The lady was stunned momentarily. "I am. And you are?"Aldor answered warmly, "My boss would like to discuss some matters with you. Are you free?"Xenia was slightly wary, "Who's your boss?"Aldor replied, "The person whom Mr. Jewell emailed this afternoon is my boss. You must've heard of him before."Xenia's expression changed drastically. "I don't know what you're talking about."After saying this, she turned around and left in a hurry.Aldor tailed her slowly. "Xenia Garcia. 23 years old. Graduated from the Luitcham University of Technology and got accepted into a Master's Program at Markham University. "However, you didn't show up and chose to work instead. "Your sister, Gina Garcia, got sexually assaulted over summer vacation last year. During the dispute, she accidentally stabbed the person, resulting in minor injuries. "It's said that the person was only willing to drop charges after getting a 3-million-dollar compensation. "In order to save your sister from prison
Xenia hesitantly took it over. But then, she was shocked.It was a 2.3-million-dollar remittance slip; the recipient was the hooligan her sister had stabbed back then.Aldor took out another hand-written slip the hooligan had written.He said, "My boss has already helped you settle the compensation. From now on, this person will not be troubling your family members ever again. "You could consider taking the test to become a graduate student if you want to. "If you don't want to do so, my boss is acquainted with Markham University's chancellor, so he could help you explain the reason to the chancellor and get them to issue a leave of absence proof. "It is not a difficult task to get you back into studying."Xenia's hands trembled, and her eyes immediately watered.Ever since she said yes to Albert's proposal, she never thought she'd get to keep studying. The family of the guy her younger sister had hurt was powerful. They paid off many people and made them say the assault was
Xenia tightened her grip on her phone and started feeling anxious. "What exactly are you trying to say?"Stella said, "Miss Garcia, calm down. I mean no harm. "However, it's a little inconvenient for us to talk about this over the phone. Let's meet up at the cafe on New Water Street tomorrow. "It won't be too late for you to reject me if you really are not interested in what I told you after we meet."Xenia looked very hesitant. Keegan was looking for his phone when he spoke soundlessly. "Say okay."So, she paused and said, "Okay then. I'll see you tomorrow."She looked at Keegan after hanging up. "Why do you want me to see her?"He said flatly. "That woman you spoke to is my lover."Xenia was speechless. 'Why would they look for me separately, then? Can't they just work together?'Keegan continued, "Be there on time tomorrow. Just agree with her on everything she has to say, and I'll fulfill every condition that she offers you."Xenia had no reason to turn down such a fant
Stella said, "Your sister was molested during summer break last year, and the person demanded a ridiculous amount of compensation after your sister hurt him by accident, right?"Xenia managed to keep herself composed after how Keegan had done the same and caught her off guard last night."Yes, how did you find out?""That's not important," Stella said slowly, "You were in dire need of money. Albert called you, so you wanted to borrow money from him. "That was when he suggested you be his secret lover, and he would pay you a hundred thousand every month so that you could pay off your debt. "You didn't have a choice but agreed to be his mistress for three years, is that right?"Xenia's face turned pale. Clearly, Stella reminded her of some unspeakable past.She went to an interview with her roommate during the campus recruitment and met Albert there.During the campus talk, she felt like somebody kept looking at her as she sat in front of the stage. Albert approached her after
Xenia did not take it. Instead, she asked Stella, "What do you want me to do?"Stella shifted her gaze to the photo. "You saw it too. You looked very similar to my mother. Albert did not bump into you by accident; it's because of your face that resembles my mother a lot."Xenia paused and said, "He's still in love with your mom, huh?"Stella sneered. "You're wrong. He's in love with nobody. He's selfish, and the person he'll only ever love is himself." She continued, "I want you to get the evidence of Albert and Hylda causing my mom's death. I want them to pay the highest price for their actions and turn their lives into a living hell."Xenia was shocked by the hatred she saw in Stella's eyes as she said that. Then, after pausing for a while, Xenia asked, "H-how can I help you?"The expression on Stella's face turned calmer. "I'll let you know how..."Stella thought about something when she was about to leave. "Your sister is still young. You should let her continue studying
Stella was the kind of person who would only be very talkative around people she was familiar with but awkward with strangers.The production had started a week, yet she only talked to a few other actors or the crew. She was not very familiar with them at all. She would only speak to them when they asked her a question. At other times, she would just be eating or looking at her phone.She was scrolling through Facebook when she received a text from Keegan: [Let's eat together tonight.]Stella snapped a photo of the delicacies in front of her and texted back: [I'm eating now.]Keegan immediately replied: [With who?]Stella sent him another text: [Leighton is leaving town, so Stuart organized a gathering before he does.]Keegan felt very good after knowing that Leighton was going to leave.However, he asked anyway: [Is he done with all his parts?]Stella: [Not yet. He's a big star and has a lot of jobs. He's only making a guest appearance in this drama anyway. Otherwise, why woul
Stella pursed her lips. She went back to the homepage and recovered her chat history.Then, her face darkened.She wondered why Keegan had turned into a completely different person who could guess how she felt at times. He would even know when she was hungry.She thought that they had some kind of connection, but she was totally wrong! Keegan unblocked his own number when he used her phone to take a picture of her and Julian when he sat for the college entrance exam!It turned out that he had been spying on her WhatsApp story these two months!Keegan was way too good at pretending. He even told Stella not to unblock his number too early when he transferred her money because he wanted to prove himself to her.'Bullshit! He only said that because he knew I'd find out what he did if I unblocked him!'Stella clenched her teeth as she sent Keegan a middle finger emoticon. Then, she blocked him again.Keegan knew that he was exposed when he saw what Stella had sent him. He immediatel
Stella wasn't bothered by Olivia's call because she had upset Olivia greatly at Cordelia's birthday party. Olivia was only following Dahlia's instructions because she wanted to assist her husband with his work.However, Olivia's husband not only had a secret lover but also had an illegitimate child with them. Olivia never expected her close friend Dahlia to keep such secrets from her, despite knowing about them for a long time. Stella couldn't find any reason not to resent Dahlia.Stella suspected that Olivia might have had something to do with the accident at the birthday party. She had no interest in whatever Olivia was proposing.Olivia was sharp and tactful, managing to completely avoid involvement in the fireworks accident. This showed Stella how cautious Olivia could be. She was worried that Olivia might try to set her up if she associated with her. So, she immediately blocked Olivia because she wanted to stay away from any involvement with her."Bella, your bag is so beautif