Chapter 179 Trouble at Home, Trouble at Work
Patrick was especially furious about this.
When Susan heard him blaming everything on her, she got anxious. “What kind of mother do you think I am? You know exactly what Stella is like! It’s not like you can handle her either!”
“Lean’t handle her because I don’t have the time! You’re the one who stays home raising the kids. After she came back, did you ever try to patiently guide her?
Susan didn’t answer.
Patience of course she wanted to be patient. But did Stella ever give her the chan
Patrick was clearly annoyed. “Forget it. Just deal with the house stuff for now. Things at the company are a mess.
“How bad is it?”
As soon as she heard things at the company were messy, Susan asked without thinking.
“If this keeps up, we’re going to go bankrupt. What do you think?”
“It’s… it’s that serious?”
Susan’s heart tightened at his words.
“The company’s in big trouble this time. Someone’s definitely targeting us from behind the scenes”
Things had gotten so bad that Patrick couldn’t believe it wasn’t sabotage.
“Someone’s targeting the Reed Group? Who? Is it the Keene Group?”
“Doesn’t seem like it.”
Patrick was getting a headache. Some of the partners involved had nothing to do with the Keene Group at all.
Hearing it wasn’t the Keene Group just made Susan more nervous. Then could it be related to Stella?”
-What did you say?”
“She’s definitely got some powerful man backing her. You know that studio of hers made over seven million last year. No way she did that on her own without some serious support.”
Patrick’s brow furrowed deeply on the other end of the line.
Could it really be related to Stella?
On Stella’s side, she had just arrived at her studio,
Abraharp’s call came through the moment she got in. His voice was warm and smooth. “Pack your things. I’m coming to pick
“Huh‘ Where are we going” are we going?
“Hot springs”
Stella glanced out the window. It was overcast, the sky heavy with fog
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And she still had that design for Sterling Global to work on. “I’m busy, and now you’re trying to tempt me.”
Just hearing the words “hot springs was enough to tempt her.
Especially since her leg had started acting up again last night. Winters were always the worst.
Abraliam chuckled. “Busy with what?”
“I told you last night. I’ve got a major client’s project I’m handling personally.
“Which big client?“.
“Sterling Global Stella.couldn’t be more serious about that one.
The price they offered was several times the market rate,
And they didn’t even have that many demands,
Just the design fee alone made it worth doing properly.
“You said Sterling Global? I’m pretty close with their CEO. Want me to ask for an extension?”
“You know Sterling Global’s CEO?”
No way–he was connected to them too?
“Yeah, we’re pretty tight,”
“That’s not necessary. I mean, I can-
“Pack up:
Stella hadn’t even finished when Abraham cut her off.
“Fine.”
She hung up, closed the laptop she had just opened, and packed it into her bag.
Pluchville Hill was so far out, there was no way she’d be coming back today,
Finished
In the
Abel looked over at Abraham “Miss Stella’s leg should be mostly healed by now, right?”
After the injury back then, the doctor said hot springs were good for her in the winter.
Back when they were in Fleule. Abraham used to take her every winter without fail.
Abraham looked out the window. “She was in pain again last night while sleeping”
When the wrather turned bad, it always flared up
Abel stiffened slightly. “Seems like that old injury really won’t fully heal”
When Stella was heading out with her things-
Kimmy noticed her lumping slightly “Boss, isn’t there anything else you can do about your leg! Have you seen a doctor?”
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She had seen doctors, of course. Every time the pain got too bad, she’d go.
But aside from physical therapy, most medications didn’t help much. Probably something to do with her body type,
She had been half–asleep last night when the pain kicked in.
But after things warmed up, the pain eased, and then she didn’t remember anything else
