Ch. 161..170

Chapter 161: No One Would Want to Compete Against such a Person

As she spoke, she smiled disdainfully, "I wondered why he wastes his time on this kind of person."

Excuse me, Ms. Steward. Where are we going now?

Go home.

Half an hour later, the black car was driven into the Stewards.

When Phoebe arrived home, Charles was reading a newspaper in the garden. Hearing the sound, he looked up at her and asked, "Phoebe, where have you been?"

Phoebe answered, "I... I went shopping with my friends. What's up, Dad?"

Charles put down the newspaper and took a sip of the tea, "Nothing. Since your engagement with the Conrad family has been called off, we don't have any relationship with them any longer. You'd better not go to the Conrads' Mansion in the future."

Upon hearing it, Phoebe paused a bit, "Dad..."

I know it was Clarence Conrad's personal decision to call off the marriage and it almost had nothing to do with the Conrad family, but people will talk. I don't want you to be gossiped in private.

Dad, I understand what you meant. I won't go to the Conrad family anymore in the future.

Charles nodded, "Okay. You may leave now."

Phoebe slightly pressed her lips. She wanted to say something but she didn't utter any word eventually. After a hum, she went upstairs.

Charles picked up the newspaper again, continuing to read the financial news today.

Since more than two months ago the Conrad family announced to call off the marriage with the Steward family, Steward Group started to suppress a few cooperated companies, which more or less made trouble for their cooperated projects with Conrad Group.

Those companies didn't have the guts to be against Conrad Group. Now, they had Steward Group as their backer, so they worked together and made some bold movements.

They had thought that they would give Clarence a heavy blow more or less and cause a certain negative impact on Conrad Group. However, Clarence didn't take them seriously at all - he directly changed the companies to cooperate in the projects decisively and quickly, causing some loss for those companies off-guard as if he had planned it long ago.

No one would want to compete against such a person.

Charles returned to his senses and folded the newspaper in half. When he was about to stand up, he saw a notice in a missing-persons column. When he saw the photo of the notice, his expressionless face had a crack, his eyes full of disbelief.

What did you do? Did you post the photo in a newspaper? But, nowadays, fewer and fewer people will read the newspaper. Are you sure it works?

Looking at Sherry's shocked face, Channing said flatly, "Just have a try."

Then... Sherry lowered her voice, "Have you told Stella about it?"

Yes, I have. She didn't object.

Sherry exhaled, "That's good then. I was afraid that she wasn't willing to."

Stella looked quite easy-going, but she was extremely stubborn.

If she didn't agree to do it, nobody could convince her.

After thinking about it, Sherry noticed that Channing kept bending down his head. She said, "Chan, don't overthink. It'll be good if she can find him. If not, it doesn't matter either. Anyway, Stella is always your elder sister."

Channing muffled, "I know."

Sherry patted him on his back, "Then you shouldn't be so depressed. Nobody could choose their parents, but they could choose their futures. You are outstanding enough. If you didn't have any shortage, you would be way too perfect to exist in this world."

Channing chocked up.

Right then, Winnie came in from the outside. She took off her mask, "It seems you are quite busy today. Where's Stella?"

Sherry answered, "She's sorting out the clients' orders at the back. I was so worried that we wouldn't have any clients. You do you have a large network, Winnie."

Winnie smiled. She didn't tell Sherry that almost all their clients today were working for Conrad Group.

Although Winnie also informed a lot of her own friends, most of them were busy shooting in at the filming sets or had projects in other cities. How could they rush back to City N all of a sudden?

As she spoke, Sherry was a bit worried, "But I doubt if those clients would be our sustainable ones. If they only came here once per several years, it would be deadly boring."

Winnie said, "No worries, Sherry. This is just the beginning. They were informed by their friends to come cover. Later, when your studio got famous, you'll have more clients. At that time you would have your exclusive brands. Will you still be afraid of being bored?"

It makes sense.

Winnie looked over at Channing, tilting her head, "Handsome, why are you ignoring me? We've just met yesterday. Have you forgotten me?"

Channing put down the thing in his hands. When he was about to answer, Sherry said, "Just ignore him. He's always like this. Otherwise, he would already have a girlfriend since he's so good-looking." Channing was speechless.

Winnie raised her eyebrows, nodding slightly in agreement with Sherry's words.

Stella walked out of the inner office and heard that they were teasing Channing. She smiled, "I've finished sorting the orders out. Let's go for dinner."

Channing said, "I still have something to do in college. I'm taking off."

Sherry pulled him to stop, "Aren't you on vacation now? What are you busy with? Besides, will you feel easy to dump such beautiful women like us? What if we encountered someone with evil intentions when having dinner?"

Meanwhile, the Conrads' Mansion.

As soon as Annie heard about calling off the engagement, Annie hopped up immediately. She said excitedly, "Impossible! I don't agree!"

Justin said, "Annie, I've told you before. The marriage should be based on the affection of the couple. You've engaged to Mr. Jason for such a long time but there was no development in your relationship at all. It doesn't make any sense if you hang on like this."

It's all because of that shameless bitch Stella. If it weren't for him, Horace would already...

Annie, ask yourself - even if Stella didn't exist, would Mr. Jason like your character? Justin said in a solemn voice, "You should know when to keep a low key. Reflect yourself. Don't just blame others for your own mistakes."

It was the very first time that Justin blamed Annie so harshly. Instantly, her eyes were reddened in anger. She turned around and looked at Joanna as if she was asking Joanna for help, "Aunt Joanna..." Joanna didn't speak anything, looking as expressionless as usual.

Dempsey, however, echoed, "I agree with Justin. Horace Jason doesn't like you. Even if you managed to marry into the Jason family, you'll suffer."

Uncle Dempsey, but you said differently earlier...

In the past, I thought that you are young and you might be changed after getting married. Now, I realize you wouldn't change at all. It's better to stop loss in time rather than letting you marry Horace Jason and cause trouble every day.

Of course, Dempsey didn't suddenly become so reasonable. As the matter of fact, he had successfully cooperated with Charles already and received powerful financial support from him. Now, the Jason family meant nothing to Dempsey.00000

Chapter 162: She Would Not Let Go of Her this Time

Annie's surname was Conrad. If she married into the Jason family and made trouble, the Conrad family's dignity and reputation would be damaged.

Obviously, Dempsey wasn't willing to deal with her trouble in the future.

Annie looked extremely reluctant. She still wanted to retort, but Dempsey stood up while supporting himself with the walking stick. He said, "Enough. Things have come this far. You should take on certain responsibilities. It's also a lesson in your life. Use your brain when speaking and doing things in the future."

Instantly, Annie understood that he referred to Stella's matter.

Stella's baby died in that car accident. Actually, in the very beginning, Joanna had planned everything.

Firstly, Joanna asked Annie to tell Dempsey that Stella was pregnant and let him take Stella into the Conrads' Mansion. Then Joanna continued to carry other plans next...

Probably Dempsey knew the reason behind it, so Annie understood why he was warning her.

Stella's baby was gone and Dempsey's hope was gone, too. However, there must be someone to take the responsibility for it.

Subconsciously, Annie looked over at Joanna, suddenly shivering all over her body.

She wondered if she had been used by Joanna.

Joanna also looked at her, a faint smile appearing on her face, "Annie, it's alright to call off the engagement with the Jason family. Let me find you a better husband in the future." Since the things had gone this far, Annie could only nod to suppress her anger.

However, she was still unhappy, "Aunt Joanna, Justin, please excuse me. I'm going upstairs."

Joanna nodded in agreement, "Go ahead."

