Chapter 90 Go Get the Notebook From Him
“I won’t look for him!” Stella was still stubborn.
“Alright. I’ll try, then,” Matthew replied. Although he felt like he surely wouldn’t succeed, he would still try as he had already promised Stella.
Indeed, after Matthew returned to Hollowcrest City and told Miles about his plans, Miles gave him a look and asked, “Since when do I need you to tell me about her stuff?”
Right then, Miles’ gaze was so cold that Matthew almost gave up the thought of continuing what he wanted to say.
“She’s my agent, so helping her is just like helping myself. I’m just doing this for her betterment. I know that you might not agree with me, but I still have to say it. After all, owning a property now would set her up for life,” Matthew explained with a sad tone. He knew that Miles wouldn’t accept it and might reject him, but if he didn’t say it, he might regret it forever.
“Who says that I would disagree? When do I sign the contract? Is she coming over to Hollowcrest City, or do I have to go to Murdough?” Right then, Matthew was shocked by Miles’ answer.
It seemed like he had never really known this man after all these years.
At that moment, Matthew let out a rare smile. “So you really agree to go along with it?”
“When have I ever lied to you?” Although that was what Miles said, his face was still devoid of any emotions.
However, Miles could feel something tugging at his heart, and he knew that it was definitely not about the building.
Instead, it was the fact that Stella and him would go on separate ways after he sold her the shoplot, and she would never forgive him.
Miles transferred the ownership of the shoplot to Stella with a much lower price than the market price—almost around the price when he first bought the house. He had bought this building way back in the days, and Stella would only need to pay about a quarter of the market price.
On the day when the both of them had to go sign the property contract, they both did it without any form of interaction, as that incident just happened recently, and Stella couldn’t forget about her sorrows. Although Stella was grateful from the bottom of her heart, she didn’t bother thanking him and took it as her own luck.
After signing the contract, Miles declared that he was leaving and left the property agency’s place as Stella watched his silhouette leaving before it disappeared at a corner.
Right then, Stella couldn’t help but laugh wryly as the connection between them was gone now, and they probably wouldn’t see each other forever.
A month later, there was a training meeting for agents in Amon’s headquarter in Hollowcrest City, so Matthew sent Stella over so that she could share how she managed to get her shop to grow so fast and teach them her marketing techniques.
However, Stella was in fear and trepidation as she felt like Matthew was the one who gave her the confidence to grow her business and helped her to get to where she was now.
Since Matthew sounded cautious and hesitant in the call, Stella agreed without any hesitation as she felt like they were already very close to each other.
“Stella, I need to let you know that I didn’t have any other thoughts when I asked Miles to sell you the shoplot back then, and I definitely didn’t mean to sever your relationship. I was really considering your future because property is definitely one of the ways to be successful for many others, and I would love for you to be able to make a lot of money for yourself.” Matthew realized that Miles’ mood had worsened after he transferred the shoplot to Stella.
“It’s fine. It’s not related to you anyway. We did already have some problems previously,” Stella answered gracefully as she knew that Matthew had no ill intention. Suddenly, she recalled something. Since Matthew took her notebook previously, she had to get it back from him if she were to give a talk, since most of the data that she had gathered were in it.
“Your notebook? It’s with Miles,” Matthew answered truthfully. Stella could feel her heart skipping a beat upon hearing that. Why is Miles involved in this again?
“Can you help me get it back?” Stella asked cautiously as she was afraid that Matthew might reject her request if she sounded insincere.
She wasn’t willing to see Miles nor run into her past colleagues.
“Miles went overseas for work, so you’ll have to wait until he gets back as he won’t be in his office,” Matthew remarked.
“But…” Still, Stella couldn’t find any reason to argue against him.
“I think he’s coming back the day after tomorrow. Since the training will be held three days later, I’m sure it’ll be alright if you get it from him tomorrow,” Matthew suggested. It now looked like she had no other choice now.
Coincidentally, Stella’s birthday was almost here, so she was planning to go back during this month to accompany her father. Although her father had never fulfilled his responsibility as one, she’d still fulfill her duty as a daughter.
At the same time, Korbin was happy when he saw his daughter as she was now a renowned entrepreneur in Murdough after all. When he mentioned that his spine hurt the other day, she even got him a top masseur to fix his back miraculously.
Smiling, she said nonchalantly, “What’s the name of the masseur? They’re skillful.”
“She’s a very famous masseur known as Janice! As expected, different masseurs have different skills. Ordinary masseurs will never be able to be as skillful as her!” Korbin spoke and laughed.
