Chapter 1917

Later that night, in the hospital, after Bella had fallen asleep, Kristian received an unexpected call.

He stepped out of the ward to answer it, and upon connecting, he heard Elizabeth’s voice.

Kristian quickly found a secluded spot away from the cameras and bodyguards of the Clark family.

Lowering his voice, he hissed into the phone, “Are you crazy? How dare you call me at this time?”

Elizabeth, even angrier than him, snapped back, “You have the nerve to blame me.

You’re useless! I’ve tried my best to prevent Stella from knowing her relationship with that woman, but just a few days after I left, they announced their mother-daughter relationship publicly.

If this continues, Bella’s property will go straight to Stella!”

Bella had cut Elizabeth off from the outside world in Dorburn, and she only learned about the news through overhearing the servants’ conversations.

Seizing an opportunity, she secretly took a servant’s phone to call Kristian.

Kristian gritted his teeth and said, “You have the nerve to talk.

If you hadn’t been so careless and let Stella have a chance to take Bella to see a doctor, Bella wouldn’t have found out there was something wrong with the medicine.

This whole mess is because of you.

Now I’ve had to come to Seamarsh to clean up your mess, and you’re blaming me?”

Not to be outdone, Elizabeth retorted, “You’re too useless.

If you had any brains, you would have prevented this from happening in the first place!”

Kristian’s anger intensified.

“I’m busy right now.

If you’re just calling to insult me, we have nothing more to discuss.

I don’t have time for this.

”

He was about to hang up when Elizabeth hastily interjected, “Wait!”

It had taken considerable effort for Elizabeth to obtain the servant’s phone and contact Kristian.

She hadn’t called just to argue with him.

Despite his shortcomings, he was her only hope now.

Lowering her voice, she said, “Things are what they are.

Now, we need to try any possible method that stands a chance.

”

Kristian scoffed, “Look at yourself first.

What can you even do?”

Elizabeth held back her anger, not wanting to argue further.

“I’ve thought of someone who might be able to help us.

”

The following day, Emil went to the coffee shop and found the designated table.

Sitting there was a young man in a suit and leather shoes.

Emil narrowed his eyes; he had never seen this person before but still sat down opposite him.

“You wanted to see me?”

The man handed over a business card to Emil.

Emil recognized it as the one he had given to Elizabeth.

Picking it up, he examined it for a moment, and then, with a lazy smile, he said, “I gave this business card to a young woman a while back.

”

The young man replied, “The lady had other matters to attend to and couldn’t come.

She has authorized me to speak on her behalf.

You can discuss everything with me.

”

Emil didn’t accept this easily and responded firmly, “If she wants to discuss cooperation, she should do so in person.

” His tone was unyielding, leaving no room for negotiation.

However, the young man refused to provide any explanation about Elizabeth.

Instead, he changed the topic.

“Let’s talk about the CEO of Prosperity Group and Stella.

”

An hour later, Emil and the young man left the coffee shop one after the other.

Once in the car, the young man reported to Kristian, who was seated in the back, “Emil agreed to cooperate, but he refused to discuss the details with me.

He insists that if you want to cooperate, you must meet him in person.

”