Sitting in the car, Stella could hear the pitter-patter of the rain.
There came Archer’s voice from the phone.
Caesar had been in a relationship with a woman for many years and they were supposed to get
married earlier. However, the members of the James family were not satisfied with that woman’s family
background and tried to separate them.
But Caesar had been insisting on marrying her.
Nonetheless, out of some unknown reasons, when the members of the James family were about to
agree to the marriage, Caesar broke up with that woman.
Several days later, that woman died because of a car accident.
Ever since that, Caesar had disappeared from the James family.
The James family had been telling outsiders that Caesar died in that car accident with that woman.
Soon after this accident, Franklin and Caesar’s father, namely Elaine’s grandpa, suffered an illness and
died after struggling for half a year.
Rumours had it in the James family that that woman approached Caesar for the sake of the James’
family’s power. However, as she couldn’t get the thing she wanted from Caesar, she dumped him and
prepared to find the other man.
Caesar couldn’t suppress his anger and arranged the car accident to kill that woman. Then he felt so
embarrassed to stay in the James family and secretly left Riverside.
To prevent the public’s discussion, the James family declared that Caesar was dead.
Archer commented, “Although they said so, I think it’s not that plausible.”
Stella asked, “Why?”
“In terms of the position in the James family, Hilbert is only inferior to the patriarch. Although Bancroft
was the patriarch of the James family back then, Franklin and Caesar still had a high position in the
family. If that woman really approached him for the sake of powers, Caesar was indeed the most
suitable candidate at that time.”
“But didn’t you say that the members of the James family had been objecting to their marriage even
though they had been in a relationship for several years?”
“Yes. But they broke up when Caesar’s father was about to agree to it. It’s so ridiculous.”
Stella clenched her phone, remaining silent. She thought what Archer said just now made sense.
She also thought the whole thing weird.
Archer continued, “I’ve asked Darnell about this. This is probably a secret of the James family. As
Hilbert suppressed the spreading of this news and Bancroft helped keep it a secret, the outsiders
hadn’t heard anything about this. I guess only the people involved know what had happened.”
“Even Darnell is not clear of it?”
“Yes. The senior generation has been keeping it a secret and it has been a long time, so it’s hard to
investigate this. But rest assured, I will tell you if there’s any news.”
Stella nodded her head, “Okay.
She put down her phone after ending the call.
Sherry couldn’t help but click her tongue, “A big family is indeed different. There are always
complicated and ridiculous things in big families.”
Stella also thought so. She then started the car.
When they arrived downstairs of the apartment, the rain became heavier.
Stella walked out of the lift and said, “Sherry, you can go back first and have a rest. I want to have a
look at Elaine.”
“Okay. Call me if you have any problems.”
Stella pressed Elaine’s doorbell. Several minutes later, Elaine opened the door while rubbing her eyes.
She had been sleeping since coming back.
If it wasn’t because of the doorbell, she could sleep until tomorrow.
Elaine greeted her, yawning, “Stella.”
Stella asked, “Did you have dinner?”
Elaine leaned lazily against the door, “Not yet.”
“Come to my house. What would you like to eat?”
Elaine immediately became energetic and followed behind her happily.
Stella opened the refrigerator and then cooked a dish that Elaine liked the most.
When the fragrance spread out, Elaine stood at the door of the kitchen.
While having the meal, Elaine took a small bite of the sparerib and asked tentatively, “Stella, may I ask
you a question?”
Stella nodded her head, “Say it.”
“Don’t you… Don’t you like my uncle?”
Although Elaine sometimes looked dull and silly and she never thought over those things, she was
somehow sensitive. After coming back, she pondered it when lying on the bed, From Stella’s reaction
and her attitude towards other people in usual time, she could vaguely see that Stella didn’t like
Caesar.
Stella replied, “It isn’t that I don’t like him. It’s just that we’re not familiar with each other and it was the
first time that we met. But you’re right. I don’t have any good impression of the members of the James
family.”
Elaine immediately became upset, “What?”
Stella chuckled, “You’re not included. If I don’t like you, why did I cook for you?”
Elaine thought it plausible and then lowered her head to eat the sparerib again.
When Elaine almost finished the meal, Stella called her name, “Elaine.”
Elaine looked up at her, “What’s the matter?”
“Do you have a deep impression of your uncle?”
“Hmm… I almost forget his appearance and there’s no photo of him at home. I just have a vague
impression of him.”
“Then how did you recognize him today?”
Elaine replied, “It was him who recognized me first. If it wasn’t that he told me about the condition of my
family and mentioned about my dad and grand-grandfather, I would think he’s a swindler.”
Elaine sighed emotionally, “I haven’t told my father about this. If he knows about this, he will be very
happy.”
Stella stood up and cleaned the dishes, “I will help you apply medicine later. Have a good sleep
tonight.”
Seeing this, Elaine hurriedly snatched the plate from her, “Stella, leave this to me. You treated me a
meal and I should help you.”
Stella didn’t refuse it. She walked to the living room and took out a medical kit from the drawer of the
tea table.
There came some clattering sound from the kitchen, but Stella, who had gotten accustomed to it, didn’t
change her expression.
At night…
Lying on the bed and listening to the sound of the rain outside, Stella took out her phone and took a
glance at the time.
It was already 1 o’clock. Would Clarence come back tonight?
Stella pondered for a while and decided to dial him.
The call was only answered when the ringtone was going to come to an end.
But it was Nathan who answered the call.
Nathan said, “Ms. Radomil, Mr. Conrad is at a meeting with several managers of our subsidiaries.”
Stella paused when she heard the words and asked with confusion, “It’s not the end of the year. Why
does he have a meeting with them?”
Although the managers of the subsidiaries would go to the Conrad Group to report their work at set
intervals, they would only have a meeting for an annual report.
It was now July. Why was the meeting advanced for several months?
Nathan replied after a while of silence, “Mr. Radomil, Mr. Conrad…”
Stella asked nervously, “What’s wrong with him?”
Before Nathan could answer the question, there came some noises from the other end of the phone.
Several seconds later, there came Clarence’s calm voice, “I’m fine. It’s late, why don’t you sleep.”
“It’s raining outside. And I want to ask you will you come back tonight?”
“I’m still having the meeting. I don’t know when it will be over. I guess I won’t come back tonight. You
can go to bed.” Clarence said in a low voice, “Good night.”
Stella paused when she heard the words and asked with confusion, “It’s not the end of the year. Why
does he have a meeting with them?”
Although the managers of the subsidiaries would go to the Conrad Group to report their work at set
intervals, they would only have a meeting for an annual report.
It was now July. Why was the meeting advanced for several months?
Nathan replied after a while of silence, “Mr. Radomil, Mr. Conrad...”
Stella asked nervously, “What’s wrong with him?”
Before Nathan could answer the question, there came some noises from the other end of the phone.
Several seconds later, there came Clarence’s calm voice, “I’m fine. It’s late, why don’t you sleep.”
“It's raining outside. And | want to ask you will you come back tonight?”
“I’m still having the meeting. | don’t know when it will be over. | guess | won't come back tonight. You
can go to bed.” Clarence said in a low voice, “Good night.”
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