Stella felt like Janice’s name sounded very familiar. She felt like she had seen this name before, but she couldn’t remember where she saw it. Could I have seen this name in advertisements?
But that wasn’t possible, as Stella could only recall seeing this name on a name card. However, she couldn’t recall when or where she saw it as it was too long ago.
When Yulia found out that Stella was back, she specially went over to her uncle’s house to look for Stella.
It seemed like Yulia had something to tell her.
“What’s wrong?” Stella asked.
Now, the rich-lady vibe around her was already gone and was replaced by an independent businesswoman image.
“Stella, are you and Miles over?” Yulia mustered up her courage and asked.
Stella, who had her back against Yulia and was pouring water, could feel her hand tremble slightly upon hearing her.
Then, she replied lightly, “Yeah.”
“If that’s so, you won’t be offended if I try to go after Miles, right? To be honest, I used to fancy him a lot as well, but I felt bad if I tried to pursue him as you guys were together. But since you guys are over, I’ll go after him now. I’ve thought about the fact that people might gossip about me going after my sister’s ex, but then again, no one would care about these nowadays. Moreover, it’s hard to find someone that you really like, so it would be such a shame if I were to pass up on this opportunity,” Yulia mumbled quietly. It was as if she felt she’d be betraying Stella if she were to go after Miles.
“It’s fine. Whatever that’s between us ended long ago. If you really like him, you should just…” Stella initially wanted to say, ‘go after him’, but somehow, she just couldn’t bring herself to say it.
“Stella, I feel more confident with your assurance now.” Right then, a smile bloomed on Yulia’s face, as if all of her burdens had been lifted.
During the night, Stella lay in her bed as she sent Miles a Whatsapp message asking him when he would come back so that she could go get her notebook.
‘President Grant, when will you return to Hollowcrest City? I’m at Hollowcrest City now, and I need my old notebook as Matthew wants me to join a training program, and most of the details were kept in it. Can you return my notebook to me if you’re coming back?’ Stella worded her text carefully before she sent him another. ‘You can ask your secretary to pass it to me if you’re not around.’
‘He can’t pass it to you.’
Stella was taken aback.
‘What do you mean by that?’
‘The notebook is kept in my locked drawer.’
Immediately, Stella frowned. It looked like she could only get her notebook back once Miles returned, so she had no choice but to wait for him.
Then, she placed her phone down and didn’t reply again.
However, Miles sent her another text. ‘I’ll be at my company at 10.00AM tomorrow!’
So does that mean that he wants me to go over to his company tomorrow?While Stella was resting her eyes in the cab the next day, she could vaguely recall seeing Janice’s name on a name card. Still, she couldn’t recall where she saw that name card.
When she arrived at Miles Conglomerate, Stella noticed that Miles had probably just gotten off the plane as he looked tired.
However, he didn’t say anything as he took her notebook out from his drawer.
At that moment, Stella suddenly recalled writing the word, ‘site’, over and over again at the final page of her notebook. She couldn’t help but blush when she remembered herself jotting it down during a boring afternoon after recalling him teaching her that word when they went on a business trip in America.
I wonder if he saw that page.
Then, Stella looked up cautiously. “M-Miles, you’ve only seen the front part of the notebook, right?”
Miles, who was busy tidying his stuff behind his office desk, suddenly snapped his head up. “What?”
“I mean, my notebook…” Stella raised her notebook. “You’ve only seen the front part of it, right?” she asked.
“I don’t even have the time to finish the front part of it.” Then, he lowered his head and continued tidying his stuff as Stella sighed in relief.
Suddenly, Miles asked, “What’s wrong? Is there anything that others’ shouldn’t see in your notebook?”
Stella’s face immediately turned red as she gestured around in a panicked manner. “No, of course not! I was just asking as many of the things that I’ve written in the notebook involved the company’s private information, so…”
Miles didn’t say anything after that, so Stella left without any explanation.
Instead of staying at Korbin’s house, Stella stayed in a hotel in Hollowcrest City this time. During the afternoon, she took her laptop and notebook out and started doing notes.
Although it was just a small sharing session, Stella believed that one should always do their best at everything. Since Matthew trusted her, she shouldn’t let him down.
Suddenly, a thought flashed past her mind as she recalled where she had seen the name card. Back when Stella was at Lizbeth’s ward, she could recall Lizbeth telling her that Zane’s father had searched for many rehabilitation doctors to help her with her healing process.
