Chapter 1012

Wenham's face darkened. "When did I say anything about canceling her jobs? Am I not asking for her opinions now?" "Oh," Keegan said before asking Stella, "Do you want to go?" Obviously, Stella did not feel like participating in other people's family gatherings, so she said tactfully, "Uncle Wenham, I'll not be attending if it's a family gathering. Your family is not going to feel comfortable with an outsider among them too. I'll visit Trevor's grandparents some other time if they really want to see me." Wenham did not like that idea at all. So, he said, "It's not really a family gathering. We're just going to have a meal together. It's nothing formal." Stella replied softly, "Didn't you say that it's a family gathering and rejected Keegan from going?" Wenham kept quiet for moment before he replied, "I... I just thought that he'd be too busy to come." Keegan immediately chimed in, "I've not been busy lately. I can free up my schedule when Trevor's grandparents are here." Wenham p