Clarence wasnât at home when Stella went back.
She fished out her phone and saw that Clarence had sent her a message an hour ago, saying that something came up at the company and he probably wouldnât be back tonight.
Stella replied with a few words, saying that she had reached home. She then put her things down and slumped into the sofa.
Not long after, Clarence called, whispering, âHave you had dinner yetâ
âI ate at Sherryâs home.â
Clarence added, âGet some rest, no need to wait for me.â
Stella paused, âIs... something wrongâ
âThereâs a little problem with the project in London, but itâs not a big deal.â
Stella said, âIâll let you go.â
After hanging up the phone, Stella lay on the sofa for a while before getting up and going to the bathroom.
Stella came out of the bathroom an hour later.
She lay on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
As soon as she closed her eyes, it was as if she could hear the cries of the children.
Perhaps it was because God felt that she couldnât even protect the two children given to her well and reclaimed her right to be a mother.
In fact, before Stellaâs first pregnancy, she didnât like children that much.
It was just that when a new life began to gestate in the womb, gradually gaining its consciousness and thoughts, and could even feel him moving in the womb, that wonderful feeling of kinship would unconsciously amplify oneâs senses.
It would also anticipate the arrival of the little one immensely.
Stella dazed until the latter part of the night when she got a little bit of sleep.
Not long after she fell asleep, she heard a subtle movement from the bedroom.
Stella opened her eyes in a daze and saw Clarence walking towards the cloakroom.
In a trance, she thought she was dreaming.
Clarence had just taken out his suitcase when a tired female voice came from behind him, âWhere are you goingâ
He turned around and saw that Stella was wearing a nightgown, looking tired.
Clarence walked over and took her in his arms, saying slowly, âThe situation there is a bit complicated and I need to go over there.â
âTo Londonâ
âYes.â
Stella added, âSo how many days are you going to be thereâ
âIâm not sure. A week if itâs quick.â
Stella got out of his arms, âIâll pack your bags.â
Clarence held her wrist as she took a step, âIâll do it. You get some sleep.â
Stella yawned and walked forward, âYou once called me in the middle of the night to ask me to pack your luggage, and now youâre being polite.â
Clarence curled his lips, wrapping his arms around her waist from behind and resting his chin on her shoulder, âIt was different then.â
âWhat was differentâ
âIt was just an excuse for wanting to see you at that time.â
Stella couldnât help but tut-tut, rummaging through the wardrobe for clothes, âI didnât think it as an excuse, but rather a capitalistâs ruthless oppression and exploitation.â
Clarence raised his eyebrows, âWill you even come back if I wasnât being ruthlessâ
He kept holding her, and Stella couldnât pack his things. She lifted her shoulders, âLet go of me.â
âNo.â
Stella was puzzled.
Clarence nibbled her ear sideways, âIâll be there for at least a week. Donât you miss meâ
Stella said, âYou havenât left yet. Why missing youâ
Clarence chuckled, âTake care of yourself during my absence. If you run into any trouble or something you canât solve, you can find James and Donald.â
âGot it.â
Clarence was silent, yet he still held her, not letting go of her.
Stella whispered, âIs there anything elseâ
âThe Starry Lake Mansion is renovated.â
âAh... itâs quite fast.â
Clarenceâs thin lips bit on her neck.
Stella couldnât help but hiss and frowned, âAre you a dogâ
âDonât you always call me the wretched manâ
Stella was speechless.
He was pretty aware of that.
Clarence added, âLetâs move over when I come back.â
Stella paused a while, and only after a moment did she say, âOkay. When you come back, I also have something to tell you.â
âCanât you say it nowâ
âNope.â
Clarence said, âLuckily Iâm not a curious person. Otherwise, I would have been overwhelmed by you for the whole week.â
Stella was voiceless.
She got out of Clarenceâs arms, âOkay, I have to continue packing. You go out and have some rest... When are you leavingâ
âThe five oâclock flight.â
Stella asked, âWhat time is it nowâ
âThree oâclock.â
Stella said, âHow about you take a nap for half an hour Iâll wake you up later.â
Clarence loosened his tie, âNo need. Nathan is waiting for me downstairs.â
âIâll pack up right away then.â
Ten minutes later, Stella closed the suitcase and sent Clarence to the door, waving her hand at him, âTake care. Call me when you reach there.â
Clarence hummed, wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her into his embrace, lowering his head to kiss her on the lips.
Only when Stella was about to lose her breath did he let her go, âIâm leaving. Go back to sleep.â
Stella nodded, âBye.â
After Clarence entered the lift, Stella closed the door, went back to her room and slumped back onto the bed, unable to sleep at all.
But there was still a huge workload waiting for her to deal with. So Stella could only force her eyes to close and sleep in a daze.
When the alarm clock went off, she stretched out and lifted the covers to get up.
All of the Steward Groupâs suspended projects had now been fully launched, and the bank loan had been approved too. After getting the loan, Stella had them pay out the wages owed to the workers immediately.
Although this move made some of the senior management unhappy, they didnât dare to say anything. They could only hold their discontent back when seeing that even Armandâs objection to Stellaâs opinion was refuted at the meeting.
The people that Stella had sent to take charge of different projects had now arrived at their respective posts and were gradually starting to catch on.
Now, as things stood, if things went on like this and nothing went wrong, it wouldnât take long for the Steward Group to get through this crisis.
But imagination and reality were always somewhat different.
Mr. Conrad Proposes to His Ex-wife Again ï¤Chapter 510: I Havenât Decided on How to Tell Him About It An Eight-year-old Princess ï¤Chapter 1410 Go And Return Quickly Critic ï¤Chapter 105: Missing Drake As soon as Stella arrived at the company, Logan came to her, saying that after starting the construction work, it was discovered that there was a batch of materials that had significant problems. There was no way to continue using them. So, they had to be replaced immediately.
And the damning thing was that the same materials were used in almost all the projects.
This meant that all the projects would be stopped again if they couldnât find the new replacement materials soon.
However, it wasnât easy to repurchase the new materials suddenly, and it would require a large sum of money.
Logan said, âMs. Radomil, what should we do nowâ
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