Find me in your labyrinth (Stella and Jonathan)

Chapter 5

The woman rushed over, and the flowers in her hand hit Estelle directly. She pushed her back violently

and pulled Carmella into her arms.

Simone Kaiser anxiously checked Carmella, ‘Are you hurt? Are you bleeding? Where does it hurt?”

With dewy petals scattered all over the floor, the thorns on the flowers pricked Estelle’s neck, causing a

slight sting She looked at the woman’s anxious expression and was stunned for a moment.

Bennett quickly came over and asked Estelle, “Are you okay?”

Simone suddenly turned around, staring at Estelle with a fierce look, “What are you trying to do? Kill

Carmella?” Estelle was shocked by the disgust and hatred in the woman’s eyes.

Carmella glanced at Estelle and hurriedly grabbed Simone’s wrist. “Mom, you misunderstand. I asked

my sister to help me trim my hair. She didn’t hurt me.”

“Oh, I see!” Bennett laughed and scolded Simone, “You’re always so impulsive. You get angry without

figuring things out. Look at Estelle’s clothes, you’ve messed them up.”

Simone, knowing she had wronged Estelle, looked embarrassed and defended herself, “I just saw

Estelle holding scissors to Carmella’s neck. How was I supposed to know she was cutting hair?”

“Enough!” Bennett shot Simone a look and turned to Carmella, “Take your sister to change her clothes;

she looks all dirty now.”

“Sister, come with me!”

Carmella tried to hold her hand, but Estelle subtly avoided her, her fingers brushing off the petals on

her shoulder.

As they entered the bedroom on the second floor, Carmella apologized guiltily, “I’m so sorry, sis. I didn’t

expect mom to come home at this time and get you hurt.”

“It’s not your fault!” Estelle’s innocent face showed a faint smile.

Carmella fetched a white T-shirt from the wardrobe and put it on the sofa. “This one is new and I have

never worn it before. Try it on, sister, I’ll wait for you downstairs.

“Okay.”

After Carmella closed the door, Estelle looked at the shirt on the sofa, her expression dulling. What a

coincidence-one wanting a haircut and the other just happening to come home!

After putting on the new shirt, Estelle walked down the hallway, and a door that wasn’t closed tightly let

out Bennett’s voice, “How could you hit Estelle with flowers? That was too much!”

Estelle slowed her pace.

Simone was still unconvinced. “How could I have known she was cutting hair? She was holding

scissors horizontally to Carmella’s neck. I was completely freaked out!”

Bennett sighed, “Don’t you think the way you’ve been treating Estelle is wrong? Don’t forget that Estelle

is our biological daughter!”

Simone argued, “I know. When she returned home three years ago, I wanted to make up for it, but she

insisted on moving out. How could I make up for it?”

“Have you tried to keep her from moving out?” Bennett asked. “I know you love Carmella, but Estelle

was taken. away at birth and suffered so much outside. Can’t you treat her more kindly?”

Simone’s voice was helpless, “I want to treat Estelle better, but for twenty years, I’ve loved and

pampered

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Carmella as my own. It is not something that I can change overnight. Plus, Carmella is so talented-

plano, painting, violin-she excels at everything, so sensible and smart. Well, Estelle, she has nothing to

show for herself; I just can’t bring myself to like herr

“How could you say that about your own daughter?”

“At least I’m not saying that in front of her, am 17′ Simone complained, “You’re also to blame for inviting

her here. Her presence has ruined a perfectly good birthday party!”

Darkness clouded Estelle’s eyes, and she didn’t bother to listen further. She took the light gray jewelry

box out of her bag and put it on the outdoor flower stand, then walked downstairs.

Carmella was holding a ragdoll cat downstairs. Seeing Estelle, she immediately asked with a smile,

“Does the shirt fit, sis?”

“It’s perfect, thank you!” Estelle replied politely.

“Why are you being so polite? We’re sisters!” Carmella smiled innocently.

Estelle smiled faintly, “I just got a call, there’s something that I need to take care of back at school. So I

have to go, please tell Dad for me.”

“You’re leaving so soon? We haven’t even had cake yet!” Carmella showed a disappointment

expression.

“Please apologize to Mom for me, I didn’t mean to ruin her birthday,” Estelle said and headed for the

door. Rain was falling outside, lightly pattering, making the ground completely wet.

Carmella turned to Addy. “Where’s Calvin? Ask him to drive my sister.”

Addy run over, quickly glanced at the rain and sighed, “Oh dear, what a pity! Mr. Calvin just left to pick

up the birthday cake, and he hasn’t returned yet.”

“It’s fine. Can you please get me an umbrella, Addy?” Estelle asked. Còntens bel0ngs to Nô(v)elDr/a/ma.Org

“Okay, sure!” Addy turned and quickly returned with an umbrella, handing it to Estelle, and not

forgetting to remind her, “This umbrella costs thousands, please take good care of it, miss.”

With a hint of mockery in her eyes, Estelle maintained her composure, opened the umbrella, and

ventured into the drizzle.

As soon as Estelle left the house, Carmella saw Calvin holding an umbrella, walking towards the yard.

Addy looked embarrassed. “Oh, Mr. Calvin returned half an hour ago; letting our young lady walk alone

in this rain is so thoughtless of me.”

Carmella hugged the cat, her smile gentle and harmless. “Maybe you’ve been working too hard lately

I’ll find a chance to talk to my mom about giving you a raise.”

Addy instantly beamed, looking grateful. “Thank you, Miss, I’ll do whatever you say from now on.”

Carmella turned and went upstairs, instantly saw the jewelry box on the flower stand, and picked it up.

Before she could open it, Bennett and Simone came out.

Knowing Estelle had left, Simone felt relieved.

Bennett didn’t want to argue with Simone on her birthday, so he changed the subject, looking at the

jewelry box. in Carmella’s hand and laughing. “Is that for your mom?”

Simone took the gift with a smile, opened it and was momentarily stunned, then her face lit up with

surprise. “The new release from GK Jewelry studio! It’s still in the promotion phase, I heard there’s only

one set of each design, and they’re pretty hard to get your hands on. Carmella, did you buy this as a

birthday present for mom?” A hint of astonishment flashed in Carmella’s eyes, but she simply smiled

and didn’t deny it. “As long as mom likes it!”

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“My sweet little girl!” Simone was moved to hug Carmella, and any guilt she had for hitting Estelle

instantly vanished

Meanwhile, Estelle had left the Macclain family and was walking back along the road. This was a villa

area with no buses, and even cabs were rare

The rain hit the umbrella, the sound was clear and chaotic

Estelle walked at a steady pace, stepping in the puddles. The chilly spring rain mirrored her current

mood

As cars passed by on the road, in one of them, a Bentley, was a girl in the passenger seat who

suddenly looked out of the window and said to the man in the backseat, ‘Uncle, I see a classmate of

mine. There are no buses here, can we give her a lift?”

Jonathan looked at the documents in his hand, his handsome face indifferent, and gave a slight nod

Norah Lamont instructed the driver to reverse, rolled down the window, and called out to Estelle,

“Estelle, get in!”

Estelle was taken aback, “Norah?”

The two were in the same department but they weren’t exactly close.

Norah gave a charming smile, “Come on, get in and we’ll talk.”

“Thank you!” Estelle expressed her gratitude, opened the car door, closed her umbrella, and got in. Out

of the corner of her eye, she saw someone sitting next to her, turned her head to have a look, and was

instantly caught off guard.