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Stella left Clarence’s office and returned to her desk. Her fingers were shaking as she sat in her chair and the cursor was jumping erratically over the screen. What had gone wrong with her? Isn't it expected of her that he would say things like that?

Though she was aware of his awful impression of her, she couldn't help but feel that there might be more. Why did he continually assist her if he despised her so much? She recalled each time he had come to her aid one by one. Clarence always said something hurtful, which made her suffer far more than she would have, so every time it ended up making her feel worse. similar to what had just occurred...

She chuckled at herself and hung her head. She was truly absurd. He wouldn't try to make her feel uncomfortable in front of so many people if he truly intended to help her. Everything was nicely clarified by his words. After all, he chose not to work with the Andrew Group on his own. And the Conrad family's reputation was the only reason