Chapter 257

Mr. Lowe looked as if he had lost all his strength, his face as pale as a sheet.

It was over...

He seemed to have messed up the cooperation!

Shane wandered around the hall, suddenly hearing someone call his name.

"Shane!"

He turned around to see Stella, wearing high heels and holding up her skirt, rushing towards him with excitement in her eyes.

"Shane, is it really you?"

Shane frowned and said sharply, "I've told you, don't call me that."

Stella paused, her eyes instantly welling up with tears. "I-I didn't mean to, I was just too excited to see you. Please don't be angry." Her tone made it seem like she had placed herself in a lowly position.

The man who came with her frowned, disapprovingly glaring at Shane. "Why do you speak like that? It's just a form of address, do you have to be so harsh?"

Shane looked at the man who spoke, Huxley. He was notorious in elite circles and one of James's cronies.

Meeting Shane's cold gaze, Stella panicked and quickly stopped him. "Huxley,