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.

gala. I just wanted to say hi since I ran into you. Is there a need for such sarcasm?" Hurt and

disappear. With

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

late last

the hospital.

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 initials engraved on it." Remington's gaze darkened as he

Ron during the scuffle last night. I picked it up immediately but don't have

and resentment

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, but I ran into Liz at the parking lot. Since the cufflink was hers to begin with, I gave it back to her. Liz seemed to misunderstand something; she got angry, pushed me to the ground, and that's how I got

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