Chapter 98

The assistant barely gave Emily a chance to say no.

Heading to Mellon Manor was fine. Emily had been in Starry Capital for days without reaching out to Ella, and she wasn't even sure if Ella was home.

Ella had always been in Emerald City because she was the Mellon Family's illegitimate daughter. The Mellons weren't too keen on letting her into the family tree, so they didn't let her use the Mellon name.

Because of that, Ella never felt like she belonged with the Mellons.

Ella didn't care much for the Mellon Family, but her mom did.

Five years ago, Ella had no choice but to come back, but she still didn't get added to the family tree or change her name.

Emily made her way to Mellon Manor. At the gate, she handed over her invitation and was let in, carrying a big, beautiful bouquet of mixed flowers.

Once inside, itwas like stepping into another world.

The yard was decked out with colored lights and balloons. Long tables were loaded with food, waiters were walking around with trays of wine,and the hottest singer was performing. The place was already packed with guests. Emily stood there, not recognizing anyone. She decided to call Ella. "Hey, miss me?" Ella teased. Emily grinned. "Where are you?" Ella sounded a bit bored. "I'm at home. My dad won't let me out, afraid I'll cause trouble."

Emily said casually, "Come down."

Ella thought she misheard. "What did you say?"

"Come down to the entrance and get me. Your house is too big, and I can't find you."

Ella sat up in bed. "You're at my house?"

She didn't even bother changing clothes and came down in her pajamas,drawing curious looks along the way.

"Who is that? How can she show up at Ms. Mellon's birthday party in pajamas?"

"Don't you know? She's Sunny Mellon's cousin. She's wild and untamed,just like the rumors say."

"But I just think she's so pretty."

"She must be a cold one. She's pretty tall, isn't she? Too bad she's not a model."

"I wish she could sign with my company." Ella's eyes lit up. She hurried over to Emily, slightly out of breath. "Why'd you come all of a sudden? I thought I was dreaming."

Emily opened her arms, smiling. "Ella, give me a hug."

In the next moment, Ella pulled Emily into a tight embrace.

"Emmy, I mised you so much."

"Ella, I missed you too."

The two of them were quite the sight, drawing curious looks from everyone around.

After a brief hug, Ella let go of Emily and took her upstairs.

Ten minutes later, they were back in Ella's room, away from the chaotic gossip outside.

Ella had always been a controversial figure at Mellon Manor.

She lay in Emily's arms, playing with the flowers, and said, "Why didn't you tell me you were coming to Starry Capital? If I'd known, I would've definitely picked you up."

"I came over on a whim, wasn't sure if you'd be home."

Ella grinned. "Are these flowers for me? You always have great taste."

Emily shook her head. "Nope, I was asked to deliver them to today's star."

Ella's smile faded, her voice turning icy. "Who asked you?"

Emily sensed something was off. She blinked and said, "Ms. Nicole Smith."Emily knew she wasn't in charge of Quigr. Ella grabbed the flowers and tossed them straight into the trash.

"Ella?" Emily looked at her,puzzled.

Ella turned around and poured two glasses of red wine. Her silk pajamas,

a long nightgown, highlighted her tall figure.

Wearing it, she had an air of cold elegance.

Ella's long hair flowed down to her waist like a waterfall, and every move she made was graceful.

She handed a glass to Emily, then leaned against her, saying, "If I hadn't thrown those flowers away, there would've been trouble today. Didn't you notice? There isn't a single flower in this huge garden."

She continued, "That's because Sunny is allergic to pollen and has asthma.If you had brought those flowers, you would've had a rough time today."

Ella glanced at her, lightly poking her forehead with her fingertip."After all these years, you still haven't learned to be smart and avoid being used by others."

Emily's expression grew serious. A lot of thoughts raced through her mind.

Ella mentioned that today's birthday party was for Sunny MTellon.

Was this the girl she had seen noted as on James's phone?

It couldn't be a coincidence. Emily frowned. "Why would Nicole do this? It's really low to pull something like this on me, being younger and all." Ella sighed. "It's a love-hate thing you wouldn't imagine." Ella began to explain.

The Smith family and the Mellon Family were originally united through a marriage alliance-Nicole and Keith Mellon.

They had a son, Oscar Mellon. But shortly after Oscar was born,they divorced.

After the divorce, despite everyone's objections, Keith married his current wife,Betty Nelson.

And Betty had a daughter, Sunny, who was a month older than Oscar at that time.

In other words, during their marriage, Keith had been keeping a mistress!

So despite the divorce, Nicole still wanted to destroy Betty and Sunny!

Betty was just an ordinary employee without background. If Keith hadn't been protecting them, they would have been done for long ago.

Emily's mouth twitched as she listened.

Although she had only briefly interacted with Nicole, it was clear that Nicole was a very strong-willed person. How could she tolerate such betrayal?

Ella took another sip of her drink. And she continued, "Sunny was almost kidnapped on the street yesterday,most likely also Nicole's doing." Emily seemed to understand something all of a sudden. "Is Sunny okay?" "She got some minor injuries, otherwise she wouldn't have held the birthday party."

Ella continued with a smile, "You don't need to worry about Sunny. With her strong background, she might even marry into the Smith family in the future. By then, Nicole will be furious."

Emily was stunned for a moment but kept her cool. "James is backing her,right?"