"Young miss." A woman's voice came from a figure kneeling behind Stella.
She was wearing plain black clothing, with a mask and a suit not showing a person's figure it would make people struggle to tell who a person was while wearing the clothing... But the voice gave them away.
"Is everything going smooth?" Stella asked as her voice slowly turned colder.
The woman slightly shivered. 'The Miss' presence is as terrifying as always!' She inwardly gloated.
"Yes Miss, no one knows of what happened." The woman replied with a respectful tone.
Stella moved away from the tree and into the shadows. "Why have you showed yourself tonight?" Stella asked as her eyes lost her playfulness.
The woman slightly shuddered, "Miss... The Madam asked for you to come home." The woman replied with a fleeting voice.
Stella smiled coldly. "Home? I can't remember having a home." Stella replied with an edge in her voice.
The woman felt like cursing herself to death. 'Damnit! I just made the Miss even more unhappy...'
"Anyway, it's not like anything won't be running badly without me around." Stella added on.
"The elders have all been making moves Miss. Should I relay some orders?" The woman reported then asked, ignoring Stella's words.
Stella stopped and looked down at the woman... "Vi, stand up." She ordered.
Vi did so immediately, not daring to spend another second kneeling.
Vi was slightly taller than Stella. But she still felt an incredible pressure when in Stella's presence...
"Why should I care about what those turtles are doing?" Stella asked as she started right into Vi's eyes.
'Because they are trying to usurp your power!' Vi wanted to scream, but she didn't have the guts to do so.
"They have been making pacts recently, joining up and trying to take down..." Vi started to explain as Stella smiled.
"See? Doesn't that seem interesting? I wonder who has betrayed me from then to the future? Who has joined those turtles to take me down?" Stella asked with such calmness it made Vi want to run away with a tail in between her legs.
Vi now knew that Stella didn't care at all... In fact, she invited the elders to try to usurp her power...
"I understand Miss." Vi responded, it would be an order to relay.
"Good, tell Di that her cleaning was adequate." Stella said as her boredness came back in her eyes.
Vi felt her legs shaking and eyebrows twitching, she tried to not laugh out loud at the thought of the proud Di cleaning rubbish with such a blissful expression...
"Yes Miss," Vi replied as she noticed the pressure from Stella had disappeared.
"Mmm, Tell grandmother that I will be back when I feel like it. Just get her another dog for her to play with. You're dismissed." Stella said as she nonchalantly walked back to the tree to lean on.
Vi silently sighed and vanished into the shadows. She wondered when her Miss' won't find life as boring anymore...
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"M-Master Mou, this isn't right. I would never dare to touch anything from the Guillard corporation." Ryan protested as he walked up to his father-in-law.
Of course, he didn't, he might have ambitions but he didn't wish to be killed...
Father Ku knew that Ryan was telling the truth, he wouldn't be so stupid as to steal from the Guillard family. But this evidence was placed in front of him... It was extremely convincing.
"How about we talk about this in private Master Mou?" Father Ku tried to limit the damage.
The secretary next to Mou almost smirked. "That's acceptable." Mou said as he glanced back through the window.
Funnily enough, he didn't see Stella anymore, he knew that Stella wouldn't get caught by guards so he didn't think too much of it. After all, his objective was done for the day.
Mou's secretary took a dark look. He seemed to not accept the idea but just followed his boss. Despite knowing it was exactly what his boss wanted.
The people in the hall were all amazed. They got to see the Master of the Guillard family! But then it turns out that the very person they went to the banquet for had stolen the project from the Guillard corporation... Some were already planning some long term holidays.
Ryan felt a wave of relief crash through his body. Yet Kiera felt anxious about the ordeal. The people in the hall all saw how they were trying to hide what they did... It might cause even more damage.
"We will be taking our leave. I hope CEO Ryan won't forget this conversation." The secretary said with a gloomy face.
Ryan nodded. Mou left as abruptly as he arrived, not even looking at the people in the hall...
The banquet then deflated. People had 'meetings' or 'plans' 'dinners' to attend. Ryan felt so incredibly embarrassed it felt a knife was carving into his soul.
Father Ku rubbed his forehead. He didn't know what to do. He gathered information that Stella had done the projects but here was the Guillard corporation with evidence that it was theirs... He just hoped it wouldn't lead to anything too big.
He could imagine the news outlets already. He knew that the Guillard family possessed some of the most prestigious lawyers in the country as well... *Sigh* He sighed as his eyes sharpened.
Kiera wanted to say something but she couldn't. She had no defense for her husband...
"So, an explanation would be a good start." Father Ku said in a steely voice.
Ryan closed his eyes and looked up at him. "I don't know, that project was produced inside our company. I wouldn't dare to use one of their projects for our company." Ryan replied, it felt like something was wrong but he couldn't put a finger on it.
"I don't think he can act any more than he has done tonight. Not only has the company not started construction yet, but the contract hasn't been finalized yet." Kiera said as she looked over to her son.
Yuon had a desolate look on his face. The area that would be built was going to be used for his and Zou's marriage ceremony. Since they announced they would be getting married now it was more issues...
Surprisingly Zou didn't look as disheartened about it. "How about putting the wedding on hold for now?" She asked in a comforting tone.
Kiera had no words. It was true that the wedding would now be an issue... "No, there is no need for you to bend your will because of this. I will give you the best wedding you could possibly want." Yuon responded quickly.
Kiera smiled. "If that's what you want. We still have other properties to set the wedding on. It won't be a problem to just move locations." She knew her son was smitten with Zou, so she agreed with him.
Zou inwardly cursed. *Sniffle* "Thank you." She held back her 'tears' and bashfully looked down.
Father Ku ignored the entire conversation, he was still thinking. 'Is it possible that the bastard is under Mou? But how could a servant even know such intricacies of business? Is he a genius right under our noses?' His expression then made a turn as he decided what he should do.
"Alright, it's late now. We will sort it out at a later point." Father Ku said tiredly as he stood up.