He Never Noticed Me Until I Loved Someone Else novel Chapter 264

"Thank—"

Before the word could leave Stella's lips, Jarrod was already marching down the hall, making it brutally clear he wanted zero interaction with her.

Stella watched his broad, imposing shoulders disappear around the corner. Swallowing her unspoken gratitude, she turned and headed straight for the finance department.

The director of finance had clearly been thoroughly terrorized by George that morning. The entire wire transfer process was handled instantly, with absolute submission and zero bureaucratic excuses.

Stepping out of the finance office, Stella paused. She figured she should probably swing by George's executive suite.

Jarrod was in there, after all. It was only polite to say goodbye.

But as she approached the heavy mahogany doors, she heard Jarrod's voice bleed through the wood.

"I want to make this explicitly clear, Mr. Quinn. Regardless of what happens between Stella and me, I will never turn a blind eye to how she is treated."

Jarrod's tone was lethal and absolute. "The only reason The Quinn Group is still breathing, and the only reason your youngest daughter's boutique hasn't been buried, is entirely because of Stella's grace."

"The next time you even think about raising a hand to her, I strongly suggest you weigh the consequences before you move."

Stella stopped dead in her tracks. She had assumed Jarrod was meeting George for some high-level corporate negotiation. He was actually in there delivering a terrifying ultimatum to protect her?

That suffocating, complicated ache twisted in Stella's chest again.

"Jarrod, please, you have it all wrong. Stella is my daughter! I love her to pieces. What happened last time was a total anomaly."

George sounded utterly broken, his ego completely shattered after a sleepless night of panic. "I regret it constantly. I swear to you, no matter what happens, I will never lay a hand on her again."

"I'm authorizing another massive cash injection into SD Apparel immediately. And regarding the sabotage... if I find out Seraphina was actually involved, I will personally drag her to Stella to apologize. Please, Jarrod, The Quinn Group still desperately relies on your support..."

Stella didn't stay to listen to the rest. Walking in now would just make it awkward. Pressing her lips into a tight line, she spun around and headed straight for the elevator.

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