Chapter 545

Chapter 545

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Stella hadn’t been sitting for long when she glanced at the time and realized her purpose for coming over had been accomplished. She decided it was time to head home.

As soon as she mentioned this, the three Jarretts in the room seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, though perhaps it was just her imagination.

They quickly recovered, however, and Jean, mindful of the fact that Stella was still her elder, stood up and offered to see her

off

Stella had come today to dispel the rumors of discord between the Walton and Jarrett families that had arisen from the incident involving Lydia and Jean. She hadn’t given it much thought beyond that.

With Jean seeing her to the door, she left. But as soon as she stepped outside, the image of the young boy on the bicycle flashed through her mind again.

Stella was naturally a thoughtful and sensitive person, and for some reason, the boy had left her feeling uneasy. She took out her phone and called her brother, Tristan.

The call was answered quickly. “Hey, Stella, why are you calling me at this hour?”

Stella pursed her lips and paused for a moment before speaking, “Tristan, could you do me a favor?”

“Of course, what is it? I’m all ears!”

Taking a deep breath, Stella recounted what had just happened. “When I was leaving the Jarrett residence, I saw a young boy, around fourteen or fifteen.

of there on a bicycle, and he looked just

you sure you didn’t make a mistake?” he asked, his tone becoming somewhat

anxious.

in the car, Stella shook her head. “No, I didn’t. I even followed him for a bit. The driver saw him too, but we lost him.” “Lost him?” Tristan repeated, feeling a mix of disbelief and inevitability. If the boy was indeed Arthur’s child, it wouldn’t be surprising that

knew Tristan was puzzled and continued, “So, could

back to you. Don’t overthink it. When you have

didn’t exactly relax. She was still on edge, with no idea what she

realizing he was being followed by Stella, Hank had taken care to erase any surveillance footage of himself from the route he took and

problem for him, who was both suspicious and meticulous. Just then, his top assistant entered the office after running an errand.

the others in the room before speaking, “So, what about

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Chapter 545

Charity Orphanage?”

and handed Tristan a file. “We found a rather suspicious individual, sir. Take a look”

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took the file and glanced through it. “Hank? Fourteen years old, a student in

Association? Not only that, but he’s also the champion of the Global Traditional vs. Modern

confirmed, “Absolutely!”

at the photo in the top right corner of Hank with his glasses and thick bangs, gave a cold laugh. No one knew what he

of Clusia’s most powerful figures sat facing each other, each with a tray of cafeteria food in front of them. Compared to other cafeterias, this one was quite well–stocked.

first meal together since we parted ways in our respective fields,

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