After half an hour, Stella looked at the pile of dolls in front of her and got into silence.
She originally tried to use this method to abate Elaine’s shopping desire.
But she did not expect that Elaine would be so good at this...
At this time, she heard Elaine’s voice again, “I got another one out!”
Uh-oh.
When Elaine was about to continue, Stella said, “Okay, Elaine, that’s enough.”
“I will clamp a few more!”
Stella licked her lips. “I am a little thirsty. So let’s go buy some drinks.”
Hearing this, Elaine had to give up. “Okay, then let’s drink something first and then come back later.”
Stella hurriedly pulled her away.
The dolls were stuffed into various shopping bags and taken back to the car by those bodyguards.
Sitting in the store and teasing the little one for a while, Elaine suddenly felt exhausted and slumped on
the table.
Stella asked, “What’s wrong? Weren’t you so energetic just now?”
“Nothing. I just felt that everything seems to have changed...”
Seeing her serious look, Stella said, “Since your great-grandfather is still alive, you should be happy.”
Elaine replied with her chin on her arms, “Yes. My great-grandpa is still alive, but...”
She didn’t finish her words but Stella understood what she meant.
Stella said, “Since his body has not been found yet, he may be still living.”
Elaine simply sighed. “Maybe his corpse no longer exists.”
After saying that, she looked at Stella and said, “Stella, I know my Uncle Caesar did a lot of bad things,
and also caused Sherry to lose her child, but I still can’t hate him. Is there something wrong with me?”
Stella smiled and said, “No. Just like what I said before, he has hurt a lot of people, but he will always
be your uncle. Only you can feel how he is to you. Whether you hate him or not depends on how he
treats you.”
Elaine stared at the cup on the table and said, “That day at the graveyard, if Darnell hadn't appear,
would my uncle really kill my father and everyone in the James family?”
Stella replied, “Yes.”
Elaine sighed again, not knowing what to say.
Stella also knew that her current feelings towards Caesar were complicated. But someone like Caesar,
although he was evil, he seemed to have a chance of turning back just because he still had a slight
trace of conscience.
But only people that were terribly hurt by him felt how vicious he was.
After a while, Elaine said, “Before my uncle left, he said something to me.”
Stella retrieved her thoughts and asked, “What is it?”
“He said...” Elaine spoke slowly.
Elaine recalled what happened at the bank that day. Caesar said those words in a low voice, and he
sounded like he was warning her.
"Don’t trust Darnell. After he cleans up the James families, he will lay hands on your great-grandfather
and your father.”
After Elaine repeated his words, Stella thought about it and asked, “Did you believe what he said?”
Elaine looked ahead in a daze. “I don’t know... But that day, Darnell admitted that the death of those
clan elders had something to do with him.”
“Really?” Stella asked.
Elaine nodded, “Although it was Uncle Caesar who did it, according to him, Darnell knew all these
things in advance, and he simply did not stop it. And he even...”
Elaine did not know the details of Darnell’s involvement in this thing.
She murmured again, “During this period of time, I thought that Darnell was not the kind of person
described by the rumors. I thought I misunderstood him. But I didn’t expect him to be so cruel. Those
elders are stubborn and old-fashioned, but they sort of raised us up when we were kids. He
shouldn't...”
“Elaine,” Stella interrupted her, “you do have prejudice against Darnell.”
Elaine got stunned and tilted her head, not understanding what she meant.
Stella said slowly, “Let’s just say Darnell knew that Caesar would kill those elders and he did not do
anything to stop it. He was wrong about this matter. But you were wrong about one thing”
“What is it?” Elaine asked.
“Those people were killed by Caesar, not Darnell,” Stella replied.
She added, “I don’t mean to excuse Darnell. But if Caesar hadn't planned all these, Darnell wouldn't
allow things to go like this. You can blame Darnell for not saving those elders, but you must be clear
about one thing. The man who committed the murder was Caesar.”
Elaine was a bit confused and said, “I see...”
Stella did not speak to her about the complicated forces of the James family. Since those elders had
passed away, it was useless to talk about these things any more.
She never felt that Darnell was a good person in the true sense of the word.
There were not so many good people in this world. Clarence and herself weren't, for sure.
This was the way it was in this world. Everybody would plan carefully for what they truly wanted.
Though something might look terrible from outsiders’ perspective, it was normal for them to fight for
what they wanted.
But on this matter, Stella thought Elaine should not dwell on such a strange point.
She drank some water and calm down. Maybe she was just talking some nonsense.
When she looked up and saw Elaine’s serious look, she stopped talking.
Well, let things just stop here.
After a while, the little one probably got a little uncomfortable sitting in the stroller and wanted to get
out.
Stella took him in her arms and said to Elaine, “Let’s go have lunch. After that, I will take him to the
children’s playground downstairs for a while.”
Elaine got up and said, “Okay. There is a particularly delicious restaurant upstairs. I will take you there.”
“Let’s go.”
When going upstairs, the little one did not want to sit down anymore. After getting down from Stella’s
embrace, he ran forward happily.
For fear that he might fall when toddling forward, Stella held his little hand.
Elaine pushed the stroller and followed behind them. When seeing this scene, she felt her heart was
about to melt.
Human cubs were just too cute.
When eating lunch, Elaine asked, “Stella, are you going back to City N soon?”
Stella nodded, “I also wanted to ask you this. Will you go back to City N?”
Elaine let out a long breath. “Not in a short time. My father is angry with me, so I have to behave well.
When he agrees, I will go there. If I hide from him again, he's truly gonna drive me out one day.”
Stella smiled, “Then you should wait a little longer. When these unwritten rules of the James family are
abolished, you can come to City N to enjoy yourself whenever you want.”
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