Chapter 839

Remington instinctively raised his hand to steady the woman who had stumbled into him. However, the scent that enveloped him wasn't the familiar fragrance he was used to, and the figure in his arms felt broader and larger than the petite woman he was accustomed to. "Remington, I'm so sorry, I tripped over something. Thank goodness you were there to catch me, thank you..." The woman brushed her long hair behind her ear, revealing her face. It was Stella.

The smile vanished from Remington's deep-set eyes as he gently pushed the woman away.

A realization struck Remington; the Ms. West that President Winters had mentioned in the elevator must have been Stella. With a cool lift of his eyebrows, he replied, "No need for thanks."

Stella's eyes initially brightened, only to dim again as Remington added, "I mistook you for someone else." The implication was clear: had he known it was her, he would have avoided her. Stella's smile froze, and her eyes began to well up with tears.

a partnership with the Starlight Group for their annual gala. I just wanted to say hi since I ran

remained unfazed. "Well, you've said your hello." Time to disappear. With that, he turned to leave, remembering someone was

about to walk away, a thought stopped him in his tracks. Turning back to Stella, he asked, "I lost a cufflink last night. Have you seen it?" The cufflinks were a gift from Lizetta, and he noticed one

late

no avail, suspecting he might have lost it at the hospital. His team had nearly turned the

skipped a beat, remembering that Lizetta had taken the cufflink. Expecting Lizetta to confront Remington about it, Stella forced a smile. "That cufflink was from Liz, wasn't it? I recognized the

scuffle last night. I picked it up immediately but don't have it on me anymore..." Seeing

resentment filled

so much to Remington, yet her clearly injured hand wrapped in bandages went unnoticed by him? Trying to suppress her frustration Stella explained, "Remington, don't get me wrong. I didn't throw the cufflink away. I intended to return it to you,

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