Darcie said, “Jaylene has been staying in the hospital for the past few days, and I had a lot of work to do in the office. I couldn’t spare the time, so it got delayed.”
She shifted her gaze to Stella and smiled as she continued, “I wanted to talk to you about it, but it seems you brought it up first before I could.”
She appeared to be smiling, but her eyes did not look friendly at all.
Stella had a smile on her face, too, “Actually, I’m not in a hurry too. It’s just that I know you’re a busy person and it’s difficult for you to have some free time. I have a pretty busy schedule, too, and I have to rush over to the set at any time with just a phone call from my team. That’s why I thought it’d be better to finish it as soon as possible since I have a day off today.
You’re my elder; it won’t be right for me to keep you waiting. That would be impolite.”
Darcie tightened her grip on her utensils, shot her a glance, and pressed her lips together, “You’re overthinking. After the meal, we’ll rest and get it done.”
Stella nodded, “Thank you, Darcie.”
Darcie replied amicably, “We’re family. There’s no need to be so polite with me.”
Stella smiled and lowered her gaze as she thought, ‘Her patience is impressive. I’ve pushed her buttons this much, yet she can still hold back her anger. I’d probably dump this bowl of soup on the person who openly tried to set me up like that.
‘She may look like a kind person, but she isn’t even willing to give Trevor a room here. She’s so cautious around me and Trevor. Is she afraid we would snatch Jaylene’s share of the family property away?’
After the meal, Darcie played two rounds of chess with Wenham and took the initiative to get the paperwork done.
Trevor stood up and said, “Let’s go together. I’ll have to take Stella back home after we’re done.”
Darcie paused without objecting.
On the other hand, Stella loaded the valuable decorations she took from Jaylene’s room onto the car.
Changing the shop’s ownership was a complicated process, but Stella did not mind at all when it came to making money.
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