Darcie said, “Jaylene has been staying in the hospital for the past few days, and I had a lot of work to do in the office. I couldn’t spare the time, so it got delayed.”

She shifted her gaze to Stella and smiled as she continued, “I wanted to talk to you about it, but it seems you brought it up first before I could.”

She appeared to be smiling, but her eyes did not look friendly at all.

Stella had a smile on her face, too, “Actually, I’m not in a hurry too. It’s just that I know you’re a busy person and it’s difficult for you to have some free time. I have a pretty busy schedule, too, and I have to rush over to the set at any time with just a phone call from my team. That’s why I thought it’d be better to finish it as soon as possible since I have a day off today.

You’re my elder; it won’t be right for me to keep you waiting. That would be impolite.”

Darcie tightened her grip on her utensils, shot her a glance, and pressed her lips together, “You’re overthinking. After the meal, we’ll rest and get it done.”

Stella nodded, “Thank you, Darcie.”

Darcie replied amicably, “We’re family. There’s no need to be so polite with me.”

I’ve pushed her buttons this much, yet she can still hold back her anger. I’d probably dump this bowl of

here. She’s so cautious around me and Trevor. Is she afraid we would snatch Jaylene’s

with Wenham and took

I’ll have to take Stella

Darcie paused without objecting.

loaded the valuable decorations she took from

complicated process, but Stella did not mind

and did all the procedures

everything got approved, The Velvet

they came out of the office, not only that Stella was not tired, but she was also full of energy. She said enthusiastically, “Darcie, let’s eat something together since you’ve spent so much time with me on

said, “It’s fine. I’ve made an

meal

before she lifted her gaze and said, “Stella, I’ve put a lot of effort into operating The

take good care of

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