Bella was surprised to hear Amanda was concerned about her and her company’s well-being. This woman had not t her in person but was already worried about her. She feels her heart slightly warm.
However, the warmth in Bella’s heart instantly vanished when she rembered who Amanda was. Her heart tightened, and she felt even more pressure to et with Amanda Spencer to explain her relationship with Sean.
"Thank you, Sister Amanda, for your concern," Bella said, unsure of how much Sean had revealed to Amanda about their relationship. She was eager to et with Amanda and hear her side of things before expressing her thoughts and feelings.
There was silence for a few seconds before Amanda stated, "Bella, please tell if you need my help."
Once more, Amanda’s sincere tone gave Bella a guilty feeling in her heart. She felt Amanda seed to like her. What exactly did she think about her? Did Amanda know she was a mother?
Another silent sigh escaped Bella’s lips before responding to Amanda.
"Thanks, sister, but my team could handle everything so far…" Bella imdiately dismissed Amanda’s offer. She needs to draw a line between them.
She continued her words hastily to change the direction of the conversation. "Sis Amanda, about our eting. I might be able to et you tomorrow. Is that okay?"
"Wow, really!?"
"Yes, sis…" Bella slightly smiled when she heard Amanda’s happy laugh on the other end.
"Sounds great, Bella. I can’t wait to et you. Please let know the place. You can choose any place you like. I will ensure to spare my ti and co to our eting…" Amanda couldn’t conceal her happiness. Finally, Bella agreed to et her.
"Okay, sis. I’ll contact you tomorrow…"
"Sure, dear. I will look forward to your call…" Amanda Spencer answered enthusiastically.
After politely chit-chatting about recently popular restaurants and whatnot, Bella finally ended the phone call.
However, she didn’t return to her desk right away; she stood there with her mind, thinking about Sean Spencer. Weeks passed, and Sean answered none of the short ssages she sent, making her even more restless.
"Where are you, Sean? I hope you are fine there and return to our country soon! We need to talk…" Bella whispered bitterly.
After another few minutes…
Bella took a deep breath before sinking back into the pile of docunts she needed to read.
She was so absorbed in her work that she didn’t hear the knock on the door.
Before long,
A familiar voice rang in the room.
"Sister Bella, after flying for dozens of hours to et you, but... you completely ignored !? You are so heartless, sis..."
Bella suddenly looked up to see a young man standing before her. It was Stefan. His appearance hadn’t changed much since she last saw him. His face was still pale, and his gaze was deep.
He wore his usual attire: an oversized hoodie and jeans. Despite being in his late twenties, he looked very young. Large, rectangular, black-rimd glasses perched on his sharp nose.
Bella’s smile grew wider as she stood up from her seat.
"Finally, you have arrived, my little brother..." Bella welcod Stefan with a warm hug. "Why are you taller than now?" she said as she let go of her hug and looked at Stefan from head to toe.
"Ooo, please, Sis... I was taller than you when we t before. Don’t distort the facts," Stefan smiled at her. "Sis, I’m starving now; the food on the plane was so bad, I couldn’t eat it at all," he sighed deeply while rubbing his flat tummy.
"Didn’t you take a first-class flight?"
"Yeah, I did..."
"The food is usually delicious. You can even request the type of food you want, and the airliner usually has a chef on board..." Bella said, slightly raising her eyebrow. "Are you really flying first class or business class?"
"I’m not sure," Stefan laughs while scratching his head. "Bro Leo, did I..." He glances at Leo behind.
"First class..." Leo answered him.
"Hahaha... I forgot to ask them to change my al. So, I just decided to sleep and play a ga during the flight."
"You!" Bella punches his shoulder lightly.
Stefan didn’t dodge Bella’s gentle and tiny fist. Instead, he drew closer to her and whispered, "Sis, you know what? I asked your secretary to stop by to buy so food before coming to this place, but he didn’t let ..." He said in his miserable tone, but Bella, who heard that, felt amused.
’Jeez! This kid!! We have only t for a few minutes, but he’s already complaining about the food. Since when did he beco a foodie like ? Has Jack spoiled him that much in New York?’ Bella chuckled inwardly.
But she can’t bla him, too; this is almost lunchti.
"Alright, let’s eat. I already asked soone to prepare our lunch," Bella glanced at Leo, who was still leaning against the door fra. "Leo, is lunch ready upstairs?"
But Leo seed not to hear her. He was drawn into his thoughts, worried about staying in the sa house with Stefan.
This is the first ti they have t in person; all this ti, Leo has never crossed paths with Stefan when he was still working for Jack in New York. He did see Stefan, but at that ti, he knew his na was Gael, Jack’s family.
Recently, Leo learned from Bella that Gael’s real na was Stefan, and he was actually their hacker.
After just a few minutes of talking with Stefan in the car, Leo’s first impression was that this young man was too chatty and complained a lot. He didn’t expect their top hacker to be a man who loved to chat and had a sharp tongue.
And, just now, before his eyes...
This young man also complained to Bella because he refused to stop by the convenience store. It wasn’t because he didn’t want to, but because the security team had warned them to head straight to Quantum Capital.
Thinking they will share a house in the next few months, Leo feels an instant headache; he can picture his peaceful life starting to run away from him. He silently takes a deep sigh and puts aside his worries.
"Leo? Did you hear ?"
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