Richest Mogul

Chapter 1430

Simona arrived at the dormitory building where Stephen lived and immediately called him. Stephen explained that after finishing his work last night, he had gotten some sleep at a smoothie shop and was currently on the subway heading back to campus. While waiting for him, she encountered one of his roommates, Bruno Middleton.

"It's you! Stephen isn't here," Bruno said.

Simona smiled and nodded. "I know. He just called me. He'll be back soon."

Bruno chuckled. "He's been busy with something lately. He hasn't stayed in the dorm much this past month, so we hardly see him."

"A month?" Simona was taken aback. Over the past month, she had been preoccupied with her busy schedule, so she hadn't paid much attention to whether Stephen was staying in the dormitory at night.

She had thought that Stephen had been staying at the hospital for a few days because of his uncle's hospitalization, which was why he hadn't returned to campus.

But now, the realization that he hadn't been around for a whole month felt unusual.

haven't counted, but it feels like that," Bruno replied, not

there was an air of secrecy about him, creating an unexplainable distance between him

that Simona didn't truly know

at all. After Bruno left, she sat down on a nearby chair, her mind wandering and her expression clouded with

over ten minutes later, Stephen hurried in,

her, a look of remorse on his face. "Simona, I'm sorry. I've

unexpected honesty caught Simona off guard. "You... Okay, go ahead. What is it that you've been keeping

Stephen

haven't just been working part-time at the smoothie shop. I recently picked up another job. One day, while heading to my shift, I helped a woman who had fainted-she's my

her new company. I accepted it and didn't discuss it with

you out for a nice dinner, and share the news with you. But then, things took a turn last night when my boss had some issues and came directly to campus to find me. It just so happened

us.