After Annie left, Joanna looked over at Justin, "Justin, did you go to see Stella today?"

Justin said, "No matter what, I should."

Did she made the engagement between Annie and Horace cancel?

That's what I've promised her, Justin said, "We Conrad family has owed her a lot."

Joanna sneered, “She should blame herself for marrying Clarence Conrad but nobody else."

Justin heaved a sigh in silence, "Mom, when will you stop doing those things? Clarence didn't do anything wrong."

His birth was a mistake. The biggest mistake he has made was to become that woman's son.

On the second floor, Annie was eavesdropping their conversation. Slowly, she clenched her fists, her face full of hatred. That bitch again! It was again her fault!

This time Annie decided not to let go of her anymore.

In the evening, when Stella and Sherry were heading back home, they found the neighbor next door was busy moving.

The apartment that Stella rented before was way too small, which was only enough for one person to stay. It was quite crowded if the two wanted to stay together.

Hence, when they were looking for the studio, they also rented an apartment that was nearby the studio and moved in.

Sherry said in confusion, "Is there an old lady staying next door? Her other family members are all in the US. Where is she moving to?"

Stella asked the moving staff, but they said that the apartment was already empty when they came over. They were only in charge of moving and didn't know anything else.

Arriving home, Sherry lay down on the sofa. She felt extremely exhausted and had no interest in minding other's businesses.

Stella poured a glass of water. When she was drinking, Sherry said, "Stella, I heard that Chan posted the photo on all major newspapers. Do you think it works?"

Stella put down the water glass and smiled, "It doesn't matter if it works or not. I never expected to find him."

But, why did you...

Since Chan got to know that I'm not Jeffrey Radomil's biological daughter, he always feels guilty to me.

Sherry heaved a sigh, "This boy is way too inflexible. What Jeffrey Radomil has done has nothing to do with him. He wanted to atone for Jeffrey Radomil's crime... By the way, Jeffrey Radomil is truly not a human being. Why did your mother marry him in the past?"

Stella said, "It's a bygone anyway."

Sherry thought about it and added, "Stella, have you ever thought what you would do if you could truly find him?"

Upon hearing it, Stella didn't utter a word.

She indeed never expected to find him truly.

After all, she believed that if the man in the photo wanted to find her, he would have found her already.

He didn't need to wait until now.

After a while, Stella answered, "Just wait and see. Let nature take its course."

Two days later.

Stella got a call from Horace.

He said, "Stella, I'm opposite your studio. Could you come out for a second?"

Stella raised her head and looked over - sure enough, she saw the familiar figure.

He was standing in front of a cafe, looking at her from afar.

I'll be right there.

Stella informed the two new hires in the store and walked out of the studio.

In the cafe, Horace pressed his lips and said, "Stella, I might go abroad soon."

Stella paused a bit, "That's too sudden."

Horace nodded, "The Conrad family has called off my engagement to Annie Conrad. I talked to my parents, and they didn't force me again. Jason Group was still in a crisis now, but we have certain markets overseas, so I'll go to Switzerland and take the branch over there. I wouldn't be able to come back in recent years."

Stella said, "I see. I wish you all the best then, Horace."

Horace smiled, "Stella, I hope you can always remember me as your friend no matter what happens. If you need anything or any help, please do let me know. I don't want to only hear your status from others. I would feel that I'm a useless man."

You've truly helped me a lot, Horace. Stella curled up her lips, "But, since you said so, I won't be polite. If I asked you for help in the future, you can't refuse me, OK?"

When they parted, Horace called her name again, "Stella."

Stella turned around, "Yes..."

As soon as she spoke, she was hugged by him.

Horace said, "I don't know when we will meet again after I leave this time. Please do take care of yourself, Stella."

Stella said gently, "I will."

Back to the studio, Sherry asked her, looking quite nosy, "What did you talk about? Has Horace confessed to you again?"

Stella laughed and said, "What are you talking about?"

She looked out of the window and whispered, "He's going to Switzerland."

What? Sherry couldn't help frowning, "Then, when will he come back?"

He doesn't know. Jason Group has a branch over there. He would take it over this time.

Sherry felt quite sorry for them. She thought that since the engagement between Annie and Horace had been called off, she wanted to match-make Horace and Stella gain. After a while, Sherry tentatively asked, "Then Horace and you... Can't you truly be together?"

Stella withdrew her gaze with a faint smile. She shook her head slightly.

In fact, the gap between Horace and her was too huge. Even nothing happened in the past, they might not be able to be together.00

Chapter 163: Does She Like You

Stella didn't regret anything though. At least, they could keep their pure first love.

Sherry said, "Forget it. Let the bygones be bygones. By the way, we'll have a college classmates reunion tomorrow. I also told them that you'll go with me. Let's go there together."

Upon hearing that, Stella was taken aback. She said, "But I still have a lot of design drafts..."

Nothing. You don't need to get them ready just in one or two days, do you? You might be high inspired when you are relaxed. Sherry said thoughtfully, "We haven't reunited with our classmates for a long time Everyone was asking how you are doing."

Seeing that Stella was still a bit hesitant, Sherry wrapped her arm, shaking slightly, "Stella, please! I truly would love to go to the reunion!"

Convinced by Sherry's requests and begs, Stella said with a smile, "Okay. Okay. I'll go with you."

She had been quite busy in the past few months and hadn't had a good rest. It shouldn't be bad to hang out.

Within the recent several days, Nathan could feel that the cold and stressed atmosphere accumulated in the CEO's office. Everyone who entered here held their breath carefully.

Nathan, the person who always went back and forth of the office, felt more bitter than anyone else did. He also felt the stress that he had never felt since he started working.

Clarence signed on a document. Nathan walked up and took it over. He said tentatively, "Excuse me, Mr. Conrad..."

Go ahead, Clarence uttered two words in a cold tone.

Nathan continued, "I just got the news - Mr. Jason is going to Switzerland. His plane is taking off in half an hour."

Clarence's hand that was holding a pen paused. He raised his head and looked at Nathan coldly, "Do you want me to see him off?"

Nathan coughed to clear his throat, "Mr. Jason won't come back until at least two years later after he goes to Switzerland."

Clarence pressed his thin lips. After a few seconds, he asked, "For real?"

Yes. I've confirmed it.

Clarence didn't speak. He put down the pen, lost in thought.

Nathan made hay while the sun shined, "Mr. Conrad, you might have misunderstood... Mrs. Conrad shouldn't be aiming to be together with Mr. Jason by making the engagement between Miss Conrad and him call off. Hence..."

Then, why did she do it?

Mr. Conrad, as you know, Miss Conrad and Mrs. Conrad can't get along at all. Besides, Miss Conrad's character is way too... unacceptable for others. In my opinion, there should be two reasons behind it - on one hand, she wanted to revenge on Miss Conrad. On the other hand, Mrs. Conrad owed Mr. Jason favors, so she wanted to pay him back.

Upon hearing it, Clarence snorted, "She has owed me a lot of favors. Why doesn't she want to pay me back?

Nathan said, "Mr. Conrad, that means you are quite different from Mr. Jason in Mrs. Conrad's mind."

Clarence secretly raised his eyebrows, looking less gloomy.

Seeing that, Nathan breathed a sigh of relief inwardly.

His job was way too difficult.

In the evening, Twilight Club.

Vincent clicked his tongue in surprise, "Holy moly, Clarence, why do you have time to hang out today? In the past few weeks, you seemed to hate drinking a lot."

Clarence looked down at the glass in his hand and said indifferently, "Horace Jason has gone to Switzerland."

I got the news, but I heard that the engagement between the Conrad and the Jason families has been called off. Can Annie agree on it?

