Chapter 34

In the evening, Stella was simmering soup in the kitchen. After her grandfather's passing, Troy and Linda politely declined Stella's suggestion to continue staying at the Carlson family's villa and returned to their hometown. Since then, they frequently sent local chestnuts and red dates to Stella. In the first few days, they even sent a few pieces of wild ginseng, telling her to take good care of her health, which left her touched. Putting glutinous rice, red dates, and peeled chestnuts into the chicken stomach, Stella cleaned the wild ginseng Troy had sent, poured water into the pot, added a spoonful of salt, and started cooking the soup over low heat. Meanwhile, Ethan lounged in the living room, watching TV, occasionally glancing towards the kitchen. A few minutes later, Stella came out of the kitchen, noticing that a comedy was playing on TV, directed by the same director as the one they had watched together last time. She poured two glasses of water and sat down on the sofa,