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

him, Cloudia felt her heart skip a beat,

that backstabber." Jaxon's

deepened further upon hearing Jaxon's words over the

returned to the hospital room to

multiple specialist consultations, the prognosis remained grim, necessitating painful chemotherapy sessions for Ursula. "Ursula, I have

of leaving, especially now. But Stella was causing trouble again. And the mere thought of

be a good girl, and I'll

"Okay, go ahead."

ever the

Cloudia's presence, internally

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

...

had Cloudia left than Ursula received another call for money from the same man, her patience finally

money, money! Where would I get the money?

thing she needed was this added stress, all seemingly tied

...

Meanwhile, at Spring Hill.

a contract

Jeremy, ever acco revis

swnove

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