Chapter 147
Over the past few years, she couldn’t stop thinking about every member of the Quinn family. She was always lurking in the shadows, meticulously following their lives.
Susanna commented, “You and that family, you seem to be living the good life.
On the other hand, ever since the Larkins found Stella, Ursula had been stirring up trouble non–stop. Talking about favoritism.
But Stella was also an adopted daughter in the Quinn household, and she got along just fine with them, didn’t she?
Stella replied, “I guess it’s different, I was with them since I was a baby.”
Susanna nodded, “Makes sense. Babies are so soft and adorable, who could ever have bad intentions towards a baby?”
But there was another thing.
sanna felt, “Kindness begets kindness. You must have been really good to them too.”
The bad blood between Stella and Ursula stemmed from Ursula’s initial attempts on her life. The Larkins‘ baseless accusations had soured relationships, leading to frequent clashes and bias against Stella, their own flesh and blood.
After bring her back, the Larkins never showed much genuine affection towards Stella. And Stella, who was pampered by the Quinns since childhood, naturally lacked the patience to deal with them.
“Let’s go, time for lunch.”
Stella didn’t want to discuss the Larkins anymore. Getting up, she grabbed her bag and left.
Susanna didn’t make further comment on the topic, but couldn’t help mentioning, “Yorick has been turning heaven and earth to find the owner of Wave Residence. I’m curious to see his reaction when he finds out it’s you.”
Ignorance was bliss.
Now, those in the know couldn’t help but laugh at the antics of Yorick and the Larkins.
Stella remarked, “Don’t tell him, let him be clueless.”
Susanna chuckled, “You’re right. Yorick does act like a complete fool sometimes.”
Together, they headed out for lunch.
They had barely left when Cloudia arrived, and Tabitha tried to call Stella to warn her. But Stella had her phone on silent, making it impossible to reach her.
At the restaurant.
While cutting into her steak, Susanna mentioned, “Sirena has been grounded by his bro. He’s not letting her out of the house.”
Stella raised an eyebrow, “Seriously grounded?”
When Jeremy mentioned it, Stella thought he was joking, given Sirena was his sister.
If she was really grounded, Sirena would surely make a huge fuss. She wondered what was so special about Jaxon that caught Sirena’s
eye.
Susanna nodded, “Yep, grounded for real. She used to be out shopping with someone or the other all the time, haven’t seen her out for days now.”
Just like Stella couldn’t stand the Larkins, Susanna had no love lost for Sirena.
Stella commented, “It’s for the best, otherwise if some huge trouble comes up, it’d be a scandal for the Patel family.”
“Huh?”
A scandal
Stella clarified, “Jaxon is no gentleman!”
At the mention of Jaxon, Susanna remembered something. She glanced around, ensuring no one was close by, before leaning in towards Stella.
Whispering, she said, “I suspect Jaxon has a woman on the side.”
Stella paused with her utensils in hand as she heard the words.
“Yesterday, my niece had a fever, and my mom asked me to check on her at the hospital. Guess what I saw?” Susanna continued.
“What is it?”
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Jaxon with a woman, holding a child around two or three years old.”
Stella remained silent.
A two or three–year–old child?
Jaxon’s kid was also around that age.
Susanna added, “The child looked somewhat similar to Jaxon, could very well be his.”
“And you actually took a closer look?”
“How could I? It was the child’s resemblance that caught my eye from afar,” Susahna expressed her thought wryly.
