Charlene couldn’t afford for her impetuousness to jeopardize their plan.
“I understand,” Kaia responded.
As Kaia left, Charlene allowed herself to release her pent-up frustration, She muttered, “She can’t even handle a PR officer. Utterly useless.”
The following day, Stella was so exhausted that she requested half a day off.
However, at noon, her slumber was disrupted by a phone call from Clint.
Given their conversation the previous night, Stella feared that something had happened to Clint and hastily answered the call.
“Grandpa, what’s going on?”
Clint got straight to the point.
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“Stella, did you say something to Maverick.
“Maverick?” Stella frowned, puzzled.
“What’s wrong?”
“Early this morning, Maverick sent a plethora of tonics,” Clint disclosed.
“Someone even escorted me to the hospital for a medical check-up.”
Stella was bewildered.
“I didn’t inform him of anything.”
“It appears that Maverick is quite considerate,” Clint commented contentedly.
“Don’t forget to thank him for going to such lengths for me.”
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“Of course.” Stella was perplexed but also touched by Maverick’s apparent concern for her family.
She hadn’t communicated with Maverick for several days and hadn’t anticipated his level of care.
After hanging up the phone, she ruminated for a moment before sending Maverick a message.
“Grandpa informed me that you arranged for him to have a medical check-up today. Thank you.”
Meanwhile, Matthew, in the midst of handling business matters, felt his phone vibrate on the table.
When he noticed the message was from Stella, he opened it.
As he read the content, a warm smile graced his lips.