Stella, fully immersed in her role, had neglected to eat properly.

She sat at her desk snacking on treats Keegan had packed for her while going through documents Aubrey had given her on Caline's different departments.

Since rebranding from Enchanted to Caline, the company had been growing steadily.

Darcie had orchestrated a big reshuffle among the core team members, and those who remained were probably her closest allies.

Stella understood that to infiltrate their circle, she and Trevor had to position their own people within the company.

"Is this new girl we're bringing in gonna be reliable? She's so young, born in 2002," Stella thought to herself.

Her phone buzzed, pulling her out of her thoughts.

It was Felicity, asking about Stella's first day at work.

Stella grabbed her phone, snapped a quick picture of her office, and sent it to Felicity, saying, "What do you think? Pretty big, huh?" Felicity replied in amazement, "Wow, that's massive! Need any help? Hire me!" Stella chuckled and replied: [Vermont offered you five grand a month to be his assistant, and you refused.

my

like moving it from

yours is

The amount doesn't matter.

about sharing the wealth and facing

[You picked up bad habits

like that miser Vermont.] Felicity laughed heartily and asked: [So, first day in, did the motherdaughter duo give you a hard

[ You're really something, using your dad as

innocence matter?] Stella responded: [Actually, it's good for my dad to

at ease with Caline's daily operations

believe she can remain that

to slip up in front

her wavers, it'll be easier to dismantle her defenses step by step.] Felicity pondered and asked: [Do you think she married your father for his personality or money?] Stella replied: [Hard to

a person, I'm not sure.] In

if Darcie genuinely cared about Wenham, but it seemed like she did, taking care of every

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