Stella finished her conversation with Olivia, went downstairs to have some tea, read her magazine, and almost bumped into Stephanie.
"I was just coming up to you now," Stephanie said, presenting the invitation carefully to her just as she was about to ask why she was looking for him rudely.
"What invitation is that?" Stella inquired, her eyes sharp.
"Alexander Scott's invited the Swift family to a masquerade ball he's throwing for his wife this Saturday," Stephanie said, presenting the invitation card to her.
Almost immediately, Stella snatched and read through its content. Her face contoured in a smile as soon as she finished reading it. She handed the invitation back and said happily, "This is a good thing."
Stephanie didn't say anything in return and turned to walk away, but she stopped her.