Stella had nothing else to do, so she chatted a bit more with L.
"These aren't replicas; they're all originals. I heard the head of the Gardner family put on this exhibition for someone special. I was just lucky enough to benefit from it and see everything."
L's chat box showed that she was typing, but a long time passed without a message.
Stella found it odd and assumed the other person had just tapped the keyboard by accident.
Just as she was about to put her phone down, a message from L finally came through.
"Did you have fun today?"
Stella replied, "For the most part, yes."
L asked, "For the most part? Sounds like something unpleasant happened?"
Stella typed, "Yeah, I ran into someone I can't stand at the exhibition. I can't believe I saw him here of all places."
L asked, "Why do you dislike him?"
Stella replied, "Because of him, I can no longer do what I love."
This time, it took L a long while to reply.
"Do you hate him?"
Stella said, "I used to, but not anymore. Hate is a very strong emotion. Disliking him is enough."
L replied, "You have a good outlook on things."
Stella said, "He's already faced consequences for his actions. I don't want to waste my time on someone who doesn't matter. Hating someone is still a form of caring."
L asked another question, "What about me? Am I an irrelevant person to you?"
Staring at the unexpected message on her screen, Stella smiled gently.


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