Justin did it on behalf of the family. Do you think she has any right to say no?

Upon hearing it, Vincent was a bit surprised, but it did make sense.

Although Justin was rarely involved in the businesses of the Conrad family and Conrad Group, because of this, when he was determined to make up his mind, nothing could be changed. Moreover, no matter what Justin would want to do, Joanna would take his side.

Since it was Justin who canceled the engagement, it meant that Annie had lost Joanna, her biggest backer in this matter. Hence, no matter how much she wept or made a fuss, it was useless.

In such a circumstance, if Annie didn't want to annoy Joanna, she'd better agree obediently.

Thinking of that, Vincent said, "Wait! Wasn't your father who tried his best to match-made them together? How could he agree on it?"

Clarence looked colder, "He has been working with the Steward family, so the Jason family doesn't have any value for him to use."

Vincent raised his head and gulped down a glass of liquor. He said, "You are the best. You worked alone and presented the Steward family to your father personally, so they could cooperate closely with each other."

Clarence wasn't sure if it was a compliment or a mockery.

Vincent added, "I'm quite curious. What was in your mind? Why did you give up on such a good marriage with Phoebe Steward? Instead, you made yourself an extra enemy. Why did you do it?" "I've love to."

Vincent choked up. After a while, he said, "Clarence, if you truly like Stella, could you pay more attention to her? Retrain your bad temper. You can't chase after a girl like what you doing now." Clarence didn't answer. When Vincent thought that he was going to deny and say something sarcastic again, Clarence asked slowly, "What should I do then?"

Vincent was so amused.

As soon as he burst into laughter, he received a cold gaze from the aside.

Vincent put down the glass and raised his both hands, "All right. All right. I'll stop laughing. When you go after a girl, you must let her feel that you do like her."

Clarence frowned, "I've given her changes before, but she refused."

He inhaled and asked, "What did you say when giving her the chances?"

Clarence said, "I said I'll give her the position of Mrs. Conrad. She can do whatever she wants."

Thinking of Stella's reply, Clarence looked quite annoyed. He didn't continue.

Vincent said, "You can't only use the verbal method to let her know you like her. You must do something actually, making her feel that you like her. Please, don't ever mention to her that you are giving her a chance. That's bullshit! You'll piss her off."

Clarence pressed his thin lips. Raising his head, he gulped down the wine in his glass and didn't utter a word.

After a while, Vincent asked, "Does she like you?"

Upon hearing it, Clarence couldn't help but feel quite annoyed, "How do I know?"

He had tested Stella many times, but she always skipped such a subject.

However, if she didn't like him, how would he have drawn his portrait in secret? Why would she have cared if Phoebe and he would get married?

After a few seconds, Clarence curled up his lips and said, "But in her heart, I'm quite different from Horace. Otherwise, she wouldn't want to pay back the favors she owed Horace but never wanted to pay back mine."

Vincent blurted out, exposing the other possibility that seemed more real, "Well, that's because she simply doesn't want to have any connection with you."

He looked over at Vincent indifferently, but his gaze was cold and sharp.

Nathan, who was waiting for Clarence outside the club, sneezed several times for no reason.

The Chinese New Year would be coming in one month. It was quite chilly.00000

Chapter 164: You Don’t Deserve to Know It

Vincent took steps back to protect himself. In a hurry, he said, "Don't panic, Clarence. I just stated an objective fact. Just think what you've done to her before. If you were her, would you just let it go so easily?" "Didn't I treat her nicely?"

Did you treat her well?

Upon hearing Vincent's question, Clarence withdrew his gaze. He gulped down two glasses of wine and said in a low voice, "She lied to me first. Otherwise, I wouldn't have done those things to her." Vincent said, "Clarence, until now, based on how much you know about Stella, do you still think she has lied to you in the past? Do you still believed that she has married into the Conrad family with the excuse of her fake pregnancy?"

Listening to him, Clarence couldn't help tightening his pinch on the wine glass. He creased his brows a slight.

Stella is smart, pretty, and talented. She has a lot of advantages. Even if she hasn't married you, a lot of outstanding men would be after her. You like her also because you are attracted when getting along with her. However, if she were truly that kind of woman who uses every possible means to achieve her goals such as using the fake pregnancy as an excuse, would she still be a charming woman?

Clarence's chin was tightened. The idea that he had ignored always was enlightened by Vincent. Suddenly, Clarence had an awful thought.

Since they got married, Stella only asked him for money a few times.

Each time, she didn't ask for much and she also wrote him the IOU notes.

She borrowed the money all because of Jeffrey.

Besides, she didn't use the position of Mrs. Conrad to gain any benefits.

After divorcing him, even if the rumors said that she was a mistress, she never explained and said that Clarence was her ex-husband. Vincent raised his goblet and shook, "Anyway, you should look into the matter that happened three years ago."

Clarence stood up and strode away with an annoyed look.

Vincent turned around, "Wait. Wait. Are you done with drinking?"

Out of Twilight Club, Clarence said to Nathan, “Go investigate what happened during my business trip in London three years ago."

At that time, he felt quite annoyed as soon as seeing Stella's face. He stayed in London for two months with the excuse of being on a business trip. On the evening back, when seeing Stella's flat belly, Clarence sneered and mocked her. Without asking her anything, he directly confirmed that her pregnancy was fake.

Nathan followed him. After a thought, he said, "Mr. Conrad, during that time, Miss Conrad suddenly went abroad. Shall I also look into this matter as well?"

Clarence paused his pace, frowning deeply, "You meant Annie?"

Nathan nodded, "Miss Conrad went abroad quite suddenly. I heard that she also canceled a very important party. However, it was all arranged by Mrs. Joanna's men. I'll look into the matter in detail later." Clarence withdrew his gaze. He bent over and sat in the black Rolls-Royce on the roadside.

The driver asked, "Mr. Conrad, shall we go back to Starry Lake Mansion?"

After a few seconds, Clarence answered expressionlessly, "No. Go to another place."

When Stella was sorting out things in the lobby, she heard fast and hurried footsteps behind her. Before she could turn around, her wrist was grabbed. The person dragged her to stride forward without any stop in a one-go.

The two girls and Sherry in the studio gaped.

The two girls asked in shock, "Well... shall we call the police?"

Sherry returned to her senses and put on a wry smile, "Probably not necessary. Let's wait and see how it goes."

As she spoke, she approached the office inside, aiming to eavesdrop on what was going on.

She wondered what was wrong with Clarence the wretched man again.

In the office, Stella shook several times but shake off Clarence's grip on her. For a moment, she was irritated and angry, "What is wrong with you again? Let go of me!"

As she spoke, she turned around and wanted to open the door of the office.

However, when the door was opened with a crack, the door was pressed to close.

Clarence supported on hand on the door and gazed at her with his black eyes, "Stella, I want to ask you a question. Answer me seriously."

Stella laughed in anger, "Mr. Conrad, do you look like that you're going to have a serious conversation with me?"

Your attitude to me recently is quite bad. If I didn't do so, would you be willing to talk to me?

It turned out that wretched man truly had some clear self-estimation.

Stella tentatively struggled and found that she couldn't be comparable to him in terms of strength. She said, "Mr. Conrad, go ahead."

He'd better get out after asking the question.

Seeing that she had given up struggling, Clarence loosened his grip on her a bit. In a low voice, he asked, "What exactly happened to you three years ago so you had a miscarriage?"

Stella had never expected that he would ask her such a question. She was startled and standing motionlessly for a long time.

Clarence didn't urge her. He just waited in silence.

