At Quantum Capital Building
Bella had a long, tiring eting with the legal team, during which they discussed the legal steps the company would take in cases of defamation and various other cases they take for their other companies.
The eting started at two in the afternoon and had just finished at four-thirty. She was exhausted as she walked back to her office.
She needed a warm cafe latte to shake off her tiredness.
However, Bella was surprised when she opened the door and saw Stefan curled up on the sofa, with his head covered in his hoodie.
"Huh!? Why is he sleeping here?" Bella stopped right on the door, smiling. Just before she could ask soone, a female secretary approached her hurriedly.
"Ms. Donovan, I’m sorry," the secretary stamred, her voice tinged with anxiety. "I tried to persuade your friend to wait outside, but he insisted on waiting for you in your room despite my warnings that your eting would stretch for hours."
Bella smiled at her.
"It’s okay. You did the right thing. You may continue your work," she said and entered the room.
She didn’t rush to wake Stefan. Instead, she tidied up her desk—her husband would pick her up in thirty minutes.
Later, she made two cups of coffee before joining Stefan in the sitting area. She woke him up after putting the espresso on the table near him.
Seeing Stefan wake up and rub his still-sleepy face made Bella feel sorry for him. He must be exhausted and struggling to adjust to the ti difference between here and New York, his base.
Stefan’s eyes narrowed at Bella, and he quickly grabbed his glasses from the table and put them on.
"Oh, you’re finally back, sister..." He greeted Bella in a hoarse and deep voice. His slight smile frad his face, and he looked happy to see her again.
"Hmm," Bella responded with a small smile, watching Stefan sit up properly to face her.
"You should sleep upstairs, in your own room, Stefan! Why are you waiting for here?" Bella said faintly, worried about his health. This kid really didn’t care about his well-being.
"I’m fine, sis...I just need to rest my eyes." Stefan grinned as he ruffled his hair, trying to fix so of the strands covering his eyes.
Bella sighed deeply before gesturing for him to drink his coffee.
"Drink your coffee; you need it to wake up. And don’t sleep now...try to adjust to the ti here." She worried about his jetlag.
Stefan nodded and sipped the warm coffee before looking at Bella again, "Finally, your boring eting is over, sis..."
Bella was surprised to hear Stefan’s words spot-on.
"How do you know I was bored inside?" Bella asked. She didn’t like discussing legal matters, preferring to focus on business strategy. In the past, when she was still active at the head office, Jack handled problems like this.
"I checked the CCTV and saw you were busy looking at your phone and typing sothing fast."
"Hahaha..." Bella’s laughter echoed in the room. She rembered that she was exchanging ssages with Tristan.
"Well, I wasn’t playing around. I was sending a ssage to my husband," Bella continued as she placed her latte cup on the table. "How is the work you are doing now? Is there any progress you can report?"
"Oh, yeah! Sis, this is why I can’t wait to et you and update you on the current situation in East City." Instantly, Stefan’s sleepy eyes disappeared, replaced by excitent, as if a fla was burning in his eyes.
Bella was thrilled to hear about the progress of the ss they were creating for the Donovan Group.
"Alright. You have my full attention now. Tell the important points only."
"Your family’s shares have dropped to their lowest value since they were listed on the stock exchange. In addition, the case I posted on the internet has triggered a police investigation into their officers who allegedly have accepted bribes from the Donovan Group."
Instantly, Bella’s body stiffened, and her smile faded upon hearing that. All day, she had been too busy. She didn’t check what news Stefan had uploaded to the internet.
"Oh my lord, you’ve released the bribery scandal with governnt officials? Any chance anyone could trace it back to you?" She was surprised to hear that.
"Yes and no. Yes... that’s the only case I thought could be released to cause the Donovan Group’s shares to fall quickly. And no worry, no one can trace it back to without my knowledge," Stefan answered, happy and proud to have done his work efficiently, fast, and discreetly.
However, sitting in her seat, Bella imdiately felt her heart beating faster. She didn’t expect the news to involve a police investigation and high governnt officials.
Stefan continued, "Your uncle hasn’t left the office all day, and all their telecommunications devices have been turned off. I don’t know what they’re doing now, but I know from your aunt that they’re, as a matter of fact, in chaos. We managed—" Stefan fell silent when he saw her face looking pale. "Sister Bella, why do you look pale? Are you okay?"
Bella snapped out when she heard Stefan call her. Trying to adjust her shock, she smiled at him, "Pale? No. I’m not…I’m fine!" she said while sandwiching her face with her palms.
"I can see you don’t look fine, Sis. Do you perhaps not like the results?" Stefan scratched his head, which didn’t itch. He was afraid that Bella wouldn’t like the results they achieved today.
"I can release other news that can imdiately make their share price plumt...to the bottom of the abyss," he grins.
"No, you don’t have to. I’m content with the progress you made today. There’s no need to release any other news." Bella imdiately stopped him.
Stefan’s brow furrowed, "Are you sure, Sis?"
"Yes. Continue with what we have planned."
Stefan was silent for a mont, observing Bella’s expression. She was no longer as shocked as before. Her facial color had returned to normal, and her eyes looked calm.
He nodded in agreent with her before saying, "Okay..."
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