EuropeNovelChapter 441
He'd always been like this-never bothering to lie to her, his frankness bordering on shamelessness.
Stella sat quietly for a few seconds before she finally spoke.
"You can have the studio. But right now, | want you to take down Antoney's trending posts, find whoever leaked
the story, and clear Antoney's name."
Haynes paused, then replied, "Fine."
"And about the songwriting," Stella continued, "I want to talk to you in person tomorrow."
“All right."
After she hung up, Abby looked at Stella with concern.
"Star, do you really mean to negotiate with Haynes?"
Haynes was notorious for being ruthless-anyone who tried to make a deal with him always ended up worse for
wear. Stella really had little chance of coming out ahead.
Stella dismissed her worries lightly. "Don't worry. | won't let myself get the short end of the stick that easily."
But Abby, seeing how calm Stella looked, felt a wave of unease rise up inside her.
She knew Stella's personality-there was no way she would just back down without a fight.
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It was almost as if... she was planning something.
Abby's nerves were fraying. She hated the injustice of it all, but she was tired of fighting.
She knew better than anyone that you can't afford to offend people with real power.
If it were anyone else trying to buy their studio-anyone but Haynes-she'd probably be happy to say yes.
A clear million-dollar profit, even after renovations and rent? Who wouldn't take that deal?
But it was Haynes. And he was after the stufor Rachel, his mistress. That was more than enough to make her
blood boil.
Abby tried to remind herself that, as a professional manager, she shouldn't take things so personally.
But she was also Stella's closest friend.
If she didn't stand by Stella, who would?
Still, just the two of them-they were no match for Haynes.
They simply didn't have enough resources or connections. Not even family to fall back on.
Everything Stella had achieved, she'd earned on her own.
Sure, Neville had helped them plenty of times, but when it came
it,
a was the one whom wat
Vince.
Take this situation, for
the
example Stella could ask Foreman to dig up information, or she could ask Neville to pull sstrings and rescue
her if needed.
But expecting Neville to go toe-to-toe with Haynes for her sake? That was too much.
There's a difference between helping someone and outright going to war for them.
Why should Neville risk his entire company's future just for Stella?
If those two companies really did go head-to-head, the losses would be in the billions.
At that point, Stella would owe him far more than just a simple favor.
Aside from your own family, no one in this world will help you without limits, no matter what it costs.
And as for Stella's family...
Best not to mention it.
"Star, maybe it's best to just let them have the studio. With a
two-million-dollar payout, even after
rent and renovations, we're stiff
walking away with well over a million. It's not so bad."
Stella patted Abby's shoulder, trying to reassure her.
"Don't worry. | won't let myself get cornered. And Foreman will be there too-he'll help."
At the mention of Foreman, Abby's anxiety eased a little.
"All right. If you need anything tomorrow, callright away, okay?"
Stella nodded gently.
The next day, Stella arrived at The O'Brien Group.
She'd barely stepped inside when she ran into Haynes's secretary, Lacey.
The moment Lacey saw Stella, her brows knit in a deep frown.
"Ms. Cameron, what are you doing here?"
Stella's voice was cool and even. "I'm here to see Haynes."
Disdain flashed in Lacey's eyes, and her tone turned icy.
"Ms. Cameron, Mr. O'Brien is divorced from you. Please stop bothering him."
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