After a while, Stella grinned. She raised her head and looked at him, "Mr. Conrad, haven't you always accused me of the fake pregnancy before? Since you've confirmed, why are you asking me about it now?" Clarence pressed his thin lips slightly, "Tell me first."

Mr. Conrad, if you asked me such a question three months ago, I might give you an answer that you never expect. However, now... She paused, laughing more ironically, "I don't want to answer. Because I don't think you deserve to know it."

Clarence's handsome face was tightened. She didn't say it was not necessary to answer but he didn't deserve to know.

Stella continued in an indifferent tone, "Why? Mr. Conrad, did I say something wrong? For a man like you who doesn't respect life and could treat your own child so ruthless, what answer do you expect from me? What if I answered your question? Would the baby be back to life?"

Clarence asked, "Why didn't you explain it to me?"

Explain? Stella was amused, "Mr. Conrad, didn't you already confirm what kind of person I am? If I explained, would you listen? Is it useful? I would have humiliated myself instead."

In the past three years, she did try to explain. However, he never cared about it.

He even thought that she was playing tricks to deceive him again.

Clarence didn't deny it. His Adam's apple kept bobbing. After a long while, he slowly released her, "It could be my fault."

'Could be...' The words were reechoed in Stella's mind.

The wretched man was always arrogant and conceited.

Stella said, "No, Mr. Conrad. How could it be your fault? You've never made any mistake. You are always right..."

Clarence didn't want to continue listening, "Shut up."

Stella straightened up the sleeve that was creased by his grip, "Mr. Conrad, have you done asking questions? If so, I'll go out." When she wanted to turn around, she heard Clarence's voice again, "Horace Jason has gone to Switzerland."☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐

Chapter 165: I’ll Come to Find You Tomorrow

Stella felt quite weird. She raised her head and asked, "Then what?"

Clarence said, stressing each syllable, "Have you paid by all the favors you've owed him?"

Mr. Conrad, it has nothing to do...

"When will you pay me back my favors to you?”

Upon hearing it, Stella was speechless.

Inwardly, she couldn't help but curse him.

In the past, he asked her to pay back the money she borrowed. Now he wanted her to pay back the favors she owed him. She wondered for how long this wretched man wanted to torture her. Noticing the fury surged in her beautiful eyes, Clarence took a step back. He said in a steady tone, I'm not anxious. You can take your time."""

Stella closed her eyes and failed to suppress her anger, "Mr. Conrad, on the heck do you want? Like what I've said, if you don't want to let go of me, you can revenge on me at one time." "No, I can't," said Clarence, "Don't you know I'm a businessman? A businessman always likes to adopt a long-term plan to gain something big. I've never put all the baits in a one-go."

Oh, excuse me, Mr. Conrad, what on earth do you want to gain from me then?

Clarence curled up his thin lips slightly. Raising his hand, he pointed at her chest with his index finger.

Stella choked up.

Subconsciously, she hid her chest while folding her arms.

She knew that the wretched man had a nasty mind.

Upon Clarence realized what she was thinking, his temples popped. His finger landed on the back of her hand. He looked down at her and said meaningfully, "Stella, this thing will belong to me sooner or later." Stella patted his hand off with a frown. Disgust and resistance were written all over her face.

She said, "Mr. Conrad, probably I didn't make things clear before. I don't think it's necessary for us to keep in touch. Besides, I don't want to see your face any longer. Mr. Conrad, if you believed that I've owed you some favors and you want me to pay them back, please let me know your requests. I'll try my best to..."

Stella, you should know it clearly - you don't have the final say to start or end anything.

Clarence opened the door of the office. After casting a glance outside, he looked back at her, "I'll come to find you tomorrow."

After that, he strode away without waiting for Stella's response.

Seeing him go far, the other three women in the studio breathed sighs of relief. They looked at Stella in a union, only to find her in a daze. It seemed that she hadn't returned to her senses from the shock. Sherry let the other two girls knock off. Then she walked to Stella. She whispered, "Stella, did I mishear anything? The wretched man said he would come here tomorrow again?"

Stella felt that her eyelids were twitched. She turned to look at her and answered in depression, "Probably you've misheard."

She wondered what went wrong with that wretched man again tonight. After speaking some creepy things to her, he finally left by leaving her such a blockbuster.

She cursed him again.

Sherry comforted her, "It's alright, Stella. We won't be here tomorrow, anyway. Let him come to get a cold-shoulder treatment."

Stella, however, couldn't be delighted at all. She raised her hand and looked at the back, frowning deeply.

She wondered what he meant by his words just now? Had he had become a devil to threaten her with her hand aiming to end her career for the rest of her life?

Stella had been thinking for a long while, but couldn't figure anything out.

Instead, the more she thought about it, the angrier she became.

Standing next to her, Sherry was thinking about their classmate reunion tomorrow.

Although it was called the classmate reunion, it was a blind date that she carefully planned for Stella.

All the male classmates she had invited to attend were single and successful in their careers. Although they were not so rich as Clarence the wretched man, their tempers and characters were far better than his.

After a while, Sherry dragged Stella, who was still lost in thought, "It's still early now. Let's do a hair and buy some dresses. We shall dress up tomorrow."

Stella was confused, "Dress up for what?"

Isn't it our classmate reunion tomorrow? We can't go so casually. We should dress up for it.

After that, she dragged Stella away without letting her refuse.

In the hair salon, Sherry browsed something on her cell phone, "Please give her this kind of perm. It's the most popular style online right now. Everyone looks good with it. You'll look prettier." Stella pulled her to sit next to her as well, "Let's do it together, Sherry."

Sherry waved her hand, "Not necessary. I don't need..."

Stella said to the hairdresser, "Please do the sperm for her as well."

After spending a long time in the hair salon, their perms were done. Sherry approached her and put down the magazine, "Wow. You look so beautiful. I'm sure the men tomorrow would be stunned." Her voice was quite low, so Stella didn't hear what she said clearly, "Pardon?"

Stella turned around and cast a glance at Sherry. She asked in surprise, "Sherry, why did you get the hair cut so short?"

Sherry raised her brows at her and tossed the short hair that only reached her neck, "How do you like it? I've thought about cutting my hair short for a long time, but I didn't have the guts. I just took this chance to do it."

Stella nodded, "You look gorgeous."

After done the hair, Sherry dragged Stella to the shop. She picked up all the dresses that could show Stella's shape and curve.

Since Stella got pregnant, she had been wearing loose clothes. Suddenly, her style was changed. She couldn't get used to it.

Stella said, "It's just a classmate reunion. I don't need to dress like this, do I?"

Why not? Stella, let me tell you. It's not a matter of the classmate reunion. Even if there's no such a reunion, you should dress up every day. You can't waste your beauty.

The saleslady next to them echoed in a low voice, "Miss, are you a movie star? I know I've seen you somewhere before."

Sherry smiled, "All good-looking women look similar."

The sales lady said enviously, "You are way too good-looking. You are better looking than a star and you have a good shape too."

Sherry poked Stella with her elbow, "See? What did I say? You should let others enjoy your beauty."

Sherry said, "I'll go home and throw away your clothes later. Do you remember? When you were working for SG Jewelry Magazine, a lot of people asked me if all the male employees in the company were not so good-looking, so you didn't have any interest to dress up properly. You are in your twenties and still young, why..."

Stella was afraid of her nagging. She gave the dresses that she had tried on to the saleslady, "I'll take them all. Thanks."

When they went back home, the cushions to prevent the bumps while moving had been removed and the corridor was cleaned up. Sherry asked, "Does it mean our neighbor next door had moved in? Shall we meet the new neighbor?"

