the

when she woke up. Clarence had already

she went to brush her teeth, she saw the marks that Clarence left on the night before. She tsked and put on a shirt that covered

she stepped out of the bedroom, she could smell

kitchen and said with a smile, “Ah, Mrs. Conrad, you’re awake! You must be starving, aren’t you? The food’s almost done, please

in

water

man really did

she messaged Sherry: [Sherry, are you at the

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