Stella was caught off guard, quickly turning her head.

It wasn't anyone else speaking; it was her driver, Larry Bard.

Her expression shifted slightly as she asked in alow voice, "Larry, what are you saying?" Larry's face paled, his slender frame slightly hunched, giving off an air of not quite fitting in with everyone else.

His lips moved, and he spoke hoarsely, "Ms. Hall, I broke it.

While I was cleaning in there today, I accidentally dropped it.

I know the stuff in there is valuable, and I...

I got scared, so I didn't dare to say anything." Bowing toward Stella and the others, he whispered, "I'm sorry." Stella frowned, her tone stern.

"The company has cleaners, so why would you be cleaning?" Larry hung his head, afraid to meet her eyes.

"I applied for the job with the company.

I could earn thirty an hour.

I wanted to make some extra money to get my son a cochlear implant..." Stella's expression darkened.

The reason Larry gave left her unable to even get angry.

of events pleased

"Ms.

could S-type essential oil, placed in such a secure location, be accidentally broken? I bet he wasn't clumsy, maybe he had sticky fingers, wanting to swipe something while cleaning, but got too nervous and ended up breaking the oil."

Stella looked his way, he quickly

he said, "I didn't

wanted to wipe off some dust, so I took

wet, and the bottle

hold onto it..." Looking

sorry for causing

I'm willing to compensate.

let me finish this month's

see my new workplace at

it, he'll think I lied to him..." Stella pressed her

believe such a convenient thing could

him with something, or he got some benefit from Darcie and

it was, it left her

at

know how much that bottle of essential oil is worth? Even if you emptied out

going to use to compensate?" So many eyes were watching, and the police were informed by

was no way she could protect

simply turned to Darcie and said,

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