A short while later, there were again several knocks on the door. When she finished her meal upstairs, a maid announced, "Ms. Ramomil, Master Conrad has asked you not to go downstairs lately. Please let me know if you have any needs. And I'll deliver the three meals to you on schedule."

Stella took this with no surprise. She only gave a soft nod of her head, displaying no unneeded emotion.

She surmised that Dempsey didn't want to see her again based on what appeared to be an accusation of blame from the incident last night. Regarding the esteemed attendees of this day... Stella assumed the man was Phoebe's father...