His Precious Love

Stella bit her lip. “That’s just what I heard from others. I deeply respect Ms. Garland.”

Despite her reply, Xandra did not buy it. “If that were true, you wouldn’t have believed what others said. I’m over twenty years older than you, and I can tell what you’re thinking. I turned a blind eye because it’s not easy to be working at your age. If I choose to be petty, you can forget about attaining wealth or status anywhere else you go, let alone at Faymon Group.”

She spoke calmly but firmly. Stella was so intimidated that she could only bow her head without daring to utter a single word.

After a long pause, Xandra finally glanced at the younger woman. “All right, you should leave after finishing your drink. We’re about to close soon anyway.”

Stella turned to Linda and gave a slight bow. “I’ll be leaving, then.”

Linda’s expression remained cold as she ignored Stella.

I didn’t notice it before until Xandra pointed it out. I’ve only now realized how devious Stella is. She claims to be Belle’s friend yet speaks ill of her!

After Stella left, Linda took Xandra’s hand and said, “Thank you for standing up for Belle. I don’t mix with others much, so I had no idea how awful the youngsters are nowadays.”

“Don’t mention it. Belle is an amazing child. It can’t be helped if she and Curtis don’t get along. I hope you won’t cease to be my friend just because we don’t get to be in-laws,” Xandra replied with a smile.

Her response immediately put Linda at ease. “What are you talking about? I’m the one who worried you’d think I wasn’t worthy of being your friend.”

“Not at all. I couldn’t be happier to be friends with you.”

“In that case, why don’t you come to my house later and have a meal? When the sweet soup is ready, you can take some back for Mr. Faymon.”

Xandra nodded while beaming. “Okay. By the way, you don’t have to keep addressing him as Mr. Faymon. Just call him by his name.”

Meanwhile, Stella’s cheeks were still burning even after she left Obelisk Mall.

mother, Stella had deliberately said all those things

would be Curtis’

mastermind behind this plan was the one who told me about it, and the same person arranged for me to

her brows furrowed as she recalled Xandra’s contemptuous

she talk to me like that? Who on earth is that

she knew about the relationship between Curtis and Jefferson,

hailed a taxi at the side of the road, got

call went through

muffled female voice. The

the other party had done something to change the sound of their voice. That was the case in almost every call, so she

mother today. Send me

person on the other end of the line gave a bark of laughter. “You haven’t completed what I asked you to do, yet you’re already in a hurry to make your way to

She took a pack of cigarettes from her bag, lit one of them, and rolled down the car window.

want information on his mother, then?” the other party

the thirsty crow in the fable knew how to put stones into the pitcher so it could drink the water. Since I can’t

to forget how you got here. Had I not destroyed your information in advance, do you think Curtis would’ve let you off the

of the past made Stella’s eyes

her gaze softened again, and she spoke with much more restraint. “At any rate, you’re my backers. Since

email you the information

murmured an acknowledgment while stretching a hand out of the car window and flicking the ash from her cigarette. “Oh, I’ve something

she was doing, he wanted to stop

sitting with her legs crossed. Her skirt had ridden up, exposing her fair thighs a little. She also had a cigarette between

sneaking a few more peeks at her, he nearly rammed into

nothing had happened and

looked up and glanced at the driver, then spoke into the phone in a low voice. “I bumped into Rayna today. She was very careful with her

line was so shocked that they practically