Clarence took a step forward, but someone stopped him by holding his hand.
He turned around and saw Stella silently staring at him.
Clarence held Stellaâs hand and said, âDonât worry. Everything will be over today.â
âWhat do you want to have for dinner? Iâll make it for you.â
Clarence smiled mischievously, âI liked everything you made.â
Stella smiled and covered her face with the blanket. She muttered, âStop it.â
âItâs true.â
Stella let go of Clarence, âAlright, alright. Go now.â
Clarence headed to the door, but he returned and kissed Stella on her lips, âWait for me to come home.â
âI will.â
After Clarence left, Stella lay on the bed with her eyes closed, but she wasnât sleepy anymore.
Stella sat up from the bed and scratched her head. Then, she took her cell phone to see what time it was.
It was seven-thirty in the morning.
Stella yawned and got out of bed.
When Sherry and Elaine arrived at Stellaâs house at nine oâclock in the morning, they were surprised to see a table full of delicate and delicious breakfast.
Sherry asked, âWhatâs the celebration?â
Stella walked out from the kitchen and replied, âThereâs no celebration. Itâs just that the fridge is full of food, and I donât want to waste them.â
Elaine said, âBut we canât finish all these.â
âItâs alright. Just take whatever you want you to eat, then Iâll pack the rest up and take it to our studio,â Stella then put down what she was holding and headed into the kitchen again, âOh, you guys should have dinner outside tonight. You can even order food delivery if you want.â
âWhat...â
Sherry quickly nudged Elaine.
Sherry replied, âSure! I could show Elaine around our campus as well. Thereâs a lot of good food there.â
Stella nodded, âAlright.â
After Stella walked into the kitchen, Sherry scolded Elaine, âYou silly girl. Stella and Clarence are going to date tonight. Do you want to be the third wheel?â
Only then did Elaine realize how silly she was. She covered her mouth as a sign of regret in saying the wrong thing.
Sherry patted Elaineâs shoulder, âWe should come back at late night, and try to be as sneaky as possible so that Stella and Clarence arenât disturbed.â
...
In the Conrad Group.
It wasnât even the operating hour, but all the staff had arrived in the office. It felt pretty tense.
Every pantry was filled with people gossiping around.
âWhat do you think the board wants this time? Iâve heard something, but they felt like rumours.â
âIs it about Mr. Conradâs resignation? Iâve heard those too. It didnât seem possible though.â
âWhy not? Didnât you know what happened to the Conrad Group lately? Mr. Conrad brought the person-in-charge from different branches back. Plus, there were changes in a few major ongoing projects. Iâve even heard that the share of the company...â
âShh! Donât spread the rumours.â
âWhoâs going to take over the Conrad Group if Mr. Conrad resigned?â
âDidnât Mr. Conrad have a brother? Could he be the one taking over the company?â
âBut I heard that he is in a wheelchair? He wasn't even involved in any previous project. It doesnât feel right if heâs the one taking over the company.â
âBut we wonât have any say in this.â
âTrue. All these guessing are useless anyway. Weâll know about it after the board meeting today.â
âYouâre not wrong, but the Conrad Group would be a little unstable if Mr. Conrad resigned.â
âI donât want Mr. Conrad to resign.â
âMe too...â
At the same time, in the CEOâs office.
The assistant knocked on the door and entered the room. He said, âMr. Conrad, the board members are here.â
Clarence nodded and glanced at his watch, âHow long till Nathan gets here?â
âMr. Lance just got off the plane. Itâs going to take around half an hour to reach here.â
âAlright. Prepare the necessary documents and bring them to the meeting room. Iâll be there in ten minutes.â
âSure.â
The board members were discussing and gossiping in the meeting room.
They were all working under Clarence after Clarence got rid of Dempsey Conradâs people.
These people got the news about Clarenceâs resignation a few days ago, and most of them didnât agree with it.
Some of them were trained by Clarence since they got hired, and some of them used to work under Dempsey but now theyâre helping Clarence.
Witnessing the development of the company, all the board members were clear that Clarence was the key to success for Conrad Group.
The share price of the Conrad Group would definitely drop once Clarence resigned. No one could survive the wave.
The fate of Conrad Group lay with Clarence.
The board members started to express their rejections of Clarenceâs resignation when he walked into the meeting room.
Clarence sat on his chair and listened quietly without stopping them.
Mr. Conrad Proposes to His Ex-wife Again The board members went on and on for about five minutes before they stopped to grab a glass of water.
Clarence then said calmly, âAre you all done talking yet?â
An older board member told Clarence, âWeâre done, and we hope that Mr. Conrad would take our opinions seriously.â
Clarence said, âIâve made up my mind. Thereâll be no changes.â
âYou...â
Clarence continued, âEverything is well-arranged for after I leave the company. All the projects will go on as usual. Thereâll be no harm to all your profits.â
Some board members tried to cover their embarrassment by coughing, âWhat are you saying? Itâs not what we meant.â
âEveryone likes profits. I knew why you all stand with me from the beginning,â Clarence placed his hand on the desk and continued calmly, âI believe some of you wasnât very happy with me being an illegitimate child, and you all thought that I was going to ruin the companyâs reputation.â
It was exactly what some of the older board members thought.
They used to feel unhappy with Clarence because of his origin, but all they did was gossip behind his back. After all, whoâd give up on thick profits?
The profits Clarence gave them was way better than that in Dempseyâs time.
Suddenly, one of the board members who previously kept quiet said, âThe fact that Mr. Conrad held this position long enough proved that oneâs status doesnât define his capabilities.â
Then, the rest of the board members chimed in, âYes, itâs just a status. It meant nothing. Plus, youâre the only person left in the Conrad family. The company will lack a leader if you resign.â
Clarence replied, âYou should remember that I have a brother.â
The board members stopped talking and looked at each other.
âHe is the legal heir of the Conrad family. The Conrad Group should belong to him.â
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