A genuine smile finally appeared on Aurora's face. "Thank you, Sellers. I'll leave it to you, then."
***
After Aurora left, Stella sat on the sofa in a daze for a long time.
She remembered something Joshua had once told her. To compete for the position of family head, the Gardners had to be married. So, the fact that he had an ex-wife was most likely true.
It was his past. Stella had no reason or right to be concerned about it.
However...
Stella had to admit, there was a reason the Williams family favored Aurora so much. She was intelligent and knew exactly where to strike.
The word "ex" had caused her too much pain. She didn't want to get entangled with anyone's ex ever again.
Whether it was because she was reminded of her past terrible experiences or for some other indefinable reason, Stella felt agitated.
Just then, the phone on the coffee table vibrated lightly.
L had sent a picture of a tabby cat.
Stella replied with an emoji.
L quickly sent another message. [In a bad mood?]
Stella was surprised by L's perceptiveness.
She was a little taken aback. [How did you know?]
L replied: [You always send emojis when you're in a bad mood.]
Stella stared at the message, stunned. She scrolled through her chat history with L. Sure enough, on the day Byron had tried to assassinate her, she'd been in a foul mood. When L sent a message, she had simply replied with an emoji to brush it off.
The girl really was observant.
L sent another message. [Did something unpleasant happen again?]
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