Just as Stella hung up, a familiar and pleasantly surprised voice sounded behind her.
"Star?!"
Stella turned around, stunned for a few seconds herself.
"Noah?"
Abby, who also knew Noah, couldn't help but wave at him.
"Noah, long time no see."
Noah smiled and walked over to them. "Ms. Murphy, it's been a while."
Abby had heard from Stella that she had run into Noah at a banquet before.
"Noah, what are you doing here?" Abby asked.
"My family's company happens to have a partnership with the Wayne family," Noah said with a smile, then looked at Stella.
"Did you also secure a partnership with the Wayne family?"
Stella nodded lightly.
"How long did it take you to land this deal?" Noah asked.
"Star personally worked on it for about two months," Abby said.
Hearing this, Noah looked at Stella with clear admiration.
"The Wayne family is an excellent partner. Their strength, credibility, and reputation are all impeccable. However, their project manager is notoriously difficult. My family pursued a partnership with them for a full year before we finally succeeded. For Star to do it in two months is truly incredible."
Abby beamed, feeling more proud than if she had received the compliment herself.
"Of course. Star is a super genius, and she's only been in the business for a year."
"Only a year?"
Noah's gaze on Stella grew even more intense.
It was Princess Wright.
Noah coldly pulled his arm away, his previously warm smile replaced with an icy expression.
"Miss Wright, show some dignity."
Instantly, as if struck by his harsh words, Princess Wright's eyes welled up with tears and her face took on a wronged expression.
"Noah, why are you treating me like this? You once said you would love me forever!"
Noah's face was grim. "Princess Wright, we broke up three years ago. Please stop harassing me, okay?"
Stella and Abby exchanged a look. This was getting interesting.
Princess Wright sobbed, "I know I had a bad temper before, and I disappointed you. But I've changed. I promise I won't be like that again. Noah, can you just give me one more chance?"
"If you had really changed," Noah said, "you wouldn't still be clinging to me and trying to control who I can be friends with."

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The same rotation blaming Stella trying to get her destroyed. Isn't the writer tired of writing the same foolishness overand over again? This is exhausting....
Can’t wait to see what joshua will do...
Why would the author of this book do that to Stella? Such cruelty!...
So many chapters are incomplete. Missing pages. Hard to get continuity...
Please move on from Stella's troubles, we need more exiting news. Like Joshua discovering that Stella is the one he has been looking for,the owner of the earring....
Seriously, how long will this get stretched ?? Looks like the whole world is set to trouble Stella... It's not moving anywhere.....
Hey...please update regularly...
Is Jasper gay? He certainly behaves that way....