"Hello, I'm Ella Stephens, Chloe's cousin."
Not waiting for Chloe to introduce her, Ella introduces herself first.
Looking at Ella's perfectly-timed smile, Len Hawthorne hooks his thin lips in a bewitching smile that strikes one's soul.
Ella's heartbeat quickens.
A faint blush appears on her fair cheeks.
Len looks at her with a nonchalant expression, not responding.
Gradually, Ella feels awkward.
"Chloe, why did you bring a stranger in? Here's what I'll do - I'll report this to the elders so that you won't be restricted by the Stephens Family."
After saying this, Ella waits for Len's response.
She is telling Len through her words that she has more say in the Stephens Family than Chloe.
Len says, "Does Team Hawthorne need your approval to monitor the Stephens Family?"
Ella's smile instantly disappears, and she looks at him in surprise, her expression changing subtly, "You're from the Slaughter Squad?"
"Don't I look like it?"