Azure was skeptical of Christina’s words. To prove she hadn’t made a mistake, she immediately dialed Barnaby’s number, only to find that his phone had been unreachable.
Unwilling to give up, Azure summoned Chandler and asked, “Did something happen to Old Mr. Stone? I haven’t been able to reach him on his phone.”
The butler, who had just spoken to Barnaby, knew that there was only one reason why no one answered the phone: Barnaby was ignoring her on purpose.
He replied calmly. “Perhaps he’s busy.”
Since Barnaby was on vacation, he had left Stone Corporation in Sheridan’s hands. No matter how busy Barnaby was, he could definitely still spare a moment to answer her call.
Although Azure was almost convinced by what Christina had said, she couldn’t give up completely without having witnessed it personally first.
“Deliver a message to Old Mr. Stone. I wish to meet him in person.”
“All right. I will convey your message as soon as possible.”
“That’s not enough. I must meet him latest by tomorrow.”
“I will do my best. I suppose you understand Old Mr. Stone’s temperament well. He dislikes others disturbing him during his vacation.”
He actually thinks that I’m being unreasonable?
Azure’s frustration caused a pang in her heart. However, she couldn’t afford to have a falling out with Barnaby’s subordinates at this point.
various ways to
ward. I need to rest. Once you’ve tidied up, you may
mess on the floor before silently leaving the
“Mrs. Hadley visited half an hour ago. They had a lengthy conversation in the ward. They seemed
Barnaby heard that Azure was still in love with him in the past, he would have been so overjoyed that he wouldn’t be
couldn’t allow a woman he had loved in the past to jeopardize his family’s reputation or undermine his authority in front of the younger family
I am busy preparing for my mother’s birthday celebration. It’s inconvenient for me to meet her. Let her rest well.
“Understood.”
Barnaby’s refusal to meet her. She threw
not
that Nigel was an
hundredth birthday of the Stone family elder?” When Christina was browsing her phone, she saw that almost half of the news headlines were dedicated to the upcoming grand banquet hosted by the
has already sent over the invitation,” Lyle said, then turned
family is quite prominent in Hallsbay. Since I’ve only recently taken over Gibson
chance for Christina to expand her
the Stone family’s birthday banquet. If she attended,
hope they won’t disappoint me.
will be attending the Stone family’s banquet
so the news filled her with uncontrollable delight. “Will he be coming
settled without a hiccup, Mr. Hadley will
Christina dismissed Lyle and immediately dialed Rayne’s number. “Have you picked a new workspace for our studio?”
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