Chapter 220

She really didn't want to go. So, she called Jaxon directly.

"Is our company in as much trouble as your dad said?"

Jaxon hummed, his voice laden with fatigue.

Cloudia felt a tightness in her chest upon hearing her son's exhaustion. "What's going on?"

"It's a mess. We're in a tight spot. If that one company doesn't budge, we're going to face even bigger problems."

"That company? The one making Stella money?"

Jaxon confirmed. "Yeah."

Cloudia fell silent.

Right under her nose, Stella was this influential? How had she missed it?

"Are you sure it's not just speculation? Maybe it has nothing to do with Stella."

She didn't want to swallow her pride and approach Stella. If that company truly was linked to Stella, she'd have to follow Blaise's advice, much as she loathed the thought.

Thinking of every single time she had to deal with Stella, Cloudia was anything but eager.

"She's behind

him, Cloudia felt her

Jaxon's growing anger was

sour, deepened further upon hearing

returned to the hospital room to find Ursula looking pale and frail

thinned significantly, to the point that she avoided mirrors these days. Despite multiple specialist consultations, the prognosis remained grim, necessitating painful chemotherapy sessions for Ursula. "Ursula, I have to step

again. And the mere thought of

be a good girl, and I'll

"Okay, go ahead."

ever the obedient

Cloudia's presence, internally

at Stella. Why couldn't they just drive her out of

...

received another call for money from

I

she needed was this added stress, all seemingly tied back

...

Meanwhile, at Spring Hill.

and Jeremy were finalizing a contract when

Jeremy, ever acco revis

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