The office of SG Jewelry Magazine.
As soon as the staff who was in charge of delivering the jewelry to the charity banquet was gone,
Modesty showed up in a corner. She dialed a number, “They’re on the way to there now.”
A man’s voice was heard on the end of the other line, “Got it.”
Modesty added, “Remember what I’ve told you. You must deal with it before entering the jewelry
exhibition hall. Otherwise, it’s easy for them to find you.”
After a moment of silence, the man on the other end of the line said, “Modesty, are you sure you’re
going to do it?”
His questions seemed to have triggered the switch in Modesty’s heart. With an ironic smile, she said,
“Do you think I want to do it truly? For the designer’s contest three years ago, I put in all my effort, but I
only got the second prize. I should be the one who’s going to Paris originally, but it turned out that it
was because she dumped it.”
As she spoke, she inhaled, “I just want to make the woman who stands in my way disappear. What’s so
wrong with it? Only she will disappear that my dream and goals could come true. I don’t want to lead
the life that everyone disdains me any longer. Mr. Miller, will you help me?”
“Modesty, once this is found out, please put all blame on me. I won’t get you involved.”
Modesty said, “Mr. Miller, just follow my instructions. You won’t be found.”
After hanging up the phone, Modesty clenched her fists tightly. Then she turned away.
This time, she definitely would make Stella get out of the design industry completely!
...
Cafe.
Channing poured a glass of milk to Stella. Sitting opposite, he asked, “Why do you have time to come
over?”
Stella held the glass and took a sip. Then she answered, “It’s weekend today. I don’t need to work.”
Channing was silent for a moment. Then he said, “Sherry told me that you’re going to attend a charity
banquet.”
Stella was silent for a moment.
She didn’t expect that Sherry would tell Channing so soon.
She smiled awkwardly, “Well, some accident happened. I can’t go now.”
“Is Clarence Conrad attending it? You don’t want to see him, right?”
Stella said, “What are you talking about? It has nothing to do with him. I just...”
She didn’t know how to explain to him. Hurriedly, she wanted to change the subject. She glanced at the
girls who were peeping at their table, “I see so many girls have crushes on you. Don’t you like
anyone?”
Channing answered indifferently, “I don’t plan to have a girlfriend.”
“Why not? Your age is just the right one to fall in love with. It’s a pity if you don’t have a girlfriend.”
“Why didn’t you fall in love with anyone at that time?”
Stella was rendered speechless.
This kid poked at her sore spot.
She didn’t answer him until a long while later, “I was busy working part-time to get my tuition fee and
living allowance. Besides... although I didn’t have a boyfriend, I had a crush on a boy. It also felt quite
good.”
“Hasn’t he engaged to another woman? You didn’t end up being together. What’s so good about it?”
Stella shushed, drinking the milk.
A few minutes later, Channing asked, “Do you... want to find that man?”
Stella didn’t get what he meant, “Who?”
Channing pressed his lips, “The man on the photos.”
“Chan...”
Channing looked away, leaned against the chair, and said in a relaxed tone, “You don’t need to worry
how I would feel. I don’t care at all. Anyway, you’ve said that we have the same mother. As the father, it
doesn’t matter who he is.”
Jeffrey was dead anyway.
Stella laughed, “Chan, it’s not because of you. It’s just... the world is so huge, and I might not be able to
find him. Besides, if I’ve found him, what if he has passed away already? Or, probably he has remarried
and got a new family. What’s the use of finding him?”
Channing said seriously, “If I were you, I would find him no matter if he has a new family or not. I’d ask
him why he has dumped us. Even if to stand in front of his tombstone, I must get an answer.”
Stella lowered her head and didn’t speak.
She didn’t want to follow up on this matter because she was also afraid.
She was afraid that the answer she got wouldn’t be the one she expected.
Seeing that she was silent, Channing continued, “That’s just my thoughts. I want you to know that you
don’t need to change your mind because of me. I’m not a kid any longer.”
Stella said with a smile, “I know. I’ll think it over.”
Channing still wanted to keep chatting with her, but there were way too many customers and the owner
couldn’t handle them all. Hence, Channing was called over for help.
He stood up and said, “I’ll go back to my work then.”
“All right. Go ahead. I’m going home now.”
After Channing left, Stella finished the milk in her glass. She turned around and found it was already
dark outside.
When she was about to leave the cafe, a girl was encouraged by her companions and walked over.
She asked tentatively in a low voice, “Excuse me, Missy. Are you Channing’s girlfriend?”
Stella curled up her lips into a smile, “No, I’m not.”
“Then you...”
“I’m his older sister. I’m twenty-five.”
The girl’s eyes were lit up instantly, “Nice to meet you, Missy. You are so pretty and your skin is so
good. You don’t look in your twenties at all.”
Other girls also approached and surrounded Stella, “Oh, Missy, it turns out you are Channing’s older
sister. You are so good-looking. We thought you were his girlfriend just now.”
“Missy, your family genes are super. You are gorgeous and Channing is handsome. How I envy you!”
Stella walked out of the cafe, and her mood got better.
She wished that she were only a teenager. At least, she didn’t need to be afraid of anything. She could
do whatever she wanted and dared to restart her life.
Stella didn’t hail a taxi. She was walking on the street. It would be boring for her to go home anyway.
Unconsciously, she arrived at the building where the charity banquet was held.
Her end-products would be in the auction of such a big charity jewelry banquet, which was a rare
chance and honor for a new designer.
Since she couldn’t attend it, she believed that it was also not bad for her to feel it downstairs.
When Stella found a convenience store and sat down, she received a call from Sherry, “Hi, Stella. Have
you gone to the charity banquet yet?”
“No, I haven’t.” Stella paused. She sensed that Sherry didn’t sound like asking her a question only. She
asked, “What’s wrong?”
“Oh, ha-ha... Nothing. Nothing wrong. I’m just checking on you casually. It’s good that you didn’t go.
Where are you now? Shall I go to find you?”
Through the window of the convenience store, Stella looked over at the hotel across the street, “I just
came back from Chan’s university. I’m downstairs of the hotel. I just want to sit here for a while and
then go back later.”
“The hotel? Which hotel? The one where the banquet is held?”
“Yep.”
Sherry was speechless. She looked at her laptop, on which there were photos sent over by her
cameraman friend. She got a migraine.
On the photos, she could see the backs of a woman’s and Clarence’s attending the banquet, arm-in-
arm.
She wanted to correct her comments on Clarence - Clarence was indeed a wretched man, a playful
wretched man who had a lot of affairs.
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