Chapter 315
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Cherry Galleria, a well–known luxury mall in Portis City.
Stella’s eye twitched. “Shouldn’t he be in the hospital right now?”
“Exactly! Jaxon was seriously injured, Blaise should be at his side.”
So why was he at Cherry Galleria?
Susanna chimed in, “I think there’s something more to Blaise and that woman. They seemed quite cozy.”
Stella raised an eyebrow. “A woman with a stroller? And they looked cozy?”
That didn’t sound right. Blaise was no spring chicken.
“Yeah,” Susanna confirmed,
“Are you sure you didn’t see it wrong?”
Stella found it hard to believe. Over the years, Blaise had never shown interest in that kind of thing. Could Susanna have been mistaken?
Susanna insisted, “No mistake. I made sure to take several good looks because it was Blaise. A quick glance might be wrong, but every glance? No way.”
Stella was silent. That was a fair point.
If Blaise was getting close to another woman, Susanna would definitely have looked a few times.
Stella asked, “Whose kid is it?”
“Girl, I only looked a few times because they seemed close. I didn’t exactly have x–ray vision.”
Stella fell into thought. What did she think of Blaise? Stern, upright, always formal and polite with Cloudia. Not the type to get all lovey–dovey.
And then there was Jaxon, the future heir of the Larkin Group. Over the years, he’d taken on a lot of responsibilities. To Blaise, he was special.
Yet here Jaxon was in the hospital, and Blaise was off with some other woman… and a baby?
Stella asked, “How cozy were they?”
Susanna replied, “Practically shoulder to shoulder. Nearly cheek to cheek. Friends don’t do that, right?”
Stella fell silent. This didn’t sound like an ordinary relationship.
In the Larkin family, even Blaise and Cloudia looked awkward just sitting together.
Seeing Stella’s silence, Susanna offered, “Want your gal pal here to dig deeper? Make the Larkin family even messier?”
Messy?
In Stella’s mind, the Larkin family was already a circus. And by now, Lola Zeller was probably at the hospital too.
Stella said, “Do we need more? Lola’s enough to handle.”
Then there was Ursula, who couldn’t go abroad for treatment, and Jaxon about to be discharged. The Larkin family was a whirlwind already.
“Oh right, there’s Lola,” Susanna recalled, almost forgetting her. “Is Lola that much trouble?”
Stella replied, “Failing to climb up the ladder would make anyone anxious. It might even drag the Patel family
into the mess.”
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After all, Sirena Patel had truly fallen for Jaxon.
Susanna was surprised. “Huh? That bold?”
“Mm.” She had investigated Lola and knew the situation. “Lola didn’t know about Jaxon and Sirena before, but now she does. She’ll surely see Sirena as the roadblock to her ambitions. What do you think will happen?”
Susanna replied, “She’ll go after Sirena, putting the whole Larkin family under fire. With Ursula, the Larkin and Quarry families were already on thin ice. If Lola stirs things up with Sirena now, it might completely implode the Larkin family.”
This could very well lead to the Larkin family’s downfall.
Stella said, “So, about that woman, we don’t…”
Susanna cut her off, “Mrs. Larkin has to know about that woman. She needs to protect her rights. You really don’t think about your own birth mother at all”
Stella was taken aback. “???”
Susanna continued, “I’m serious. I’ll help you get to the bottom of this woman’s deal. Star, they always say you
got to stand up for your mom.”
can’t tell who’s close or distant. This time, you’v
Stella stared, dumbfounded. Was this really about helping Cloudia?
“Alright,” Stella conceded. “You’re right. I need to be clear about my loyalties. We can’t let outsiders take advantage.”
“Exactly,” Susanna agreed. “Leave it to me. I’ll make sure your mom has solid proof to throw in Blaise’s smug face.”