Stella said, "Why don't you wait for a few days? Let's meet them after seeing them in person."

Okay. If we suddenly go to the, it's kind of embarrassing.☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐

Chapter 166: I’ve Divorced

On the second day, the black Rolls-Royce was pulled over at the roadside.

Nathan pressed down the car window and peered out. Then he withdrew his gaze. He said gingerly as if he was going to be killed the next second, "Mr. Conrad, the studio seems to be closed. I guess Mrs. Conrad has taken the weekend off."

Clarence pressed his thin lips and looked up at Nathan, "Do you think she has done it purposely?"

Yesterday he told her that he would come to fine her today, but she deliberately closed the store today.

Nathan could only smile bitterly inwardly. It was just the lovers' temperament and interest between the Conrad couple. How could he know?

Clarence inhaled, "Call her and ask her where she is now."

Upon hearing it, Nathan immediately pulled out his cell phone. A few seconds later, he whispered, "Mr. Conrad, Mrs. Conrad has also blocked my number." Clarence was speechless.

Right then, Nathan saw a written notice pasted at the door of the studio. He pulled the door open and approached closer to read.

There was a contact number on the notice. It said that the client could call this number if there was something urgent.

Nathan immediately dialed the number. After a few beeps, the phone was answered.

Sherry said, "Hello, who is that please?"

Nathan said, "Miss, I want to buy a designed necklace, but after I've arrived at your gate, it turns out that your studio is closed. May I know when you'll be back?"

Oh... I'm sorry. My friend and I came to our classmate reunion today. If you are not in a hurry, you can come to our store tomorrow and have a detailed discussion.

I see.” Nathan turned around and looked at the man sitting in the black Rolls-Royce, Our boss needs it as soon as possible. Would you mind giving us your location, please? We can go to discuss with you right now."

Sherry hesitated.

Nathan immediately added, "Our boss will be on a business trip tonight and won't come back until half a month later. He wants to design a gift for his girlfriend, so he'd like to meet the designer in advance." Sherry thought for a moment and agreed, "Okay, I'll send you a location later. We can meet here. Thanks for your understanding."

Since the client came to them and insisted, she couldn't send them away.

Besides, they would only discuss the design. It shouldn't take them much time.

Not at all. I'm sorry for troubling you.

After hanging up the phone, Nathan finally breathed a sigh of relief. At least, they could meet Stella later.

Although he played a trick, at least he could save his job in danger.

In a private box.

After returning from answering the call, Sherry whispered something in Stella's ear.

Stella nodded, "Sure. It's fine."

A woman who was sitting next to them suddenly said, "Alas, Sherry. How come your studio is so busy? We're in the reunion with our classmates, but you are still busy working."

This woman was named Madison Taylor. She was from a middle-class family. It was said that she married an executive manager of a big company. Right now, she was a housewife at home and enjoyed her life very much. She didn't get along with Sherry or Stella in college. She always spoke sarcastically and put a wedge between others.

Sherry originally invited some college classmates with whom she got along very well, but she didn't expect that one or two disgusting people also came here.

Sherry smiled perfunctorily, "Please excuse me. I don't think you would understand about being busy like us."

Madison retorted disdainfully, "In my family, it's enough for my husband to be busy alone. I just need to stay home doing skincare and taking care of myself. In my spare time, I'll have high tea with my besties o spend a holiday in a seaside city. Isn't there an old saying like a woman is better married than born? But I don't think could understand it now. I heard that Liam cheated on you a few months ago. What a pity! I thought I would attend your wedding."

As soon as Sherry heard that disgusting name, her temples popped. Thinking of her purpose of organizing the classmate reunion today, she tried her best to suppress her anger instead of blow up on Madison. Right then, other people at the table noticed the embarrassment. They meddled, "By the way, Liam Keith is just a scumbag. I've thought that he's a nice man before. How come he's such a jerk!" "Exactly. I heard that it was a big scene that his mistress was caught in adultery that day. How I wish I could be there at the scene! Then I could witness how miserable the son of the bitch and the bitch were." "Right. I heard that Liam realized that he was framed by someone but he couldn't find who that person was. Sherry, was that you?"

Sherry answered calmly, "How could I be that capable? This exactly explains that if you do much injustice, you will die eventually. Maybe it's the justice comes from heaven."

As she spoke, she secretly glanced at Stella to see how her expression was.

However, Stella kept a slight smile at her mouth corners. She didn't react at all.

After bitching about Liam for a while, someone suddenly changed the subject to Stella, "By the way, Stella, what have you been doing in the past three years? Someone said you got married. Some said you went abroad. Some also said..."

When the person who was speaking hadn't finished the words, the other person poked her with the elbow. Suddenly, she realized something and shushed.

Stella looked up slightly and said with a smile, "I've divorced."

Upon hearing it, all people at the table quieted down, "We all thought that you would marry Horace. Unexpectedly..."

Sherry chimed in, "Oh, by the way, where is Emmett? Why hasn't he arrived yet? He's half an hour late already."

Someone answered, "It seems he encountered a traffic jam. I just asked him. He's arriving soon."

Emmett Carter used to be their classmate. He was an excellent student, wearing a pair of big black-framed glasses. However, he always kept a low key. Both his parents were scientific researchers. He was polite and well-educated. Usually, he was quiet and not talkative.

Sherry had asked around - he hadn't got married and was still single and available.

In her opinion, with Emmett's background and character, he should be the best candidate for the other half.

Since entering the box, Sherry carefully studied all the single men at the table. Some of them became fat. Some of them were bluffing about their tiny projects, quite unreliable.

Now, she had to put all her hopes on Emmett.

Shortly after, the door of the box was pushed open, "I'm sorry. I'm late."

All of them looked over in the direction of the voice. A woman said, "Excuse me. Are you entering the wrong box..."

The man smiled, "I'm Emmett."

Upon hearing it, not only the woman who asked him but also others all gaped. A man stood up and said in disbelief, "Are you Emmett? Gosh! You've changed tremendously." The quiet boy with the black-framed glasses had become a handsome businessman. All of them were agape.

Sherry couldn't help but praise herself inwardly. Sure enough, she had made a wise decision.

Immediately, she stood up and pull the chair next to Stella, "Come on, Emmett. We're waiting for you. Have a seat, please."☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐

Chapter 167: Go After Him If You Like Him

As soon as Emmett arrived, the atmosphere in the box had changed slightly.

The men who were bluffing about their hundred-million projects kept gulping down the water to cover the embarrassment.

Even Emmett didn't speak, but when he was sitting there, he looked with good charisma. He immediately became outstanding among the man. If anyone still continued to boast, that would be lacking self- knowledge.

After a short while, Madison asked, "Emmett. what have you been up to in the past two years? I haven't heard about your news for a long time. It turned out that you went abroad. When did you come back?" Emmett nodded at her and smiled slightly. He answered, "I came back last year. Now I'm running my own small company."

I see. Madison looked down a bit with an obvious disdainful look. She crossed her arms on her chest, looking quite arrogant, "It's quite difficult to start a new company now. What's the name of your company? My husband is an executive manager of a big company. I'll go home and tell him about it. In the future, if his company has any projects, probably he'll give the priority to you."

Madison's words sounded insulting. Sherry could hardly hold back her anger. Other men at the table looked quite unhappy, too. However, Emmett still kept a polite smile like a gentleman. He said calmly, "Thank you for your kindness. But my company is doing great currently. Please don't bother."

Pleased by his attitude, Madison continued, "All right. For the sake that we were classmates, in case your company encounters any problem in the future, please feel free to let me know. You don't need to pretend and hang on there by yourself."

