Chapter 196


    As soon as Channing finished, everyone at the table showed their attitude clearly.


    Ste was embarrassed again, feeling extremely ufortable.


    On the contrary, rence sitting next to her seemed to hear nothing. He acted as if nothing had


    happened and as if he was not the one whom they were targeting.


    Looking at the scene, Ste couldn’t help scratching her own eyebrows.


    He obviously knew that he was not weed here, but why did hee and bring this trouble to


    himself.


    It was so annoying.


    rence was about to take the chopsticks, but Ste abruptly took away his bowl to pour half of the oil


    in it away into an empty bowl, and then she said in a t voice, “Mr. Conrad, please rough it. If you


    don’t like the food, then …”


    “Who told you that I don’t like.”


    As he finished, he reached out to get the food and then ate it without any hesitation.


    Ste raised her eyebrows, and then she turned her gaze back at the table but to find the other people


    were all staring at her.


    “…”


    Noticing that she was looking at them, they coughed and looked away with some lowering their heads


    to eat and some holding their sses to drink.


    Ste pressed her lips slightly but didn’t exin.


    Just save it. The more you say the more mistakes you’ll make. She just wanted to finish this meal as


    soon as possible and then say goodbye to all of them.


    The room was quiet for a while, and then someone started a conversation to break the awkward and


    suffocating silence.


    After the meal, Sherry volunteered to wash the dishes. When Emmett offered to help her, she rejected,


    “Daniel and I can handle it. You …”


    Sherry kept saying while making him a sign to keep Stepany and keep rence away from


    Ste.


    Emmett stalled as if he was considering if he should go or not.


    Sherry lowered her voice, “You should take the initiative at such moments. You can’t chicken out at this


    key moment! Come on,e on!”


    Sherry pushed Emmett while she was whispering, and then took Daniel who was watching them into


    the kitchen.


    Daniel tried to get rid of her, “I don’t know how to do dishes …”


    “You can learn it and I’ll teach you. How can you eat but not do dishes?”


    In the living room, Ste was cleaning the table. rence was about toe to her when Channing


    held his arm, “Have a talk with me.”


    rence turned around looking coldly, “What do you want to talk about?”


    Soon, rence followed Channing to the balcony.


    Emmett walked to Ste and called her in a soft voice, “Ste.”


    Ste looked up and smiled at him, “What’s up?”


    Emmett was in silence for a while. At the end, he didn’t ask what he really wanted to know but made up


    an excuse, “Are you really … allergic to flowers?”


    “No, he talked nonsense.”


    “I see.”


    Emmett was about to continue when Winnie showed up in a sudden and apologized with a smile,


    “Sorry, I need to talk to Ste. Please give me a few minutes.”


    Winnie finished and took Ste away.


    All of a sudden Emmett was left alone in the living room.


    He turned around and then gazed at the flowers nearby in an absent mood.


    When they came into the bedroom, Winnie sped her hands in front of her and apologized, “Sorry,


    sorry, it’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have taken Mr. Conrad here.”


    If she had known what would happen, she would neverpromise no matter how the wretched man


    threatened her.


    Ste smiled, “I thought you were going to talk about something important. He has been acting like


    today recently. Even if you hadn’t taken him here, he would have figured out another way.”


    Ste didn’t me her though, Winnie felt sorry, “I really had no idea that so many people were invited


    today, including your … suitor.”


    There was a throbbing in Ste’s temples, “Don’t believe Sherry’s nonsense …”


    “It’s not nonsense. Didn’t you find the way Emmett looking at you was different, and Mr. Conrad was so


    jealous that everyone could see it. If there were no one else in the room, the two of them would have a


    fight.”


    Ste pressed her lips in silence.


    Winnie continued, “Ste, I’d like to say one more thing. I don’t know what happened between you and


    Mr. Conrad, but I have been working for him for many years and I know something about him. He has a


    sharp tongue, but he is not a bad guy.”


    “He has been involved in a lot of affairs, but none of them is true. I can guarantee that. My point is …


    based on my observation, he worries you and cares very much about your feelings. Why don’t you …


    consider giving him a second chance?”


    Ste shook her head gently, “There is no possibility between me and him.”


    Winnie took a breath and then smiled, “Then I didn’t say anything. Let’s forget about it.”


    Ste responded with a smile, “Ok.”


    When they came back to the living room, Channing was the only one there.


    Ste looked around and asked, “Where are they?”


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    “Left.”


    “Left together?”


    Channing nodded, “Yes.”


    Winnie murmured, “Are they going to have a fight?”


    On hearing that, Ste ran out the room before she could have a second thought.


    Channing frowned looking at her back. He seemed to want to say something, but he didn’t speak


    anyway.


    At this time, a soft female voice sounded beside him, “What did you say to rence Conrad?”


    Channing looked at her instinctively but soon looked away before Winnie noticed, “Nothing.”


    Winnie doubted him, “If you said nothing, why did he leave directly?”


    “I told him that he was not weed here. If he leaves voluntarily, he can keep his decency.”


    Winnie was shocked, “You really said that?”


    Channing seemed to feel her admiration in her eyes and became shy. He touched his neck, “Not the


    exact words, but the same meaning.”


    That was awesome!


    Winnie patted him on his shoulder and praised generously, “Well done, younger brother. You are brave


    and have the guts.”


    Channing, “….”


    …


    Ste ran downstairs and searched around, but neither Emmett nor rence was there.


    She took a breath slowly. It was fine as long as they didn’t fight.


    It was not until Ste trembled in the freezing wind that she realized that she left in a rush and forgot to


    take her coat.


    She rubbed her arms with both hands, and when she was about to turn back to the house, she felt


    something on her shoulder. A warm coat was put on her.


    Ste turned around and was stunned looking at the man in front of her, “Didn’t you leave?”


    rence fixed his ck eyes on her. He didn’t answer her question but asked her instead, “What are


    you doing here?”


    “I …” Ste thought fast and then answered, “I am looking for Emmett.”


    “Sorry to disappoint you, but he has gone.”


    “Oh.”


    Ste was silent for a while and then asked cautiously, “What did Chan say to you?”


    rence asked, “What did you want him to tell me?”