Chapter 608


    Chapter 608


    When Cordelia had finished speaking, Baldwin was asked to gift each of them a money pouch.Ste


    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.Ick talent."


    Ste paused then smiled immediately.


    She said, "Ms.Saun, this is not apetition.We wrote the calligraphy to congratte 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 narrow-mindedness."


    Ste did not reply to that, and she kept her thoughts to herself.


    ''I felt something fishy when Jaylene proposed to write calligraphy together.There 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."


    After the table was moved away, Marshall headed toward Keegan and Vermont.


    Vermont greeted, "What took you so long, Marshall? I thought you weren''ting tonight."


    Marshall politely smiled and replied, "There were a lot of cases to settle these past two days.That''s why


    I waste."


    His eyes trailed to Ste who had just arrived in front of him.


    Marshall then continued, "Betterte than never.Otherwise, I wouldn''t see such an amazing sight if I


    arrived a momentter."


    Ste smiled and replied, "No one would realize the surprise if you didn''t point it out.I might even


    be aughing stock if I did it myself."


    The satisfaction Ste 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 theke is quite tranquil.There''s


    rarely any passerby, and it''s a good ce to take a rest.How about I bring you there?"


    Marshall frowned.


    When he was about to speak, Keegan came with a te full of fruits.


    He handed it to Aurora and said, "Here are some refreshments.Bring Marshall over there to have a


    good rest."


    Aurora was exhrated that her brother was helping her to get together with Marshall.


    She then said, "Alright, brother."


    Taking the fruit tter as she spoke, she pulled Marshal] toward the direction of theke.He could only


    sumb to being pulled away.He was unable to outright reject Aurora, who was still holding the fruit


    tter, in front of the public.


    Vermont still could notprehend 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-inw since he''s such an upright person,"


    said Keegan as he took a sip of fruit juice.


    Ste pouted as she said to herself, ''Are you even sure your sister is virtuous enough for Mr.Moore?''


    "Ste, how much did Madam Kane give you?"


    Vermont winked at her as he continued, "Go on, open it."


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    Ste 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.


    "Go on, open it."