Soon, another man asked, "Emmett, what's the name of your company? We shall visit you if we have time. This is the first time that someone I know owns his own company. Does it feel good to be a boss?" Emmett answered while smiling, "Please feel free to drop by at any time."

As he spoke, Emmett pulled out a business card to the man who asked just now.

Looking at the gilding characters on the business card, the man read, "Star Ferry Technology..."

Before he finished reading, another man approached and looked at the business card, "Holy fuck! It's Star Ferry Technology for real!" As he spoke, he looked at Emmett in disbelief, "Did you found Star Ferry Technology?"

Before Emmett answered, Madison asked disdainfully, "Is this company good?"

Good? Star Ferry Technology was founded overseas. Since it was migrated back last year, it has been keeping developing. Now it was just behind Conrad Group in the industry. Tell me what level it is. Madison looked a bit annoyed. She didn't speak for a moment.

Emmett said, "That's too exaggerating. Conrad Group covers a lot of business fields. Technical research and development are just part of their businesses. Comparing to Conrad Group, Star Ferry Technology still has a long way to go."

Although he said so, everyone knew that he was being modest.

All of them knew on what level Conrad Group was. Now Star Ferry Technology could be talked about together with Conrad Group. It meant that this company was excellent as well.

Upon hearing the conversation, Sherry believed that she had truly found a treasure. Emmett was handsome with good character. He was a tender gentleman and could develop his company to achieve such excellence. She believed that he was quite competent to Clarence the wretched man.

On the way to the ladies, Sherry asked, "Stella, what do you think of Emmett?"

Stella answered, "He's good. When he entered the box just now, I didn't recognize him at all."

Gee. I meant how do you like him?

Stella nodded and echoed, "His temper is good, too. Even Madison said those words, he wasn't pissed."

Sherry kept hinting at her, "Exactly. I think so, too. Now it's so difficult to find such a good man like him. His girlfriend must be quite happy."

Stella smiled and encouraged her, "Good, Sherry. If you like him, go after him."

Sherry choked up.

Why their conversation went differently as she expected.

She cleared her throat with a cough, "I didn't mean myself... Don't you..."

Hey, Sherry. Hi, Stella.

They heard Emmett's voice in front.

Sherry looked up and put on a smile. She waved at him and said, "You came out, too."

Emmett answered, "I came out for answering a call."

After a pause, he said, "There were too many people at the table just now. I haven't greeted you girls properly. Long time no see."

Sherry noticed that when Emmett spoke the last words, he was staring at Stella.

Instantly, she understood something and was delighted.

She had confidence in her matchmake

Stella smiled and answered, "Yeah. Long time no see."

Actually, Emmett had gone abroad quite early when he finished the second year in college.

In the two years, Stella didn't talk to him much. They were just ordinary classmates.

Sherry pretended to have a call on her phone. She pulled it out and said, "Well... I need to answer a call. Please suit yourselves."

Stella watched her leave in silence.

When Sherry trotted away, Emmett found a subject to break the awkwardness, "I heard that you were working for SG Jewelry Magazine before. Are you still working there?" "Nope. Sherry and I have our own studio now."

Emmett nodded, "That's great. Are you still doing the jewelry design?"

Yeah. We also have photography and other services.

Emmett raised his eyebrows and smiled, "May I have your contact number, please? I can call you if I want to find you in the future."

Of course. Stella pulled out her phone and tried to find the subject, "You must be quite busy. If you need designed jewelry, please call me. I'll go to your company directly." "Thank you in advance, then."

Stella smiled, "You are welcome."

When Clarence arrived, he saw Stella chatting with a man happily, a smile written all over her face.

He paused his pace and pulled a long face, emanating a cold aura.

Seeing that, Nathan couldn't help but take a few steps away from him.

Clarence pressed his thin lips, strode over to them, and called her in a cold tone, "Stella."

Upon hearing his voice, Stella closed her eyes. She inhaled slightly and said to Emmett immediately, "Let's keep in touch. I'm busy with something. I've got to go now."

Before Emmett responded, Stella turned around and trotted away in a hurry.

Emmett frowned, looking around to see the aggressive man. He reached out his hand to block Clarence, "Mr. Conrad, why are you here?"

Clarence stopped, casting him a glance.

Nathan whispered, "Star Ferry Technology, Mr. Carter."

Clarence said, "I don't know him."

Emmett had heard that Clarence was arrogant long ago. He didn't take it to heart. He said, "Mr. Conrad, we met each other at a business cocktail party. Just once. I'm not surprised that you don't remember me."

Clarence wasn't in the mood to continue talking to him. He was about to walk forward but was stopped by Emmett again.0000

Chapter 168: Do You Treat Your Client in this Way?

Clarence looked colder. He looked up at Emmett, "Fuck off."

Emmett turned around and cast a glance. Then he withdrew his gaze, "Mr. Conrad, I heard you call Stella just now. Do you know each other?" "None of your business."

But I can tell that Stella didn't want to meet you, Mr. Conrad. In that case, why do you have to force her?

Clarence sneered, "Did she tell you in person that she didn't want to meet me?"

Emmett was speechless.

She didn't.

But her behaviors told him obviously.

However, Emmett didn't want to make the way.

When they were stalemated, Clarence saw a figure out of the corner of his eyes. He indifferently called, "Sherry Perry."

That figure stiffed and then sped up to escape.

Clarence called in a colder tone, "Sofia Cooper."

She had a hunch that this name would be with her forever.

She dared not to escape anymore, afraid that Clarence the wretched man would get even with her later. With a wry smile, she moved over reluctantly, "Hahaha... Mr. Conrad, how are you doing? I wondered who was calling me just now. It turns out to be you, the most handsome Mr. Conrad. You are so stunning that I couldn't recognize you just now."

Nathan thought to himself, 'What an ass kisser! She's better than me in doing so.'

Emmett calmed down and asked, "Sherry, do you know Mr. Conrad?"

Sherry was about to answer, but suddenly she recalled that she aimed to matchmake Stella and Emmett. How could she tell Emmett that Clarence was Stella's ex-husband? She lost her tongue and couldn't utter a beep.

Right then, Nathan took the chance and walked to her, "Excuse me, Ms. Perry. I contacted you earlier."

Sherry was taken aback, "Earlier?"

Nathan answered, "Yeah. Half an hour ago."

She was wondering how come the wretched man could have appeared here. It turned out that she was trapped.

Sherry digested the information and her brain worked fast. Then she said to Emmett, "Mr. Conrad is the client of our studio. He came to ask Stella to design a necklace. Emmett, you can go back to the box. I'll talk to Mr. Conrad about the design and go back later."

Upon hearing it, Emmett was relieved. He nodded in agreement and turned away.

After he was gone, Clarence said impatiently, "Call her to come back."

In front of the aggressive stress from capitalism, Sherry could only compromise. In Clarence's presence, she dialed Stella's number. She whispered, "Stella, the client who called me earlier has arrived..."

The next second, she let out a hollow laugh, "What a coincidence! The client turns out to be Mr. Conrad... What? You've already gone home because of your tummy. Okay. What a pity. I guess Mr. Conrad is kind enough to understand it..."

Before Sherry finished her words, her cell phone was snatched.

Clarence said in a cold tone, "Come to me in five minutes. Or your friend can't go back."

The wretched man was always good at threatening her.

After hanging up the phone, Stella had to come out from the corner of the corridor.

When she answered Sherry's call, she didn't talk at all. Sherry was speaking all by herself.

It was quite obvious - Clarence came over from their studio. Sherry was reminding her to escape.

