Roses.

"Aunty, you're here?"

Stella's face lit up with a forced smile as Nancy approached her, asking. Nancy's innocent gaze didn't detect the artificial warmth behind Stella's eyes as she nodded.

Her attention shifted from Nancy's face to her phone, her voice laced with curiosity. "Who were you talking to?"

Nancy's eyes followed hers , and she replied innocently, "My cousin called. She said her battery died, but she's okay now. Nothing's wrong."

Stella smiled as Nancy explained, but her anger simmered beneath the surface, fueled by Angel's unreturned calls and messages.

"That's a relief." She masked her emotions with a calm tone, carefully choosing her words. " Did she ask for anything?"

"Yeah, she wanted me to bring her uniforms to school," Nancy thought for a moment before responding " But then she told me to stop."

"Stop?..." Stella's interest was piqued, and she pressed on, "Do you know why?"

Nancy had no idea how her aunty was reeling in anger and continued telling her