Chapter 224: Philip visiting Selena
"Just this!" Franklin grumbled. The fact that his mother had interrupted him for what seemed like a trivial task made his annoyance bubble over. "You could have asked my assistant for it. Why did you have to ruin my night?" He let out a derisive snort, rolling his eyes.
"I can’t trust anyone else but you," Claudia snapped back sharply. "Don’t forget who we’re dealing with here. It’s Theodore. He is smarter than his father and fooling him won’t be easy. If we make one wrong move, we’ll be exposed, and all our hard work will go to waste."
"Alright, alright... I get it," Franklin replied grimly, his tone begrudging. "I’ll look into it and let you know."
Before Claudia could respond, the call abruptly cut off. "Franklin!" she hissed in frustration, grinding her teeth. "When will he start taking things seriously?"
The news of Bella resigning from Willow’s fashion house and returning to her hometown hit Zack like a tidal wave of confusion. He stared at his assistant, trying to wrap his head around it. Bella had been so eager to work with Willow, so driven by her passion. What could have possibly made her leave everything behind so suddenly?
"Do you know the reason?" Zack asked, disbelief clouding his expression.
"It’s unclear," the assistant said with a shrug. "Some of the staff are speculating that there were issues between Bella and Willow, but no one knows for sure."
Zack had a feeling that there was more to this story. Bella wouldn’t have just left like that, abandoning her career, her dream. If she didn’t want to work with Willow anymore, she could have worked for him—he would’ve gladly taken her on. Or at the very least, she could’ve found something better. But she abandoned everything and left. Maybe it was because of recent rumors about Theodore’s growing closeness with Gina Willis.
Zack felt a pang of concern mixed with a growing curiosity. He had to know.
"Okay, you can go now," Zack said, waving his assistant off absentmindedly as his expression shifted into a contemplative frown. He decided to go see her and talk to Bella clearly. Maybe he could finally get a chance to confess his feelings for her.
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Mason entered the presidential suite and immediately noticed Philip absorbed in a file, his brow furrowed in concentration. "Sir," he greeted with a respectful nod.