Stella Jennings called Byron Jennings while on the road. She could tell her father was a bit emotional and even asked if he should send soone to pick her up or sothing. She felt a bit guilty and imdiately answered that a friend was dropping her off and that she was almost there.
After the show ended, she turned off her phone and hid at Ruby Sullivan’s place. She didn’t know how to face her dad and assud naturally that his agitation was due to being scared by her disappearance.
After hanging up, she took a deep breath, "Was it really selfish of to hide without saying a word?"
Aidan Sinclair thought for a mont, "Your family doesn’t know you’re staying at Ruby Sullivan’s place?"
"No... I was really confused at the ti, so I didn’t say anything and turned off my phone."
Aidan Sinclair chuckled, "Your parents are pretty composed, not going to the show’s team to ask for you or even calling the police."
Stella Jennings pursed her lips, figuring that the image-conscious Jennings Family certainly wouldn’t call the police or demand soone from the show,
probably afraid of making a scene and looking bad. She understood her father’s predicant.
No one in the Jennings Family watched the kind of talent show Stella participated in, but Byron Jennings would occasionally ask his secretary about the show’s situation, so although it had ended over a week ago, no one in the family knew Stella’s status and still thought she was with the show’s team.
Byron Jennings was emotional because his daughter called him when returning ho, thinking the show had just ended.
Aidan Sinclair’s car stopped in front of the Jennings ho. Feeling awkward about entering due to his status, he hadn’t ntioned to Stella about his past with Hannah Jennings yet, so a sudden visit could lead to misunderstandings and wasn’t worth it.
As soon as Stella and Aidan got out of the car, they saw the Jennings family gate open, and Hannah Jennings’s red Lamborghini drove out from inside.
The car stopped imdiately, the window rolled down, and Hannah exaggeratedly pulled down her sunglasses, glancing at the two and mockingly said, "I was wondering why you were so confident you’d debut—turns out you’ve latched onto a big shot already."
If Stella were standing with another man today, she wouldn’t be as furious, but rembering how their relationship caused her embarrassnt at the charity gala and ridicule, she was seething with hatred. Besides, in her eyes, Stella was an idiot who only deserved to be toyed with by those potbellied middle-aged n—why should she get to be with soone like Aidan Sinclair?
Aidan glanced at Stella, saw her cheeks puffed up roundly with anger, looking like ’I’m mad but helpless’—his heart softened. He turned to Hannah, smiled faintly, and said, "Thanks for the complint."
Hannah frowned, "Who was complinting you?"
"Weren’t you referring to as the big shot?"
Hannah was speechless, and Stella burst out laughing, imitating, "Thanks for the complint; I know not everyone can latch onto a big shot."
"Shaless!" Hannah huffed, put away her glasses with a cold snort, hit the gas, and disappeared, failing to see Aidan’s eyes flash coldly at her last words.
"Your relationship with her is really bad?" Aidan was surprised. Mistaking a sixteen-year-old sister for clinging to a stranger was unusually malicious, and calling her shaless in front of an outsider ant their relationship was terrible.
Stella lowered her head, feeling a bit embarrassed for the mont.
How could sisters in a normal family speak so harshly to each other? But siblings wouldn’t beco like this without a reason. She never dared to say outside that she was an illegitimate child, not for fear of losing face but because she had been warned not to.
However, at this mont, she did feel embarrassed. If Aidan hadn’t started joking to ease the atmosphere, she would have felt even more at a loss.
Seeing her like this, Aidan raised his eyebrows, "Is there sothing else?"
Stella nodded.
Seeing she didn’t want to explain, Aidan didn’t press further, "Once the company is set up, you should be able to move out soon. Just tell your agent if you have any needs."
"Okay."
Aidan helped her take out her luggage, "Then you go in on your own."
"Yeah."
Seeing her disheartened appearance, Aidan felt a pang of sympathy, frowned, and watched her struggle to push her suitcase inside. He couldn’t help but call out, "Little girl, if there’s anything, you can call ."
Stella turned around, "Got it." Then she waved at him, her forced smile looking awkward, yet she tried hard to reassure him.
When she entered, both Byron and Mrs. Jennings were waiting on the first floor, as they still didn’t know the competition results.
"Take Miss’s luggage upstairs." Byron instructed, "Co over and sit; your mother and I want to talk to you."
Stella walked over and sat down properly on the couch, waiting to be lectured.
Disappearing without a reason for over ten days was no small matter. She anticipated this mont long ago and was stunned by her father’s words.
Byron Jennings said, "Did you make it to the top seven in the competition?"
A sense of lancholy filled Stella’s heart, "Didn’t you watch the program?"
Mrs. Jennings sneered, "Who in the Jennings Family, aside from you, has the ti to watch that kind of aningless program?"
Stella frowned, pretending not to hear her comnt, and looked at her dad, "So you didn’t know the show ended long ago?"
Byron was a bit surprised but quickly justified, "I’m busy every day without a break, where’s the ti to pay attention to such things? I stayed ho today for your return, even canceled a lunch appointnt."
Mrs. Jennings impatiently said, "I have a tea appointnt with my friends later, get to the point!"
Byron could only emphasize again, "What position did you get?"
Recalling her morning assumption that her dad was worried about her, Stella felt a chill in her heart. After Hannah’s mocking earlier, she had no attachnt to this family.
"I got eighth place, didn’t debut on the show." She saw a sneer of disdain flash across Mrs. Jennings’s face, and her father exhaled deeply. She quickly raised her voice to add, "But I’ve signed with a talent agency, and the boss there is very optimistic about my future. Once they arrange my residence, I’ll move out."
As she was speaking, Hannah made an unexpected return, coming back ho and happened to hear her last words.
Hannah’s car reached the neighborhood entrance, feeling unhappy about her and Aidan’s potential relationship. She knew her parents were ho to talk about her studying abroad, so she canceled her outing with friends to co back and back them up, ensuring they’d send Stella abroad. If Stella truly beca a big star with Aidan’s help, it’d drive not just her but their mom insane.
So, she imdiately stepped forward, sarcastically smiling, "Isn’t that optimistic boss Aidan Sinclair?" Her tone was sarcastic and not ant kindly.
Most of the female stars from Morningstar had scandals with Aidan Sinclair; her words were hinting at an unusual relationship between her sister and Aidan.
No one in the family knew Byron always brought Stella along to Aidan’s parties. He had seen his younger daughter chatting with Aidan and thought it was discovered at those tis, feeling a bit proud.
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