Chapter 126 Fireworks
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“A few older guests came downstairs, they said they were friends of Mom’s from past collaborations. Do you want to go down and see them?”
Wendy shook her head. “They’re all elders. It wouldn’t be appropriate fome to go down… forget it, just stay here with me for a while.”
The two of them decided to stay in the study. As soon as Chase sat down, Wendy rested her head on his shoulder. Chase wrapped his arms around her and said, “Stella is still young and studying abroad. She will grow up. Besides, as long as Henry stays away from her, it’ll be fine.”
“No.” Wendy replied, “I’ve realized that Stella has recently started using a live streaming platform that seems to have ties to Henry. I didn’t notice it before, but recently Zynn found out about it.”
“You sent Dawn abroad before Christmas to investigate this, didn’t you?”
“Sort of. I thought it would also give Dawn a chance to check in on Stella.”
They stayed in the study for a long time until Louis knocked on the door, saying that the ladies had all left and that they should come downstairs.
In the living room, Mandy seemed in a good mood. On the table beside her were the gifts that had just been delivered. The gifts from others had been taken away by Louis and given to someone else.
However, the gifts from these particular people seemed like they would be kept.
“I just called Stella. She said she was spending Christmas with some friends,” Wendy said with a tone that wasn’t quite pleasant. She sat next to Mandy, staring at the meaningless program on the TV. “I’m worried Henry might be starting to make moves on Stella.”
Mandy didn’t look at the TV, not paying attention to what was on at all. But whenever the Harrison family was mentioned, Mandy always acted this way. She seemed indifferent, but every second, she wanted the Harrison family to pay for what they had done to her husband.
Chase had always thought Mandy was the type of person who didn’t talk much but could be ruthless when necessary. He had never seen her make a hard decision in business, but now, looking at her, he felt that Mandy was on the verge of something breaking.
But she simply said, “You handle it. Stella is your younger sister, and as for Henry… that kind of person, I won’t let him into the Quinn family, whether it’s you or Stella. You’ve understood this, and I hope Stella will
too.”
But it was clear that Stella didn’t fully understand. Back when she liked Henry, it was mostly because of her admiration for her older sister and always following her footsteps. Now, Wendy had pulled away from Henry, but it was obvious that Stella hadn’t yet.
“Well, for now, let’s leave it. I’ll figure something out about the live streaming platform.”
As the day slowly turned into evening, fireworks could already be seen outside. In the kitchen, the chef and housekeeper were still busy, and Louis had gone to video call his kids. Mandy was watching TV, while the young couple headed out to the backyard to watch the fireworks.
“It’s been years since I’ve seen fireworks up close,” Chase said, a bit nostalgic.
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somewhere else to see fireworks.”
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Somewhere else? Chase wasn’t very familiar with the area, and instinctively glanced at Wendy. She had already taken his hand and was heading to change into her outerwear.
“You’re going out?”
Wendy answered, “I’m taking Chase to see the fireworks. We’ll be back soon.”
They put on their coats, and Wendy didn’t let go of Chase’s hand.
It wasn’t very dark outside. A week before Christmas, the property management had already decorated the trees around the area with colorful lights, and now the entire neighborhood was brightly lit. Many houses still had various kinds of lights hanging by their doors.
Wendy held Chase’s hand as they walked to the back of the neighborhood.
There was a small gate in the back that only allowed one person to pass through at a time. Wendy’s eyes gleamed mischievously as she looked back at Chase, gave him a smile, bent down, and squeezed through. Chase was puzzled but followed closely behind her.
This small gate could only be passed through by someone thin; anyone slightly heavier wouldn’t fit. After bending down to squeeze through, as soon as Chase straightened up, he was stunned by the sight in front of him.
It was a large open space, seemingly still undeveloped, with a lot of people gathered. I‘ families in the area were here with their children, setting off fireworks.
emed like all the
Wendy pointed to the area and said, “When I was young, my dad used to bring Stella and me here to watch fireworks. Back then, there weren’t so many people in this neighborhood. Now it’s a lot more lively.”
It seemed that Paul had always made sure their family was happy before he passed. And because they had been happy, Paul’s death was an insurmountable gap that would never be crossed.
When Mandy had mentioned that Henry could never enter the Quinn family, Chase could feel the pain Mandy carried.
Her husband should have been sitting by her side, enjoying the happiness brought by their daughter and son–in–law. But it was all because of the Harrison family, all because of their greed. Perhaps there were deeper reasons behind it too.
Chase instinctively squeezed Wendy’s hand. Before she could react, he suddenly pulled her forward.
Seeing that Chase was getting closer to a child, Wendy instinctively stopped and asked, “What are you doing?”
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