Chapter 61 A Takedown
tous and Sharon walked out together.
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ald pressure emanating from hi like a storm about to break. Despite the tension. Sharon could not help herself She stepped forward and asked, “Louis, she’s the boss of that studio? It doesn’t seem like it.”
These Stella must be pretending
Tast now, when she let stella’s office. Shanon had glanced around. There were dozens of employees there. This was not some
was a real, sizable creative studio
nd the Reed family had not given stella much money in recent years Where would she even get the funds to support something like this Even if she had connections to the business partner her brother was working with, that was a recent development
If she had seal backing all these years, would she have lived like a nobody in the Reed family
toms shot his sister a cold glance, sharp as ice. He did not respond. Just then his phone rang.
Seeing the number, he immediately picked up ‘Mr. Abel, hello.
Whatever was said on the other end, it made Louis’s expression darken further until his face was like thunderclouds.
What No please tell Mr. Abraham again. I really just brought my sister to apologize. We didn’t mean anything else.”
swer he got was the click of the call being hung up
The air around him instantly named lethal
Sharon watched her brother’s expression shift with mounting dread. If looks could kill she would be ashes by now.
nurned to her, his tone icy: “From now stay far away from Stella. Don’t even speak to her
Sharon stared What
her again.” He did not finish
sentence. He did not have to. His eyes were enough. Dark, sharp, and full
That was all it took for Sharon to completely abandon her assumption that Stella was faking it.
After all her brother had been in a bad mood since last night. If Stella were a nobody, could she really affect him this much?
And especially after that phone call
Sharon asked cautious. Then should I still go apologize to her
“Apologue?” Lous barked a bitter laugh. She already tattled to him” If you go now, we’ll be completely screwed
“Shut up He was fuming
What Abel made clear over the phone was simple. Don’t Bother. Her
Sharon was so angry her body trembled From last night until now, she had felt wronged and humhated because of Stella
“Who did that woman think she was?
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Chapter 61 A Takedown
Susan nodded. “Yeah, just wait, She’ll have no choice but to crawl back and beg Eddie or Rianne for help”
“Exactly,” Jonathan agreed.
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Sharon pushed the door open.
At the sight of her, Susan was briefly startled but quickly broke into a wide, ingratiating smile. “Sharon, you’re here!”
She rushed over to take Sharon’s hand, throwing a subtle glance at Jonathan. Whatever passed between them was unclear but unmistakably calculated
Sharon nodded politely. “Madam Susan, how’s Lilian?”
She looked toward the bed, where Lilian lay fast asleep.
Susan sighed. “Worse by the day. I don’t know how she’s been taking care of herself these past two years.”
“She’ll get better. Sharon replied awkwardly. She was never great at comforting people. This was the best she could manage.
Susan nodded. “You two chat. I’ll go see if there’s anything Lilian can eat.”
Then, she left the room.
Sharon turned to Jonathan. “Sorry I couldn’t make it last night. I really wanted to come.”
But Louis would not hear of it, no matter how she argued. It still made her furious just thinking about it.
“It’s okay.” Jonathan said. “But what brings you here now?”
It was almost lunchtime.
Sharon brought up. “I just saw Stella”
His eyes lit up at the mention. “You saw her? Where is she??
He had been trying to reach her for days. She had not answered his calls or shown up anywhere.
Sharon answered, “Oriental Grand Tower.”
Jonathan was curious. “What’s she doing there? Found a job?”
Just like everyone else, when Jonathan heard she was at Oriental Grand Tower, he naturally assumed she was just another employee trying to get by. After all, what else could she be?
