FreeNovelChapter 608
When Cordelia had finished speaking, Baldwin was asked to gift each of them a money pouch. Stella
received the pouch with a "Thanks".
Jaylene, on the other hand, declined and said, "I'm afraid I'm not worthy of the money pouch Madam
Kane is giving. I lack talent."
Stella paused then smiled immediately. She said, "Ms. Saun, this is not a competition. We wrote the
calligraphy to congratulate Grandma. Will it matter who is more talented as long as Grandma feels
blessed?"
Baldwin added, "Ms. Saun, please do keep it. Take it as a blessing from Madam Kane.”
Jaylene hesitated a little before finally taking it. "I'm sorry for my narrowmindedness."
Stella did not reply to that, and she kept her thoughts to herself. "I felt something fishy when Jaylene
proposed to write calligraphy together.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThere were a lot of ways for her to be in the limelight, but she insisted on doing it together with me. It
felt like she was using me as a stepping stone. Maybe her thought process isn't as innocent as I
thought. Jaylene, being a daughter of the Saun family, shouldn't have any need to use others as a
stepping stone. Maybe I'm overthinking this.1
After the table was moved away, Marshall headed toward Keegan and Vermont. Vermont greeted,
"What took you so long, Marshall? I thought you weren't coming tonight."
Marshall politely smiled and replied, "There were a lot of cases to settle these past two days. That's
why I was late." His eyes trailed to Stella who had just arrived in front of him. Marshall then continued,
"Better late than never. Otherwise, I wouldn't see such an amazing sight if I arrived a moment later."
Stella smiled and replied, "No one would realize the surprise if you didn't point it out. I might even
become a laughing stock if I did it myself."
The satisfaction Stella received was several times better when Marshall revealed the hidden portrait
than if she did it herself. 'My pretentious attitude was worth it after all, especially when I get to see all
those faces in shock and disbelief. I can't believe a random skill I picked up from boredom since
marrying Keegan could finally be of use.'
"I didn't do much. What should be revealed will eventually prevail anyway. By the way, how did you pick
up this skill?" asked Marshall curiously.
"There was nothing much to it. I was just blindly brushing away."
Keegan's face turned darker and darker, as the two continued to merrily chat away. Right at that
moment, Aurora came over, held Marshall's wrist, and said, "Marshall, would you like to dance with
me?"
Marshall humbly said, "I’ve just arrived, and I want to take a breather."
Aurora, not letting go of his hands, said, "The gazebo at the center of the lake is quite tranquil. There's
rarely any passerby, and it's a good place to take a rest. How about I bring you there?"
Marshall frowned. When he was about to speak, Keegan came with a plate full of fruits. He handed it to
Aurora and said, "Here are some
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmrefreshments. Bring Marshall over there to have a good rest."
Aurora was exhilarated that her brother was helping her to get together with Marshall. She then said,
"Alright, brother."
Taking the fruit platter as she spoke, she pulled Marshall toward the direction of the lake. He could only
succumb to being pulled away. He was unable to outright reject Aurora, who was still holding the fruit
platter, in front of the public.
Vermont still could not comprehend what had happened and asked, "Why
did you so readily agree to let Aurora pursue Marshall when you have always seemed to disagree back
then?"
"Since when have I disagreed? He'll make a good brother-in-law since he's such an upright person,"
said Keegan as he took a sip of fruit juice.
Stella pouted as she said to herself, "Are you even sure your sister is virtuous enough for Mr. Moore?'
"Stella, how much did Madam Kane give you?" Vermont winked at her as he continued, "Go on, open
it."
Stella was curious, but she whispered, "Won't it be disrespectful to open it here?"
Vermont responded, "It's alright. No one's watching. Go ahead and open it."
Keegan's eye twitched from hearing the ongoing whispers between the two of them.
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