Thinking of that, Stella couldn't help frowning, wondering if the wretched man was still on his right mind recently.

In the end, Stella stood in front of Clarence at the very last second of the five minutes he offered.

Suppressing her anger, she asked calmly, "Mr. Conrad, why are you doing this?"

Clarence was unhappy, "Is this your attitude to your client?"

Sherry suggested, "Mr. Conrad, look. It's not quite convenient for us to talk here. Why don't we find a place to sit down and discuss?"

She was worried that if Madison saw this scene, the woman might raise some rumors again.

The most important was that Sherry's main purpose was to matchmake Stella and Emmett. She couldn't make her effort in vain because of Clarence.

Clarence glanced at Nathan, and the latter immediately went to find a place.

Two minutes later, the manager of the hotel came out and led them to the VIP lounge.

On the way, Sherry whispered, "Stella, we'll offend the God of Wealth if we sent away the client coming to use. Anyway, the wretched man doesn't lack money. You can ask him as much as possible."

Stella gradually calmed down. Judging from Clarence's expression, he didn't plan to let go of her easily. She might not be able to send him away pretty soon.

In the lounge, Stella tabbed to open the notepad on her cell phone for the record, "Mr. Conrad, what do you want us to design for you? A necklace? A bracelet? Earrings? Or others..."

Clarence answered indifferently, "Whatever."

Stella held back her anger and wrote down the word on the notepad.

She continued, "What kind of style do you like, Mr. Conrad?"

Whatever.

Okay, Mr. Conrad...

Stella put down her cell phone and looked quite aloof, "Mr. Conrad, if you are making fun of me purposely, you use another way. You don't need to waste your time here. So boring." Clarence pressed his thin lips, "Sorry for that. You can ask me again."

Inwardly, she cursed the wretched man.

Stella said, "Mr. Conrad, I wonder what else you want to get from me until now. Or, aren't you happy because I've only lost a child? You want me to lose my job so that you could let go of me completely?" Clarence remained expressionless. He ignored what she said directly, "I don't have any requirements on the design. As long as you like it."

He must be nuts.

Clarence stood up to leave. Before that, he said, "Stella, what I want from you isn't what you've thought of. When you are willing to give it to me, you'll know what I want."

After he opened the door, Sherry and Nathan, who were all ears to eavesdrop, immediately took a few steps back.

Sherry coughed, "Mr. Conrad, we have a lot of orders and your order will be waiting in line for several months. Hence, you might need to wait for a while..."

Clarence hummed. Without saying anything else, he turned away.

Nathan immediately followed him.

After they were gone far, Sherry entered the lounge. Seeing that Stella was in a daze sitting on the sofa, she waved her hand in front of her, "Stella, is everything all right?" Stella came back to her senses. Shaking her head slightly, she answered, "Everything's fine. Let's go."

Sherry only overheard their conversation roughly outside, so she couldn't comment on anything. Immediately, she changed the subject, "How did you like chatting with Emmett earlier?" Stella confused, "Why?"

I meant... do you have any topics in common?

Stella was silent for a moment. Suddenly, she said, "There's something wrong with you, Sherry."00000000

Chapter 169: How Do You Know He Has a Crush on Me

After they returned to the box, the dinner was almost done. The classmates were chitchatting.

Madison saw them come back and said more ironically, "You are indeed busy. We are all waiting for you two. Emmett is a big boss, but he's not so busy."

Before Sherry retorted her, Emmett chimed in, "I'm not busy usually. I've almost given all my jobs to my subordinates."

As soon as he finished speaking and before Madison understood, another woman burst into laughter.

Just now, Madison was showing off her husband was an executive manager of a big company who was always busy and couldn't go home. However, he was still working for his boss, wasn't he? Emmett's indifferent answer implied something and they all understood who he was referring to.

At the table, other people tried hard to hold their laughter as well.

The purpose that Madison came to this reunion without the invitation was that she wanted to show off how rich her husband was.

Unexpectedly, she didn't achieve her goal but was retorted.

Madison was so angry, but Emmett didn't call her name and referred to her clearly. She couldn't blow up at all but could only suppress her anger.

After the reunion ended, everyone left gradually.

Emmett looked over at Stella and Sherry, "I happen to be free now. Please allow me to give you girls a ride."

Stella smiled politely, "No, thanks. We drove here..."

Sherry immediately answered, "That's great. My car was broken down."

Stella looked at her in confusion.

Sherry said solemnly, "Stella, have you forgotten? On the way here, my car broke down from time to time. Right right after I parked in the basement parking lot, it couldn't move." "How come I didn't..."

You didn't drive, so you don't know it certainly. As she spoke, Sherry dragged Stella towards Emmett's car and said to Emmett, "Thank you so much." Emmett smiled, "You are welcome."

Sherry pulled the door next to the passenger seat and pressed Stella in, "I'm not very well. I want to sit in the backseat alone. Stella, sit here." Stella was speechless.

She was quite certain about Sherry's purpose now.

However, since Emmett was with them, Stella couldn't make her denial so obvious. She glared at Sherry in secret and fastened the seat belt.

Sherry pretended not to see the glare. She hummed a song and sat in the backseat.

Emmett asked, "Where are you living?"

Sherry answered, "Oh... It doesn't matter where we live. If you are free tonight, you can give us a casual ride. We just had dinner. It's good for us to hang out for digestion." Stella wasn't in the mood to expose her lies. Who would digest by sitting in the car?

She gave Emmett an address and said, "Thank you so much, Emmett."

Emmett was a bit surprised, "Do you stay in that community?"

Sherry suddenly approached, "Are you also staying there coincidentally?"

She was delighted. Didn't it mean that Stella had fate with Emmett?

Emmett shook his head with a smile, "Nah. A friend of mine just came back from abroad. He lives in your community as well."

Sherry was a bit sorry, "What a pity!"

After a pause, she asked, "What kind of friend is that? Are you close? Can you always visit him? If you are free, you can...”

Stella covered her mouth and smiled at Emmett apologetically, "Let's go."

After driving for a short while, Emmett received a call. He was informed that something happened in the company and he needed to go back.

He smiled at Sherry apologetically, "I'm sorry, Sherry. I might not be able to give you a casual ride today. Probably next time."

Sherry also overheard his phone conversation, so she nodded, "No problem. Next time would be fine."

As she spoke, Sherry pulled out her business card from the purse and gave it to him, "This is the address of our studio. Feel free to drop by."

Stella said, "Emmett, you can drop us off at the roadside. We can go home by ourselves."

Emmett said, "It's alright. I'm not in such a hurry. We'll arrive in your community soon."

Seeing that he didn't aim to stop, Stella didn't insist. She pressed down the window and looked out of it expressionlessly.

Twenty minutes later, the black Porsche stopped downstairs of their apartment.

Sherry said, "Emmett, since you are going back to your company, we can't invite you to our apartment upstairs. See you around."

Emmett nodded with a smile. He looked at Stella, "See you around."

After he was gone, Sherry said, "It's so difficult to find such a good man like Emmett. You must grasp..."

Let's roll.

Sherry turned around and followed Stella, "By the way, Stella, I meant it. Please consider him. I can tell that Emmett has a crush on you. Probably you can develop with him."

Stella pressed the button of the elevator and asked with a smile, "How did you know he has a crush on me?"

Have you noticed that the way he gazed at you is quite different? He treated you especially tenderly.

I didn't notice it.

Sherry continued, "It's always that those closely involved cannot see as clearly as those outsides. I understand that you didn't notice it."

Have we agreed that we should forget Clarence Conrad the wretched man and restart? Emmett was sent to you from God.

