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Eloise paused, then added, "A mother and child share a special bond. I don't believe you and Mr. Israel don't care about her.

Last year, I asked the groundskeeper and learned that Mr. Israel always comes early.

So this year, I made a point of coming here early to wait."

Coleman took the bag from Eloise.

Many of the items inside were things he no longer had a use for.

He saw a sculpture of twin boys and took it out.

The name "Nora" was carved into the base.

Eloise said, "Your mother carved this for you and Mr. Israel herself.

She made two pairs. One she kept in her room, and the other was for you two.

Before she left, she took one pair with her as a keepsake."

The sculpture was familiar. It had always been in Skyler Williams's study.

Coleman had once asked Skyler if he had carved it.

Skyler had only said he had it commissioned.

So, it had been his mother's handiwork all along.

Coleman carefully placed the sculpture back in the bag and picked up a box of letters.

Eloise added, "Those are letters your mother wrote to the future you and Mr. Israel.

Once you read them, you'll know just how much she loved you."

After saying her piece, Eloise didn't linger. She shuffled unsteadily out of the cemetery.

Solmaris.

Stella's office.

Stella soon received a call from Antoney. "Star, everything is in place.

Coleman is investigating Eloise now. Knowing his cautious nature, I expect he'll also personally verify the story with Skyler and Jonathan."

Israel and Coleman had been too

young to remember the past, but

Jonathan had been old enough to have some memory of of the former servants.

Stella hummed in acknowledgment. "After he confirms everything, he'll probably come to you.

Antoney, the rest is in your hands."

Besides Stella, Antoney was the person who had spent the most time with Nora.

If Coleman had doubts about Nora, he would definitely seek someone out to investigate and verify things.

Coleman would still have to go through an internal struggle.

The plan was simple in concept but incredibly complex to execute, with no room for error.

After all, the human heart was the biggest variable.

The plan would only be halfway to success when Coleman finally came to ask Stella about it.

But they had done all they could.

Whether it would work or not was up to fate.

After hanging up, Abby, who was

standing nearby, asked, "Star, tha et

Manager Lawrence is one of

Leonard's then. Should we h

Stella rubbed her temples. "We can't. If we fire him, it will definitely attract Joshua's attention.

He'd easily figure out that what happened that day wasn't as simple as I made it out to be."

Abby sympathized with her. "Joshua's mind is like a human lie detector.

Star, from now on, you can't do anything that might betray his trust, let alone something like cheating."

Stella said, annoyed, "I can't stand Leonard, yet I still have to cover for him." Abby had already heard the whole story from Stella.

She was shocked at first, but then a strange sense of calm washed over her.

Leonard had been acting too strangely for the past six months.

It was so obvious that even people like Abby, who didn't know him well had noticed. Let alone those

were close to him.

Especially the last time Leonard came to see Stella. He only had eyes for her.

If he was in love with Stella, then all his bizarre behavior over the last half-year suddenly made sense.