Chapter 76


    After a week, Ste settled down.


    She was in a small town, far less developed, wealthy, crowded, and stunning than City N. However, it


    wasn’t urbanized, so the unique scenery such as small bridges over the flowing stream remained. The


    neighborhood was quite harmonious as well. It was quite suitable for living.


    When she called Sherry, thetter felt so surprised, wondering why she had left town so suddenly.


    As soon as she divorced the man, Ste had been longing to stay in a ce where nobody knew her.


    However, her n was always dyed by all kinds of things. If it weren’t that rence gave her a


    reason to escape this time, probably she still couldn’t have made up her mind.


    She like this town a lot - it was full of fresh air and sunshine. Everyone was warm-hearted and kind.


    She also talked to Stanford. Whenever there was any problem relevant to her work, they could talk


    through the phone. Fortunately, she was only in charge of design drafts now. She could always send


    him over the finished digital copies.


    However, Ste wondered how long the leisure time and peace couldst. She knew it clearly - if


    rence wanted to find her, it was just a piece of cake for him.


    He hadn’t haunted her down. She guessed it was probably that he still had thest trace of kindness at


    the bottom of his heart, which woke his conscience up.


    Every afternoon, Ste would go to sit on the bench by the river, watching the sun go down. Then she


    would go home on foot after the sunset.


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    Herndy was a weird woman. She looked in her forties or fifties, but she dressed like a seventy- or


    eighty-year-old. Her tone was always cold when talking. She seldom smiled, and nor did she like the


    activities such as group dancing, which were the most popr among the elderly. She would read a


    finance newspaper.


    Ste was a bit curious, but she didn’t ask thendy at all. Thendy stayed on the first floor, and


    Ste stayed on the second. They could merely disturb each other.


    Arriving home, Ste yelled to the house, “Ms. Anderson, I bought a bunch of flowers. Do you have a


    vase that I could put them in?”


    An indifferent female’s voice was heard inside the house, “Look around in the yard.”


    There were quite a lot of bottles and jars in the small yard. Ste found one that the flowers could be


    put in. Then she watered the flowers. Dolores Anderson walked out with a tray in her hands, “Your


    dinner is in the kitchen. Go get it yourself.”


    Ste said with a smile, “Thank you, Ms. Anderson.”


    Although they agreed not to disturb each other when signing the agreement, Ms. Anderson would


    always cook for her when she was preparing the meal.


    Sitting at the dining table, Ste licked her lips and ttered sincerely, “Ms. Anderson, you are such a


    good cook.”


    Dolores nced at her, “You are the first one who said so.”


    “What? I do think the food you cook is quite delicious.” Ste took a sip of the fish soup, “Anyone


    criticized your cooking skills? I’ll argue with him or her!”


    Dolores smiled, “My son said he’d rather eating the bark instead of eating dishes I prepared. Thank you


    for speaking so highly of me.”


    Ste was speechless.


    She was a bit angry with Dolores’s son.


    She asked, “Ms. Anderson, has your son oftene back to see you?”


    Dolores paused eating. After a while, she answered, “I haven’t seen him for many years.”


    “Well, after so many years, Ms. Anderson, your cooking skills must have improved a lot. If your son had


    a chance to eat the dishes you cook, he wouldn’t give you the samement.”


    Dolores had a self-mockery smile on her face, “Forget it. He never speaks nicely. I’m afraid that he


    hates me. How could he eat the dishes I cook?”


    Ste shook her head slightly, “It can’t be. How could there be any deep hatred between a mother and


    a son? Even if there is a misunderstanding, it will disappear after you talk to each other.”


    After bing pregnant, Ste could understand a mother more and more. All mothers in this world


    hoped that their children would be well, and they were willing to do anything for it.


    Dolores said, “It’s not that simple. You don’t know.”


    “I do know!”


    “Then, why did you run away from home? Didn’t you argue with your parents?”


    This time, Ste paused for a few seconds.


    Dolores looked away, “I just ask casually. It’s alright if you don’t want to tell me.”


    Ste smiled slightly, “I didn’t argue with my parents. My father passed away when giving birth to my


    younger brother because of the difficultbor. I was three or four at that time. I’ve forgotten what she


    looked like already. I didn’t run away from home this time, just wanted to live in a new environment.”


    Dolores filled another bowl of fish soup for her, “Enough. I don’t want to hear the bores. Let’s eat.”


    At night, Stey on the bed. Looking at the bright moonlight outside the window, she couldn’t fall


    asleep.


    Suddenly, she found that she seemed to have forgotten something important.


    Ste took out her former SIM card from the drawer and put it in her phone. After hesitating for a while,


    she dialed a number.


    The call wasn’t connected until the beeps always ended. She said in an extremely gentle voice, “Hello,


    Mr. Conrad. It’s me.”


    “Go ahead.”


    The man’s voice was hoarse and sleepy. Obviously, he was woken up.


    Ste pinched her quilt to get prepared for his cutting remarkster. She said tentatively, “Mr. Conrad, I


    know I’ve broken our agreement, but I promise that I’ll never show up in front of you again. For my


    brother’s matter, I want to beg you...”


    “Beg me for what?”


    Ste gritted her teeth and said, “I know I must be quite shameless now, but I think you would definitely


    agree, Mr. Conrad.”


    On the other end of the line, rence snorted, “You know how shameless you are. How can you say


    those words?”


    “Mr. Conrad, three years ago in the Young Designers'' Contest, you misunderstood me. I know you’ve


    regretted it after knowing the truth behind it. That’s why Conrad Group offered a chance to help a


    designer from SG Jewelry Magazine. I didn’t want the chance at all. Mr. Conrad, if you want to make it


    up to me, please...”


    rence interrupted her, “Haven’t you rejected my offer long ago?”


    Ste made an excuse, “At that time, I didn’t understand what your intention was, Mr. Conrad. Now, I’ve


    understood it. Mr. Conrad, please don’t take it to heart.”


    rence quieted down for a moment and said, “Yourments on yourself are so correct. You are


    indeed so shameless.”


    Ste pressed her lips without retorting him, “Mr. Conrad, shall I take it as a yes then.”


    rence said in a t tone, “You can take it as I have the right to say no.”


    Ste was speechless.


    She cursed the wretched man inwardly again.


    Shortly, rence added, “Ste Radomil, if you dare to call me at midnight. You can’t me me for


    disagreeing with any requirement from you for the rest of your life.”


    She hurriedly said, “I’m sorry. It’s my fault.”


    “Anything else?”


    Ste looked out of the window. After a few seconds, she said, “Nothing else. Mr. Conrad, good night.


    Have a pleasant dream.”


    Before she hung up, she heard rence’s voice, “Don’t you wish me to be thest of my family line


    now?”


    Ste was choked up.


    The wretched man was indeed so petty.


    With a smile, she answered, “Mr. Conrad, what are you talking about? How could that be a wish? I wish


    you a long life, a full house of children and grandchildren, and five generations alive...”


    rence directly hung up the phone.