Chapter 125 Spoiled Her Too Much
Wendy only glanced briefly before heading upstairs, while Chase didn’t rush to leave.
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Louis took some items from a few of the guests and placed them on the floor, then walked over to Chase and whispered, “They’re all people who have worked with Quinn Group One of them has been maintaining medical equipment for Cloud Hospital for over five years.”
Louis pointed to one of the men. That was a bit of a surprise.
All the visitors were clearly connected to Quinn Group, but it was unexpected to have a company that handled Cloud Hospital’s equipment maintenance. Chase looked over at the man.
The man seemed quite sharp. As soon as he saw Chase, he immediately approached with a big smile. “You must be Dr. Goodman, right? I’m Ron Blanco. Our company is responsible for maintaining all the medical equipment at Cloud Hospital. I tried to catch you at the hospital last time, but you had already finished for the day.”
The man didn’t look very old and seemed very skilled at handling people. Chase wasn’t the best at dealing with business affairs, so he simply smiled in response to Ron’s enthusiasm. “We haven’t signed next year’s contract yet. I just wanted to find a time to personally visit you, Dr. Goodman.”
Chase glanced at Mandy. Mandy was sitting on the couch, talking to one of the ladies, and they appeared to be having a pleasant conversation. Only then did Chase turn his attention back to Ron.
“Since it’s the holiday season, we’re not discussing business. As for next year’s contract, let‘ the holidays. This isn’t the right place for work matters.”
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Ron froze for a second, then quickly agreed, “Yes, Dr. Goodman, of course. Let’s leave it at that. I see you have other guests, so I’ll leave now.”
Louis escorted him out, then returned. Chase asked, “I stepped out for just a moment, and there are so many people here now? What’s going on? Who are those two women?”
“They’re people who used to work with Quinn Group, but have since retired. I suppose you could call them your predecessors. Given their status, it wouldn’t be appropriate for them to visit Ms. Quinn directly, so they decided to come and chat with Madam Mandy instead. Now that Ms. Quinn has gone upstairs, you can go rest as well.”
Wendy was on the phone with Stella.
Originally, Stella was supposed to come back, but as soon as she heard that Chase would be at the house for the holidays, she refused to come back. Wendy usually indulged Stella’s temper, but this time, she had to consider Chase’s feelings.
She had told Stella before the holidays, either get on a plane if she wanted to come back, since the ticket was already bought and personally delivered by her assistant. If Stella really didn’t want to come back, she could spend Christmas abroad. But Stella didn’t return after all.
Wendy could be tough on her, but in the end, Stella was her little sister, and she couldn’t just ignore her during the holidays.
Wendy had already made three calls since this morning.
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Entering the study, it seemed that Wendy had finally gotten through to Stella. She was frowning and looked quite upset. When she saw Chase come in, Wendy raised a hand, signaling for him to wait outside.
She turned her chair around and spoke to Stella, “I’ve already told you, Chase is your brother–in–law. You can’t keep acting this way. There’s no future between Henry and me. Henry’s married with kids. Do you really not care about how Mom feels?”
It sounded like Stella had started arguing with Wendy on the other end. Finally, Wendy ended the call.
The study fell quiet. From downstairs, Mandy’s voice could still be heard talking with the other women. Chase pushed the door open and saw Wendy sitting in the chair, her hand pressed against her temple, looking very tired.
“I spoiled her,” Wendy muttered. “My mom always said I should let Stella go out and learn something, even if she didn’t manage the Harrison family business, she shouldn’t just be hanging around. But I didn’t listen, and now I really regret it.”
Chase walked over and gently placed a hand on Wendy’s shoulder, comforting her. “There’s nothing you could have done. She’s your only sister. She’s been spoiled since she was young. And besides, you’ve got Quinn Group under control. Mandy doesn’t want Stella to be this tired.”
Managing Quinn Group was indeed a tiring job.
Wendy almost never had a day off. Even though regular employees had weekends off, Wendy still had to work overtime at the company. After so many years together, Chase had never seen Wer take a full break.
That was why Chase was even more concerned for her.
“Is she really not coming back?” Chase asked.
Wendy nodded. “She said she’s in another city and didn’t tell me exactly where. But it’s fine, as long as she’s not with Henry.”
What Wendy feared most was that Henry might try something with Stella. She’d noticed Stella’s strange attitude toward Henry before, and even now, after sending her away, she still couldn’t shake the worry.
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