But, haven't you suggested that I should find a playboy and cheat on him? I don't think Emmett is a playboy.

It was the first time that Sherry was choked up by her own words spoken before. She stammered, "You can't take what I said when I was drunk so seriously. I just can tell that Emmett is a good man. If you could be together with him, you would be the happiest woman in this world."

Why they were talking, the door of the elevator was suddenly opened. A tall and strong mixed-raced man walked out.

Sherry paused immediately, gazing at him without a blink.

After the man was gone, they walked into the elevator. Sherry whispered, "Whoa... Stella, have you seen that. He's so handsome. How lucky we are! We've met several handsome men in a row." Stella asked casually, "Several?”

Of course. Emmett, the mixed-raced man just now, and Clar...

Mentioning the last man's name, Sherry coughed and swallowed his name back.

Clarence was a wretched man, but he was truly handsome.

Frankly speaking, Emmett although had changed a lot, his appearance couldn't compare to Clarence's.

Stella thought for a while and said, "Sherry, after the studio goes smoothly, we should hire another designer."

Sherry couldn't understand, "What? Why?"

Stella exhaled, wondering how she should answer.

She recalled what Clarence had said when leaving the VIP lounge earlier. It seemed that he still hadn't let go of her. Stella didn't know what the wretched man would do to her. She was afraid that Sherry would be dragged into a mere. Hence, she wanted to hand the studio to Sherry completely and resigned after the studio went on smoothly.

Chapter 170: What Does a Man Want from a Woman?

Seeing that she kept silent, Sherry could roughly guess why she said so. She patted Stella on the shoulder, "Stella, what are you talking about? If you are tired, we can hire as many designers as we want, but don't want you to resign... Honestly, I don't think the wretched man wanted to make trouble to you purposely. He seems to aim for something else."

Stella frowned, "What does he want?"

Sherry thought for a moment and answered slowly, "What does a man want from a woman? You are beautiful and you have a nice shape. If I were him, I want you as well." Stella choked up.

She said crossly, "Could you please just shut up?"

Clarence was sitting on his chair, supporting his head with his right hand. His fingers knocked slightly on his temple, and he was lost in thought.

After two minutes, he pressed the button for the internal line, "Come over."

Soon, Nathan showed up in his office, "Mr. Conrad, did you want to see me?"

Clarence looked up at him and asked indifferently, "What's the relationship between Emmett Carter and Stella?""

Nathan asked tentatively, "Mr. Conrad, do you remember Mr. Carter?"

Clarence leaned against the back of his chair with an expressionless look, "Star Ferry Technology is developing fast and aggressively since it was migrated back in May last year. Emmett is known as the future of the high-tech industry. Do you think I should ignore him?"

Nathan curled his lips in secretly. It turned out that he said he didn't know Mr. Carter purposely.

He said, "As I know, Mrs. Conrad and Mr. Carter were there for their classmate reunion."

Clarence frowned, "Horace Jason is her classmate. Now so is Emmett Carter."

Nathan corrected him, "Mrs. Conrad and Mr. Jason were not classmates, but they were each other's first love."

Clarence looked over at him slowly, his features full of frost.

Nathan immediately added, "Mrs. Conrad and Mr. Carter should be ordinary classmates, different from her relationship with Mr. Jason..."

Before he could finish his words, Nathan sensed something wrong with the atmosphere in the office, so he shushed.

Ignoring him, Clarence said, "Star Ferry Technology was founded abroad. It has developed so rapidly in a few years. Emmett Carter can't do it alone. What's his background?"

Nathan answered, "Both Mr. Carter's parents were scientific researchers. He doesn't have any glorious background. However, all funds of Star Ferry Technology came from abroad. They should have the investment from companies abroad."

Clarence quieted down. Suddenly he looked over at Nathan.

The latter stiffed, feeling that cold sweat oozed on his back.

Mr. Conrad, anything else?

Have you chased after a woman before?

Nathan couldn't get what he meant, "What? ... Pardon me?”

Clarence slightly pressed his thin lips. Waving his hand, he said, "Forget it. You may leave now."

Nathan walked out of the office in confusion. After he was standing outside, he finally got what Clarence asked - Mr. Conrad asked if he had chased after a woman before.

Nathan wondered why Clarence asked him this question. He looked back at the door. Hadn't he always been helping Mr. Conrad chase after Mrs. Conrad?

In the office, Clarence picked up his phone and stared at Vincent's name for a long while. When he was about to call him, there was a call incoming from another number. Clarence looked a bit annoyed. He tightened his chin and didn't answer it until a few seconds later.

On the phone, the doctor said, "Mr. Conrad, just now, something urgent happened, but we've resolved the problem for the time being. There should be no problem now. But we'll still need to continue the observation."

I got it. Clarence checked the time, "I'll go there tonight."

On the other end, Dolores took over the phone, "Clare, you don't need to come over. I'll take care of it. It's useless even if you come here."

Clarence said, "Okay."

Hanging up the phone, he stood up and walked to the French window, looking at the sky that was getting dark.

For him, the child was just an affiliate. It didn't matter if he has a child or not. He would never change his mind because of an unknown small thing.

However, somehow, he started to wonder what the little thing would look like through Stella's expectant eyes.

When the little thing still couldn't open its eyes but grabbed his finger with its wrinkled little hand, his heart was softened for some reason.

Suddenly, he got to know why such an ugly and torturing little thing was so important in Stella's heart.

After a while, he called Nathan over again, "I'm going to Aqock City. Book me the nearest flight."

Nathan nodded, "Yes, Mr. Conrad."

Stella had thought that Clarence the wretched man wouldn't let go of her so easily, but much to her surprised, after making trouble to her for two days, he stopped.

When she was about to breathe a sigh of relief, she received rose bouquets at her studio continuously in the following days.

Sherry said, "It's the third day already, isn't it? Who on earth is the person? So mysterious. We even don't know the sender's name."

A female employee said enviously, "Ms. Radomil, you are so beautiful. You must have a lot of admirers."

Sherry couldn't figure out who had sent them the roses, from Emmett or someone else?

If it were from Emmett, he acted so fast. He had only met Stella once after so many years. They hadn't talked much, but if he started to go after Stella by sending her flowers, he would be too frivolous. If it were from others...

Sherry suddenly had a horrible name in her mind. She kept shaking her head, trying to shake it off from her brain. If Clarence the wretched man was sending Stella roses to confess his love, it would be too frightening.

Sherry tried hard to think but failed to figure. She asked Stella, "Stella, who has sent you the bouquet? Do you have any suspects?"

Stella raised her eyebrows, "How are you sure they are for me? What if they are for you?"

It's more impossible. All through these years, I was seeing Liam the son of bitch. Beside him, I don't have any male friends.

Comparing to Sherry, Stella was more relaxed, "Just wait and see. The person will show up for sure."

That's right. He has prepared so much. It's time for him to make a brilliant appearance.

After the rose bouquet was delivered in another two days, the person who sent them finally showed up in the studio.

Looking at the person, Stella looked annoyed, "It's you."

Annie crossed her arms in front of her chest, and sarcasm and mockery were written all over her face, "Or who else? Horace Jason? Or Clarence? Stella Radomil, you are so shameless. Until now, you still try to figure out how to marry into a rich family. You've ruined my engagement to Horace. Are you so complacent now?"

Stella said indifferently, "Why should I be complacent? I just felt overjoyed for that. Annie Conrad, have you forgotten what I've told you before?"

Annie's expression changed dramatically, "You'd better not forget what I've said to you. I'll definitely make you pay for it!"