Female Novel
Chapter 1479
Darcie said, “Jaylene has been staying in the hospital for the past few days, and I had a lot of work todo in the office. I couldn’t spare the time, so it got delayed.”novelbin
She shifted her gaze to Stella and smiled as she continued, “I wanted to talk to you about it, but itseems you brought it up first before I could.”
She appeared to be smiling, but her eyes did not look friendly at all.
Stella had a smile on her face, too, “Actually, I’m not in a hurry too. It’s just that I know you’re a busyperson and it’s difficult for you to have some free time. I have a pretty busy schedule, too, and I have torush over to the set at any time with just a phone call from my team. That’s why I thought it’d be betterto finish it as soon as possible since I have a day off today.
You’re my elder; it won’t be right for me to keep you waiting. That would be impolite.”
Darcie tightened her grip on her utensils, shot her a glance, and pressed her lips together, “You’reoverthinking. After the meal, we’ll rest and get it done.”
Stella nodded, “Thank you, Darcie.”
Darcie replied amicably, “We’re family. There’s no need to be so polite with me.”
Stella smiled and lowered her gaze as she thought, ‘Her patience is impressive. I’ve pushed herbuttons this much, yet she can still hold back her anger. I’d probably dump this bowl of soup on theperson who openly tried to set me up like that.
‘She may look like a kind person, but she isn’t even willing to give Trevor a room here. She’s socautious around me and Trevor. Is she afraid we would snatch Jaylene’s share of the family propertyaway?’
After the meal, Darcie played two rounds of chess with Wenham and took the initiative to get thepaperwork done.
Trevor stood up and said, “Let’s go together. I’ll have to take Stella back home after we’re done.”
Darcie paused without objecting.
On the other hand, Stella loaded the valuable decorations she took from Jaylene’s room onto the car.
Changing the shop’s ownership was a complicated process, but Stella did not mind at all when it cameto making money.
They left the house at two in the afternoon and did all the procedures until evening, finally submitting allthe necessary documents.
Once everything got approved, The Velvet was officially Stella’s property.
When they came out of the office, not only that Stella was not tired, but she was also full of energy. Shesaid enthusiastically, “Darcie, let’s eat something together since you’ve spent so much time with me onthis.”
Darcie looked at her calmly and said, “It’s fine. I’ve made an appointment with a friend for a skincaretreatment tonight.”
“Okay, we’ll have a meal some other time then.”
Darcie paused before she lifted her gaze and said, “Stella, I’ve put a lot of effort into operating TheVelvet. Now that it’s in your hands, I hope you’ll take good care of it for me.”
Stella smiled, “Of course. I’ll take good care of my own business, Darcie. Don’t worry about it.”
Darcie’s gaze darkened, but she did not say anything more.
After Darcie left, Stella said, “Trevor, she’ll never be able to mistreat you anymore with me around.”
She could not believe that her silly father was oblivious to what Darcie had been subtly doing. He eventhought that Trevor not having a room in the house was nothing unusual.
Stella realized that Trevor, being a man, might not be as sensitive to a woman’s subtle manipulationsas she was. This led her to suspect that Darcie might have taken advantage of Trevor many times overthe years.
She had no intention of causing trouble at home after returning to the family. Darcie was Wenham’swife, and Jaylene was his adopted daughter. If everyone could live together peacefully, she would notcare how much of the family’s wealth would be divided between them in the future. However, if theyhad ulterior motives and tried to take advantage of her and her brother, she would never just sit backand let it happen.
If they would not live harmoniously, then she would play the game by their rules.
Trevor paused momentarily before a hint of warmth appeared in his eyes. Although they did not growup together, they were blood siblings and had a special place in each other’s hearts.
When their mother was pregnant with Stella, she hoped that Trevor and Stella could rely on andsupport each other. And now, it seemed like that wish had come true.