Chapter 608

When Cordelia had finished speaking, Baldwin was asked to gift each of them a money pouch. Stella received the pouch with a "Thanks".

Jaylene, on the other hand, declined and said, "I'm afraid I'm not worthy of the money pouch Madam Kane is giving. I lack talent."

Stella paused then smiled immediately. She said, "Ms. Saun, this is not a competition. We wrote the calligraphy to congratulate Grandma. Will it matter who is more talented as long as Grandma feels blessed?"

Baldwin added, "Ms. Saun, please do keep it. Take it as a blessing from Madam Kane.”

Jaylene hesitated a little before finally taking it. "I'm sorry for my narrowmindedness."

Stella did not reply to that, and she kept her thoughts to herself. "I felt something fishy when Jaylene proposed to write calligraphy together.

There were a lot of ways for her to be in the limelight, but she insisted on doing it together with me. It felt like she was using me as a stepping stone. Maybe her thought process isn't as innocent as I thought. Jaylene, being a daughter of the Saun family, shouldn't have any need to use others as a stepping stone. Maybe I'm overthinking this.1

Keegan and Vermont. Vermont greeted, "What took you so long, Marshall? I thought

late." His eyes trailed to Stella who had just arrived in front of him. Marshall then continued, "Better

one would realize the surprise if you didn't point it out.

all, especially when I get to see all those faces in shock

didn't do much. What should be revealed will eventually prevail anyway. By the way, how did

to it. I

darker and darker, as the two continued to merrily chat away. Right at that

said, "I’ve just arrived, and I want to take

letting go of his hands, said, "The gazebo at the center of the lake is quite tranquil. There's rarely any passerby, and it's

about to speak, Keegan came with a plate full of fruits. He handed it to Aurora and said,

Bring Marshall over there to

that her brother was helping her to get together with Marshall. She then said,

lake. He could only succumb to being pulled away. He was unable to outright reject Aurora, who was still holding the fruit platter, in front

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