Chapter 347
She thought Keegan would be furious. They were used to pampering Aurora, and she was made very
aware of it. How could Keegan possibly relent if she had hit their precious sweetheart to this state?
However, Keegan did not say anything. He was quiet for a long time, then said, “Go home. Great-
grandpa says he wants to have chicken soup.”
Stella was stunned for a moment. She felt like her throat was stuck and did not say a thing in the end.
The incident about Aurora being beaten up did not spread. It was unknown if the Kane family had
purposedly suppressed it. Although she was tied up and only beaten once, it was not convincing enough.
She might have also been sexually harassed. Regardless of whether the news would be passed on, how
the incident developed was uncertain, so the Kane family suppressed the news.
On the police’s side, they also could not make any headway. Initially, they assumed it was a standard
violent assault case, but the investigation was constantly hampered. At first, the surveillance footage was
switched. Then they found out that the car used to kidnap her was a scrapped car using another license
plate.
When they went to look for it, the car had been processed into scrap. No clues could be found. Dahlia
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtwent to make a fuss at the police station a few times and was almost detained by the police’s
administration. In the end, it was Cordelia who diffused the situation, and Dahlia was also reprimanded
by her. Stella herself did not think that the incident would just fizzle out like that in the end.
Arthur was discharged after a week. His body had recovered up to a point, and he would wake up early
every day to exercise. On the night three days after that, Stella came home and did not see Arthur
beckon her to wash her hands and eat like he usually did. Instead, she found he had left a note for her
on the chair he usually sat on.
“The sow at home is about to give birth. I need to go back to help it. I’ll make some suckling piglet for you
at Thanksgiving.”
He then left Rivera quietly without notifying anyone. After Stella made sure he returned to his home
safely, she got busy filming and preparing for Cordelia’s birthday party.
Very quickly, she met with her first obstacle. The venue for throwing the birthday banquet was booked in
advance by someone else. Rivera was not lacking in venues, but Dragon Lagoon was indeed the best in
terms of scenery and size. Cordelia held these birthday banquets once every ten years, so naturally, it
could not be shoddy.
Stella contacted the person in charge and asked for the phone number of the other client to see whether
they could negotiate. However, the person in charge refused her, so Stella had to look for the boss of the
premise.
After searching, in the end, she came to Mrs. Chapman. It turned out that this property was a part of Mrs.
Chapman’s family’s property. When she heard that Stella wanted to negotiate the timing for renting the
venue, she said with a complicated expression, “Mrs. Kane, it’s not that I don’t want to help you. The
other person wanted to hold a wedding and booked the date early. In other words, how could I tell the
other person?”
Stella replied, “Mrs. Chapman, you can help me inform them. If they can exchange, I’m willing
to return the amount they paid in deposit threefold.”
Mrs. Chapman chuckled with a slightly disdainful expression. “Mrs. Kane, as a member of the Jewell
family, you probably have not planned a banquet this huge before, so maybe you don’t understand.
People who can hold a wedding banquet at the Dragon Lagoon do not need that small amount of
deposit.”
Stella’s expression tensed slightly. “What you said, Mrs. Chapman, I naturally understand. However, the
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmbirthday banquet that Madam Kane Sr. holds is only held once every ten years. I still need to put in all my
effort for it. As you are doing business, it’s natural that you don’t want to upset your clients. How about
you give me the contact of the client that booked it? I’ll tell them myself and take full responsibility if I can
make them change their mind, regardless of the penalty charges or anything else that happens. Would
this be okay?”
“Ms. Kane, you already said I do business. The most basic rule of doing business is to protect the client’s
confidentiality. If I leak the client’s information to you today, the client could spread this incident tomorrow.
The reputation I have accrued over the years would crumble. Then, who would want to do business with
my family?”
Stella pursed her lips.
“That’s enough.” Mrs. Chapman stood up. “I still have other clients coming at the moment, so I won’t be
able to keep you company, Mrs. Kane. You can look for another venue. There are many other venues at
Rivera. Go through a few more. There should be a suitable one in the end.
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After dismissing Stella, Mrs. Chapman took her phone to call Dahlia’s cell number. “Dahlia, you can rest
easy. How could I not perform what you told me to do well?”
Dahlia said nonchalantly, “Sorry to trouble you. I’ll make up for the loss of venue later.”
“No need. About what I told you about last time, you can help me keep an eye out. I’ve already spoken
with the other larger venues. If Stella wants to rent it, it wouldn’t be easy.”
Hanging up the phone, the sound of glass breaking came from behind.