After Charles had ended his sentence, Stella came downstairs.
She smiled and greeted Cameron, “Nice to meet you, Mr. Thomas.”
Cameron gestured Stella to come forward, “Come here and sit, Stella.”
Stella walked towards him and sat beside him.
Cameron held his walking stick with both hands and spoke with a smiling face, “When did you arrive? I
offered to give you a ride before but I was worried that I might delay your matters.”
“I arrived not long ago.”
“Then, there is no big difference,” Cameron said. He looked at Stella’s clothes and was confused,
“Where did you get so much dust on your clothes?”
After Charles heard Cameron’s question, he froze as he reached for the tea cup.
Stella said, “It was nothing serious. Ms. Steward played a joke with me just now. But I do not have the
time to change my clothes now.”
Cameron frowned deeply and looked at Charles, “What kind of joke?”
Charles stifled a laugh and said, “Phoebe has acted foolishly. I have already talked sense into her.”
Seeing that Charles was unwilling to speak the truth, Cameron directed his gaze towards the servant
behind Charles and yelled, “Tell me!”
“It’s… It’s…”
The servant stammered and did not dare to say anything.
Cameron hammered the floor strongly with his walking stick and said angrily, “What did I tell you just
now? You acted so sincere when you agreed with me. In the end, you were just patronising me!”
“It was a misunderstanding. I promise you that this will never happen again.”
Cameron’s mood darkened. He thought about the servant’s words about tidying up some items, the
dust lingering in the mansion and Stella’s dusty clothes. He was able to piece together what happened.
He said, “You better keep your promise. Or I will see how will you face Miranda when you die!”
At that moment, a servant came in again and whispered something to Charles.
He nodded, “Invite him in.”
Cameron asked, “Who came to the mansion?”
Charles said, “My business partner. Since you have good judgement of character, you can help me to
take a look at him.”
“With my old age and blurry vision, what can see in him?”
In that situation, Stella thought that her presence was unneeded. She decided to take a bath, change
her clothes and go to her office.
Just when she wanted to get up, Cameron held her back softly and motioned her to remain seated.
Charles did not notice Cameron’s slight movement.
Stella understood him and sat there properly without any intention of leaving.
After a while, the guest came into sight.
The guest was William.
William stood in the living room. After exchanging greetings with Charles, he looked at Cameron and
Stella. He greeted them politely, “Mr. Thomas and Ms. Radomil, it is my pleasure to meet the both of
you.”
With a calm look on his face, Charles said steadily, “I see that we all know each other.”
William smiled faintly, “I have met Mr. Thomas once overseas. After returning to City N, I had the
honour to visit Mr. Thomas’s house. With regard to Ms. Radomil, I had a collaboration with Mr. Conrad
in the past and met her several times coincidentally.”
Charles seemed to have disliked the mention of Clarence. He invited William to take a seat and
ordered the servants to prepare a cup of tea for William.
Charles spoke, “I heard that Mr. William is also from City N. Which part of City N you are from?”
William mentioned a place, “I have been abroad for many years. This time when I returned to City N, I
noticed that my old place of residence has changed so much, nothing is the same anymore.”
“Mr. William is a nostalgic person indeed. Many years have passed, and you still decide to return to
City N.”
“It is not exactly because of nostalgia. My company has plans of expanding its business in the country
and the only place I am familiar with is City N.”
Both of them were talking to each other. Although it looked like a simple conversation, Charles was
actually checking the credibility of William’s words.
Before he collaborated with William, Charles had done a complete background check on him and so he
knew that William and Cameron were acquaintances. Therefore, he had mentioned that on purpose.
In regard to Stella, they had known each other through Clarence. But apart from a few meetings, there
were no private meetings between Stella and William.
There should not be any special relationships between the two of them besides that.
Charles had been suspicious of the relationship between William and Cameron. But seeing that William
explained their relationship so directly without hiding that the fact that they knew each other, he lowered
his guard.
During their conversation, Cameron had occasionally said a few words but Stella had no chance to
participate in the conversation. She was bored sitting there, lowered her head and began to pull out the
dust stuck on her pants when she was tidying up the storage room.
When William was talking, he would glance at Stella unintentionally, become absent-minded and then
recollect himself immediately.
After their conversation had finally ended, William got up and said, “I will now take my leave.”
When Stella was spacing out, she suddenly heard William calling her name.
Stella stood up immediately.
Looking at Stella, William smiled calmly and said, “Please send my regards to Mr. Conrad.”
Stella nodded and answered, “Sure.”
Charles said, “Let me accompany you to the exit.”
When the both of them left, Stella recollected herself.
Cameron supported himself with his walking stick and said, “Take a walk with me outside, young lady.
Let me introduce the mansion to you. They will definitely not introduce this to you.”
Stella gave him an arm and supported him. The two of them walked around the garden.
While taking a walk, Cameron explained the history of the garden and its previous use. He pointed at
the several sculptures not far away and said, “Your father once built a small Disney castle for you there.
You liked it so much. For a period of time, you had spent all your time there except when you were
sleeping or taking a meal.”
Stella looked at that foreign place. A vague image of small castle passed through her mind. She could
not remember anything else except for that image.
They continued to walk forward. Cameron carried on explaining, “Do you see that tall tree over there?
There was a greenhouse there. Inside were your mother’s carefully cultivated flowers. This kind of
flowers required a lot of effort to grow well. Once, your father made your mother angry and he secretly
went to the greenhouse to pick some flowers. Then, he gifted your mother the large banquet of flowers
to cheer her up. Your mother was furious and touched at the same time.”
Stella could not think of a reply.
He….
He really deserved a beating.
After he had finished explaining, he sighed and said emotionally, “Things have remained the same but
the people around us have changed.”
After some time, Stella asked, “Did a big fire accident occur here before?”
Cameron answered, “It was due to that explosion. The fire had almost burned everything into ashes.
Everything you see here was rebuilt after the accident.”
While he was speaking, Cameron turned his body to face her and said, “Child, you must know that your
biological parents have always loved you. Maybe there is someone in an unknown place who is silently
watching and protecting you.”
Before Stella could answer his question, Cameron had suddenly changed the topic of their
conversation, “By the way, do you know where your mother’s burial site is? I would like to visit her final
resting place.”
After Stella listened to his question, she paused for a while and said, “I do not know.”
She added, “She passed away when I was very young. I have no impression of her. I am also unaware
of the location of her burial site.”
Cameron sighed and asked, “How did she pass away?”
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