“Did you
draw this, Dad?”
“Yes, Mr. Moore made it himself.”
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Cody didn’t understand why Jasper, busy as he was, would do such a thing. Printing would have been much easier. And Stella wasn’t a child anymore–would she even like something so cute?
“It’s beautiful!”
Stella had studied art too, and she fell in love with the comforting, warm drawings at first sight.
“I’ll have the red bean ice and the taro bubble cupcake.”
“Right away, Miss Shaw.”
left, Stella paced around Jasper’s office. She accidentally knocked over a stack of
ched down to pick them up. Underneath, she spotted a sketchbook.
us, she flipped it open. She understood the meaning at once: longing.
very drawing was different, but the emotion behind them was clear. Each page had writing and a date.
-Missing you, Nicole.
Stella realized he had drawn every day that month. She had no idea how many such sketchbooks he kept.
He was sick with longing, yet every day he tried his best to be a good father and show his warmest side.
Stella’s heart ached.
“Stella.”
She pushed down her sorrow.
“Dad.”
“Come here, sit down.”
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As soon as Stella sat, Jasper handed her a pen. “Just sign right here.”
“What is this?”
“Your wedding gift, from me.”
Stella stared at the thick stack of documents.
“So much.”
“You’re my only daughter. It’s all yours.”
Stella felt a sharp sadness, as if she were reading a will.
Cody suddenly rushed in. “Mr. Moore, someone’s causing trouble. They’re challenging Miss Shaw.”
“Who?” Jasper’s voice turned icy cold.
“They look powerful.” Cody feared they had offended someone important.
“Whoever it is, throw them out.”
Cody’s heart trembled. “Yes, sir. I’ll handle it immediately.”
“Don’t report things like this to me again. Just throw them out.”
“Understood.” Cody left.
Curiosity flashed in Stella’s eyes. Could it be the Corbins?
“Dad, I’m going to take a look.”
“Stella.”
Jasper followed her. They watched the scene below from the second–floor VIP box.
“What’s wrong? Is Master Inkblot too cowardly to fight?”
The woman sneered. “I even picked traditional painting, your specialty. Isn’t that enough?”
Stella looked down at the arrogant woman on stage and smiled faintly. “It’s her.”
“Do you know her, Stella?”
“Yvonne Corbin, from a side branch of the Corbin clan.”
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Jasper frowned. “They’re here to cause trouble on purpose.”
He patted her shoulder gently. “Let me go down and handle this.”
“Dad, we can’t hide forever.”
Jasper knew she was right. They couldn’t run forever.
“You want to fight back?”
“I want to crush her.”
Stella’s lips curled into a cold smile. She took a sip of her red bean ice, cold and sweet.
“They say when Stella Shaw drops her masks, Azure Peak bows. But you’re scared the second I arrive? Too afraid to compete?” Yvonne said.
The guards clashed, and the crowd chanted loudly.
“PK! PK!”
The excitement disrupted the auction.
Yvonne suddenly looked up and met Stella’s gaze. She sneered. “Miss Shaw, too scared to compete with me in art?”
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