After Stella had shooed Clarence away, she held Noah in her arms, and as she had coaxed him for a while, Noah became sleepy. He barely opened his eyes a few times before falling asleep in Stella's arms.

Stella gently put him to bed and tucked him in.

She opened the bedroom door and looked in, not finding Clarence.

Another wave of sleepiness hit her.

Stella yawned and took her clothes into the bathroom, with the door ajar.

She was just halfway through when the bathroom door was pushed open.

Clarence's voice came, "Is he asleep?"

Stella nodded, "You believe me now."

Clarence smiled and pushed open the glass door to the shower.

Stella was speechless.

She quickly pushed the door back again, "You lecher!"

Clarence stood outside and looked at the figure behind the blurred glass as he leaned against the wall. He folded his arms around his chest and said calmly, "How am I a lecher for looking at my wife?"

Stella didn't bother with him. She just wanted to wash the bubbles off her head and get out.

Clarence added, "We've been here two days. Are you getting used to it?"

With water flowing, Stella slurred, "There's nothing to 'get used to'. It's not like I've never been here before ..."

Clarence spoke slowly, "Now that you're used to it, isn't it time you changed the way of addressing people?"

Stella turned off the water, grabbed a towel and wrapped it around her body, then pulled open the door to the bathroom, "Change what?"

Clarence reached out, pulled her into his arms, and lowered his voice, "What do you think?"

"Wh-what?"

her hands against his chest and kept her distance from him, "I just

take another shower with

pulled into the bathroom by

chest and whispered, "Stop it. Ms.

voice was hoarse, "You still call her Ms.

her ears tingling,

had just

stammered but could find

was a long time before she blushed and said, "I've gotten used to calling her Ms. Anderson. I... have to take a little time to

words, Stella tried to run out of the

"You should know that her last name wasn't originally Anderson either, so anyways you would have to

at a

had forgotten about

the way you address her, if you feel

"...Don't you dare!"

closer to her and raised an eyebrow

Stella lifted her hand and pushed his face aside, "Wait for me ... to get used to

took her hand, and said

I'm going out in case Noah wakes

she grabbed the pajamas next to her and took the opportunity to run out

the bedroom, Noah was lying on the bed and sleeping

him over and re-covered him with the

that moment, the sound of a mobile phone vibrating

up and looked at it. It was Clarence's phone. She walked over to the bathroom and said in a hushed voice, "Someone’s calling

said, "You answer

"Okay."

avoid disturbing Noah, Stella walked out onto

bathroom and walked behind her.

turned back, "It was the James family, saying that Elaine had

"And what else?"

have survived if he was on board at that time, but they did not find his body. It's possible that he jumped overboard

these words, Clarence looked nonchalant

said, "Did Darnell plan this

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