In Riverside City, after Stella put the little one to sleep, she went to sit down next to Clarence. “What
will we go back?”
They had stayed here for half a month and things had almost been solved. So it was time for them to
return to City N.
He looked up from his computer screen and said, “Soon.”
“Just in a few days?” she asked.
He nodded slightly.
She said, “I will go pack our luggage. Noah has a lot of things and it takes time.”
When she got up, he pulled her back. “Wait. I have something to tell you.”
Hearing this, her smile faded gradually as she sat down again. “Is there something wrong? The little
one couldn't go back with us together?”
He put down the computer and hugged her shoulders. “Yes, he can. It’s just that we have to wait for a
while.”
“What do you mean?” she asked.
“The medical team here can’t go to City N with us all. The boy still need to receive some treatment. And
when it’s done, Archer will take him back.”
“How long will it take?”
“Three months at most.”
She remained silent with her head down.
He scratched her chin with his hand and asked in a low voice, “Are you unhappy?”
“No. I just thought that he could go with us.”
She sighed. Well, never mind. Since she had waited for so long, she could wait for another three
months.
He added, “Don’t you want another child? If he is with us, it wouldn't be convenient.”
She got speechless for a moment and then said snappily, “Is that all you can think about?”
Seeing that she was in a better mood, he raised his eyebrows slightly. “What? That's a big deal. Didn’t
you say you wanted to have another baby? How can we do it with him around?”
“You are truly...”
He tightened his grip on her waist and brought her closer, their lips almost touching each other. Then
he whispered, “What about me? Hmm?”
“When you are old and lying in a hospital bed, it is very likely that your oxygen tubes will be removed by
someone else,” she said.
He replied with a smile, “As long as you are lying next to me at that time, it’s not a big deal.”
She did not know what to say.
Here he went like this again.
She pushed him. “Okay. Okay. Let’s not talk about nonsense. Sleep now!”
He held her on his lap with his chin on her shoulder. “Since you have been with him all day, you should
stay with me for a while.”
“When did I...” She suddenly remembered something and asked, “What about mom? Will she go back
to City N with the little one in three months?”
“She will not go back.”
“Why?”
“This is her home,” he replied.
She remembered what Dolores had said at the James family ancestral hall. Dolores returned to the
James family house to mourn and accompany the deceased Bancroft.
After a moment of silence, she asked, “What about Elaine? Will she go back to City N?”
“I don’t know.”
After pausing for a second, he added, “She's asking to see you lately. So before we go back to City N,
you can go see her.”
She nodded, “I got it.”
Two days later, after consulting Archer’s opinion, Stella took the little one out.
Maybe because the boy had lived in that place for too long, when he came out, he felt curious about
everything. Waving his little hands and babbling, he looked quite happy.
Clarence sent her to the entrance of the shopping mall where she and Elaine would meet, took the
stroller down and put the little boy inside. Then he said to her, “I will pick you up tonight.”
“Okay.”
At this time, she heard someone calling her from behind.
Elaine had just got out of her car, jumping and waving at her from a distance, “Stella, hi!”
Stella smiled and turned back to Clarence, saying, “You can go now. I will go over to her.”
As she was about to push the stroller towards Elaine, he suddenly came up to her and gave her a kiss
on the cheek with a slight smile. “Don’t miss me too much.”
There were many people in front of the mall, and when they saw this, they stopped walking and looked
towards the two with envious glances.
She blushed. “Just off you go!”
The little boy sat in the stroller and smiled even more happily.
After Clarence left, Stella and Elaine met each other.
Elaine was immediately attracted by the little boy in the stroller and bent down to tease him, “Whose
child is this? He is so cute!”
Stella replied, “Mine.”
Elaine got a bit shocked, but then she remembered the baby items she saw at Stella’s house in City N
and Clarence once said he had a son.
So she muttered with embarrassment, “Sorry, Stella. I forgot it...”
Stella smiled, “It’s okay. Don’t you want to buy something? Let’s go.”
After the funeral, Elaine was grounded at home by Franklin and wasn't allowed to go out.
Elaine did reflect on herself at first, but after being locked up for a long time, she finally started to ask
for freedom.
Maybe because she was so sincere about her wish, her father finally agreed to let her out.
Whether in City N or at home, Elaine had been so bored. So when she got into the mall, she began to
shop frantically.
After a while, all the bodyguards followed her with hands full.
She not only bought things for herself, but also bought a lot of things for Stella and Sherry. She directly
asked the salesperson to deliver those things to their addresses.
Stella could not stop her at all.
When they got to the floor of baby products, Elaine rushed inside with enthusiasm. Stella hurriedly
pulled her and said, “Elaine, it’s enough. Stop buying things. There are no more hands to hold them.”
Elaine turned her head and looked at the bodyguards behind and found Stella was right. “But I haven't
bought anything for the little one. I will let the salesperson deliver the things directly to your house.”
“No need. He already has a lot of toys at home.”
When Stella was pregnant back then, she loved to buy things for the little one. But she was not as
crazy as Clarence and Elaine were. They always liked to "empty the shelves" while shopping.
Maybe because they were just too rich, huh?
Being pulled tightly by Stella, Elaine could not help pouting her mouth. “But I haven’t got him a gift yet.”
Stella looked around and finally landed her eyes on a row of doll machines. “That will do.”
Elaine got stunned. “That?”
Stella nodded and said, “What is more meaningful than the gift you clamp out with your own hands?”
Elaine thought so too.
She got inspired by Stella’s words and walked over to buy a hundred coins. Then she began to operate
the machine with a serious look.
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