Female Novel
Chapter 2076
Chapter 2076Keegan fell silent for a while before sending a message: [I'll take you there tomorrow.]
Stella laughed and replied: [You're still pretending to have amnesia. Control yourself. | think Marshall will also be there tomorrow.You shouldn't show up.] 'If it wasn't because Marshall had tricked me the night before, then there must be another explanationLuanna had come back from the dead. Perhaps it is a trap meant to lure me there.’ Stella thought.
Stella was not afraid of any accidents since they were going as a group, and she firmly believed that Marshall's target was nother. Even if it were a plot, he would not do anything to her under the current circumstances.novelbin
However, the idea of Keegan going made Stella more worried. After all, he was still pretending to have amnesia. While his actingmight fool the average person, Marshall would not be so easily deceived.
Unable to persuade Stella otherwise, Keegan eventually agreed.
The office door was knocked on, and Jaylene entered with documents in her arms. She said warmly, "Stella, these documentsneed your signature."
Stella put down her phone and said, "Bring them here."
Jaylene placed the documents in front of Stella, her gaze swiftly scanning the surroundings. She thought, ‘The desk is cleanerthan her face; not a book in sight, just a notebook and a pen. The notebook seems to be filled with something as it looks denselypacked.’
She moved closer, tiptoeing to take a peek. She was shocked to discover that the notebook was not filled with writing but withdoodles of little turtles.
Then, Jaylene glanced at Stella's computer screen, which had a Minesweeper game open and still running. There were alsoseveral eaten fruits on the side table, with several pits on the tissue.
Jaylene got annoyed and thought, ‘Mom, why did you warn me to be wary of such a loser?1
Stella did not rush to sign but flipped through the pages one by one. Impatient, Jaylene urged and said, "Stella, can you hurryup? | have other things to handle."
Stella did not look up and answered, "Ms. Saun, | hope you can be professional in the office and call me Ms. Hall."Jaylene frowned. "Stella, there’s no one else here. Do we really need to be so formal?”
Stella looked up at Jaylene and said, "I prefer everything to be by the book. As long as we're in this company, we have asuperior-subordinate relationship. Business is business, personal is personal. This way, if anything happens, our relationshipwon't make people think I'm being unfair.
Stella added, "Darcie also asks you to call her Ms. Arnold in the office, right? It's the same principle."
Jaylene clenched her fists, clearly not convinced. It was similar to when Darcie had reprimanded her; she did not argue. Instead,she pressed her lips together reluctantly before saying, "| understand, Ms. Hall.”
Stella nodded. After she finished reviewing the documents, she returned them to Jaylene and said, "| can't sign this."
Jaylene frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"
Stella explained, "Your product testing report hasn't come out yet. | can't sign this."
Jaylene argued, "The samples were sent for testing after the holiday, but this process usually takes about ten working days. Justsign it now, and we'll start production. The testing report will be out by next Tuesday, and we can just stamp it then.’
Stella questioned, "What if the test results are not up to standard? Who will bear the loss for the unusable products produced?"
Jaylene got a bit angry and said, "This formula is based on customer requirements, with just two changes from the previous one,using very safe materials. How could it fail? We're just following the procedure."
She continued, "If you sign now, | can start production. By the time production is nearly complete, the testing report will be out,and we can deliver on time to avoid the penalty for delay."
Stella calmly replied, ‘Knowing the time constraints, why didn't you inform the other party when signing the contract?"Jaylene spoke firmly, "This is how it's always been done for bespoke perfumes. There has never been a problem.”
Stella leaned back and stated plainly, "The past is the past, but now it's my signature. If anything goes wrong, it's on me. | like toplay it safe and steer clear of trouble. Let's just wait for the test results."