Chapter 1724

Stella and Cordelia were engrossed in a conversation in the living room when footsteps interrupted them. Stella, who had been wearing a smile, swiftly composed herself, her gaze turning chilly.

She turned to Cordelia and said, "Grandma, I've got some errands to run later. I better head off now."

"Lunch is almost ready. I had them prepare some of your favorite dishes. You should grab a bite before you leave," Cordelia tried to convince her to stay.

Stella declined politely, "Sorry, Grandma, but I have plans to meet some friends for lunch at half past twelve. I'm afraid I won't make it on time if I stay any longer. It isn't ideal for me to be late since we're colleagues."

Not wanting to insist, Cordelia relented, "Alright then. I'll have Corrin pack your favorite dishes for you to take home.

You can enjoy them later."

"You make it so hard to refuse, Grandma," Stella sighed.

grabbed her arm and said, "Come, let's go to the kitchen. You can pick the dishes

and turned to her grandson," Keegan, take

the obvious contrast in Cordelia's treatment toward her. She was warm and affectionate

at the kitchen and said to Jaylene," Come on.

her gaze and tagged

staff were busy preparing a variety of aromatic dishes. Corrin's culinary skills were on par with Felicity’s, evidenced by Vermont's prolonged

other staff to pack the food, she asked Stella, "Do

tried it," Stella

smile by lifting the lid of a ceramic pot, "It's Corrin's recipe. She enhances it with

overwhelming fishy odor, triggering an immediate wave of nausea.

aback,

My stomach isn't doing well lately. I became sensitive to meaty odors. I feel like vomiting as soon as

She covered the pot, looked at Stella seriously, and asked,

her brows, "About a week, I think. I

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