As soon as Clarence’s car was parked outside the Steward mansion, Charles received news from his
servant.
Removing the servants from the mansion was also his arrangement.
His purpose was to teach Stella a lesson. But it seemed that she was unaffected by this.
Knowing that she was originally married to a member of the Conrad family and Clarence was pursuing
her again, he believed that she was a scheming person with some tricks up her sleeve.
Charles placed the cutleries on the table, “Maybe the servants are lazing around. I will tell them off
afterwards.”
Phoebe said calmly, “The servants of the Steward family have their own responsibilities. As long as
they have finished their assigned tasks, they are considered as good workers. There are no rules
stating that they must serve anyone.” Phoebe spoke and turned her head to face Stella, “Ms. Radomil,
am I right?”
Stella remained smiling, “Yes, you are right.”
“Since Ms. Radomil can understand what I am saying, let me make this clear to you. From now
onwards, you have to take care of yourself during your stay with us. If you feel uncomfortable with this
arrangement, feel free to leave.”
“I am comfortable with this.”
Phoebe said, “That will be good. I must be frank with you before your stay in case you mention to
outsiders that the Steward family has been bullying you.”
Stella spoke steadily, “If Ms. Steward has finished explaining, can you tell me where my room is?”
Phoebe got up arrogantly, “Come with me.”
During the conversation, Charles had remained silent and seemed to approve of Phoebe’s actions.
Phoebe brought Stella to the side of the living room and directed her gaze towards a door under the
staircase, “This is your room, but it has been unused for a long time. Ms. Radomil, maybe you can
clean the room yourself or request a servant to help if he is finished with his work.”
Once she had said this, the two servants who were previously in the living room left the area.
Stella replied, “It is fine. I can clean the room myself.”
After Phoebe left, Stella went forward to open the door. Dust immediately rushed out of the room and
permeated the air around her.
If she didn’t see this with her own eyes, she could not imagine there would be such a place in the
mansion of the wealthy Steward family.
She really suspected that Phoebe had spent the night setting up this room so that Phoebe could make
a fool of her.
The room could either be a storage room or an abandoned servant room. There were heaps of
miscellaneous items. A small bed which was one meter wide was placed in the middle of the room.
The room was filled with dust and only occupied a few square meters of space. Without even a window,
it was dark and damp.
The state of the room was terrible, but she had expected it.
It would be strange if Phoebe did not make Stella’s life difficult.
Stella placed her luggage outside the room, took off her jacket and started to move the items out of the
room.
When she was carrying out the items, she intentionally walked past the living room. With a slight use of
strength, dust was left floating in the air above the dining table.
Phoebe’s face showed discomfort. Just when she intended to voice out her dismay, Charles stopped
her.
He wanted to know how long Stella could put up with this.
After Stella had carried the items out of the room twice, a servant hurried to Charles’s side and
whispered something to him. Charles’s facial expression slightly changed.
Charles went to Stella’s side and said, “Ms. Radomil, Phoebe was joking with you just now. Your room
is actually upstairs. I will lead you to your room.”
Stella could tell that Charles’s sudden change of attitude was because of some reason.
At that moment, she could hear the sound of a driving car not far away.
Someone was coming.
Stella decided that it was not the time for her to turn against Charles. She smiled faintly and answered,
“Sure.”
Before going upstairs, Charles took a glance at the servants behind him and motioned them to remove
the items.
After Stella had followed Charles upstairs, the servants sent the luggage to the upper floor.
Charles opened one of the doors and said, “You will stay in this room in the future. The room doesn’t
have any problems, does it?”
This room was a total opposite of the storage room downstairs just now.
She laughed, “Of course I do not have any problems about this room. This is the first time I have lived
in such a spacious room myself. Ms. Steward was certainly joking with me a while ago.”
Charles spoke, “You should unpack your luggage. I will go down first.”
“Sorry to have troubled you, Chairman Steward.”
After Charles left, Stella closed the door and the smile on her face slowly disappeared.
It seemed like both the father and daughter wanted to assert superiority over her. Unexpectedly, their
plan was hindered by someone.
At that time, there was noise coming from outside the window.
Stella stuck her head out of the window and saw Cameron exiting a car with the help of a walking stick.
No wonder.
Stella had originally planned to take a shower since her body was covered with dust. But she stopped
when she reached the bathroom door.
Not turning against Charles was one thing. However, Stella would not let go of what had happened that
day.
At the downstairs…
Cameron was sitting in the living room. Looking at his surroundings, he reached out and attempted to
get rid of the dust in front of him with his hands. He frowned and asked, “Why is it so dusty here?”
One of the servants took a glance at Charles, went forward and answered, “We were taking out some
unnecessary items just now, so…”
Cameron was unconcerned about this and asked, “Has the girl arrived?”
Charles poured him a cup of tea and replied, “She has arrived and is currently unpacking her luggage.”
After listening to Charles, Cameron slightly nodded, glanced at Phoebe who was sitting not far away
from him and said calmly, “Since we are uncertain that who is Miranda’s daughter, you should treat
both of them equally. I know you have raised Phoebe but if the girl is actually your biological daughter,
you owe her too much.”
Charles smiled and answered, “You are right. I will keep this in mind.”
Phoebe furrowed her brows and said, “Mr. Thomas, why do you always think that Stella Radomil is my
father’s daughter? She does not even resemble my father. Her purpose of entering the Steward family
is clear. It is just because of money.”
“It is common for someone to desire money. Doesn’t everyone need money to live in this world?”
Cameron then added, “Your father’s businesses and all the projects of the Steward Group, which one
of it is not aimed at earning money? Don’t tell me they are for charity?”
“How can you compare this with…”
Charles interrupted her, “That is enough, Phoebe. Aren’t you meeting with your friends today? It is time
for you to go out. Don’t let others wait for you too long.”
Phoebe pursed her lips and went upstairs to change her clothes.
Cameron spoke earnestly, “Since Miranda left, I know that you have spent most of your effort on taking
care of Phoebe instead of managing the Steward Group. You only have one daughter, and it is
understandable that you want to dote on her and compensate her. But such a loophole has occurred.
You have your own persistence, but she has late Miranda’s belongings. If fate has decided your course
for you, you should accept it. The truth will be revealed one day.”
Charles knew there was a hidden meaning behind Cameron’s last sentences.
Charles remained smiling and said, “You can put your mind to rest. If Ms. Radomil is the daughter of
Miranda and I, I will do my best to compensate her for the suffering she experienced and the unfair
treatment she received.”
Phoebe pursed her lips and went upstairs to change her clothes.
Cameron spoke earnestly, “Since Miranda left, | Know that you have spent most of your effort on taking
care of Phoebe instead of managing the Steward Group. You only have one daughter, and it is
understandable that you want to dote on her and compensate her. But such a loophole has occurred.
You have your own persistence, but she has late Miranda’s belongings. If fate has decided your course
for you, you should accept it. The truth will be revealed one day.”
Charles knew there was a hidden meaning behind Cameron’s last sentences.
Charles remained smiling and said, “You can put your mind to rest. If Ms. Radomil is the daughter of
Miranda and I, | will do my best to compensate her for the suffering she experienced and the unfair
treatment she received.”
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