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Chapter 5 Keep Digging!
Chapter 5 Keep Digging!
Chapter 5 Keep Digging!
The store fell silent, so much so that even the sound of a pin dropping could be heard.
The other customers cast sympathetic glances at the clerk, whose face was sullen. Just then, the
manager came over and winked at her, indicating that she should satisfy the customer's needs for the
sake of selling that expensive dress.
Liam appeared at ease, his cold face betraying no emotion and his smile not reaching his eyes.
Stella couldn't help but clutch his hand.
"Forget it," she whispered to him. "This wedding dress is just a white elephant."
"Swipe the card," Liam said indifferently. "There is no password."
In the end, the manager and designer stepped in to solve the problem.
Liam smoked at the door while Stella was measured inside. No one dared to sneer at her anymore.
The sales clerk had been reprimanded by the manager and stood aside, not daring to move. The
designer praised her figure, while the manager treated her like a VIP, serving her tea with great care.
They lingered at the store for a long time, and Stella was unhappy on their way back.
That wedding dress cost more than 5,000 dollars.
She bit her lip and looked at the man beside her. He was as calm as an iceberg.
"Liam," she said after holding back for a long time. "I think I must talk to you about something."
Liam stopped in his tracks, surprised.
The little woman looked at him seriously, her big eyes flashing and her cherry lips slightly pursed.
"You were too impulsive just now."
He frowned. "What?"
"In the wedding dress store... We didn't have to make a scene like that. Why did you have to buy that
wedding dress? It cost more than 5,000 dollars. Do you know how long that would be enough for us to
live on?"
He really didn't know how long it would last them. For the old him, it wouldn't even have been enough
for a meal.
Stella looked at him quietly, finding his chiseled face still expressionless.
"I... I'm not blaming you," she said, softening her tone. "I just want to say that we're married now and
that we have to plan for the future. I know you wanted to take it out for me, but sometimes it's better to Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.
endure a little. There are still many things at home that require money."
Home?
For some reason, hearing that word made Liam's mouth twitch upward slightly.
"Besides," Stella continued, "I haven't brought my dowry yet, and when I do, there will be other uses for
it. We can't be so careless with our money."
Stella's voice trailed off as she thought of her mother in the hospital and her siblings waiting for their
living expenses. Sorrow crept into her eyes, but she didn't want Liam to know about it. In front of him,
she had to pretend to be Amelia.
"Careless with money?" Liam repeated her words in a low voice, his tone tinged with amusement.
"Aren't you the daughter of the wealthy Taylor family? Why do you seem so reluctant to spend money?"
Stella looked at him with wide eyes, her heart beating like a drum as she hurriedly changed the subject.
"Are you thirsty? I'll go buy some bubble tea."
With that, she turned and headed toward a store down the street.
Liam watched the petite woman scurry away before chuckling to himself. But when his phone vibrated
and he saw the number on it, his smile froze.
"How is it going?" he asked.
"Mr. Martinez," the man on the other end of the phone said in a subdued voice. "We've almost finished
investigating. On the day of the crash, someone did tamper with your private plane. We don't have
enough evidence yet, but it should match the person you guessed."
"Very well," Liam said, his voice chilling. "Keep digging!"
"Okay, but... how much longer will you stay in that village? And are you sure you don't want to make a
trip back to Emberfall?"