Chapter 84

These past few days, Stella had been staying with Old Mrs. Hart, keeping her company and sharing some funny stories from her life. Meanwhile, Charles kept bouncing between Isabelle and Stella—typical—but now neither Stella nor his grandma wanted anything to do with him. Normally, Old Mrs. Hart would've backed her grandson up, supported him being around Stella. But not this time. She was genuinely mad and flat-out told him to leave. She was recovering surprisingly well—miraculously, really. Her heart condition didn't even need a transplant anymore, just cautious monitoring and avoiding any emotional stress. Stella, on the other hand, had made up her mind—she was heading to her grandmother's old house to dig into some clues. She didn't tell Charles she was leaving. Frankly, she didn't want him involved. He had already arranged security for Old Mrs. Hart, so Stella felt at ease leaving. — Her grandmother's house wasn't exactly close, but it wasn't too far either. Wanting to keep a low pro