Female Novel
Chapter 1220
Edith looked closely at Stella’s face. It seemed like she saw a glimpse of her own daughter in Stella asher eyes welled up in tears.
Stella got emotional too, but not to the point of crying.
She was different from the family in the room with her. She had been carefully taken care of by Raineesince she was a baby and had no idea that she had been switched. She had never personallyexperienced the pain of losing a loved one for the past twenty years.
However, the Hall and Saun families had gone through the death of a grandchild and a daughter, whowas also Wenham’s wife. It was a tragedy for them.
That was the reason why they were so easily overwhelmed by their emotions as soon as they sawStella, who was well and healthy, appearing in front of them.
Stella felt a hint of warmth in her heart, suddenly filling her emotional void that had been empty for thepast several years. Edith held her hand and asked gently, “Stella, have you been doing well all theseyears?”
Stella lowered her gaze and replied softly, ’My mom-l mean, my foster mother treated me very well. Ihave been living a pretty comfortable life.”
Edith sighed. “Your foster mother had it difficult. I guess her passing was a relief for her. Could you takeus to the
cemetery a few days later? I want to personally thank her.”
Stella nodded.
“Edith, move over. Let me speak to the child for a while.”
Wilfred squeezed between them and stuffed a big envelope in Stella’s hand. “Stella, this is the moneyI’ve been saving for you for over twenty years.” He whispered, “None of them have as much as you.”
Daryl paused. “Dad, how could you steal my line?”
Then, he took an envelope out too. “What am I going to say now?”
Wenham pursed his lips and took another envelope out from his pocket. “Did Trevor tell you guys whatI was going to give Stella?”
Stella and Trevor both kept quiet at the exchange.
After a moment, the three envelopes were already in Stella’s hand. It felt weighty, like the deepaffection from her family.
She was initially worried that seeing her would remind them of her late birth mother and make thingsawkward between them. However, that did not happen at all. Instead, all of them were very considerateof her feelings and had not brought that up at all. Stella was the continuation of life to them, not theculprit who caused the death of their loved one.
She pursed her lips and put the envelopes on the table.
Then, she stood up and poured herself a glass of wine. “I’ll drink to express my gratitude.”
Everyone else was shocked as they thought inwardly. ‘Ah… It seems like she’s a good drinker.’
Stella only noticed that everyone else was staring at her after she finished her drink. Suddenly, she felta little awkward.novelbin
Daryl was quick to react; he cleared his throat and said,” You’re just like my sister when she wasyoung. Bold and daring!”
Then, he lifted his glass. “Here, I’ll drink with you.”
Wenham got very excited about this “trait” of Stella as he thought inwardly. ‘It seems like she enjoysalcohol as much as I do.’
“And me too.” He quickly raised his glass and spoke.
A female voice sounded at the door as soon as Wenham said that. “I knew you wouldn’t be able toresist a drink.”
Stella was taken aback. Then, she turned around and saw Darcie standing at the entrance.
Darcie was wearing a wine-red blouse paired with a black flared long skirt. Her exquisite makeup madeher look very elegant and graceful.
As everyone shifted their gaze to her, she greeted the elderly couple warmly, “Long time no see, Mr.and Mrs. Hall Sr..”