Chapter 1493
This had never happened before, and Rosa was getting extremely worried. Stephen had never lost contact before.
"Stephen, what on earth is going on?"
Just then, her phone rang. She was about to answer when she saw it was the company's finance department calling, making her furrowed her brow immediately.
Why would the finance department call for no reason? Were they going to tell her that the company was out of money again?
She already knew the company was struggling financially and had been trying her best to solve the issue.
But she was unfamiliar with the place and people in Jipsburg. The only person she could trust, Stephen, was now unreachable.
Afraid it might be something urgent, she answered the call.
"What is it?" Rosa asked impatiently.
"Ms. Reese, have you checked the trending news?" the finance director asked.
"Trending news? I don't have time for that. If you have something to say, just say it," Rosa snapped, frowning.
Most of the company employees had been hired by Stephen, and this finance director seemed incompetent.
It was after work hours, but they wanted to chat about the trending topics with her?
Rosa had no interest in random gossip or celebrities, especially local ones. She only cared about those from Murida. Was the finance officer trying to curry favor?
So unprofessional!
On the other end, the finance director rolled his eyes. Rosa might be the boss on paper, but in reality, she was just a naïve fool completely duped by Stephen. Worse, she had an air of superiority, thinking she was above everyone else.
He wouldn't have bothered to make the call if it weren't for the concern about not getting paid.
"Ms. Reese, this is about Stephen. His news is all over the company. If you don't know yet, you should check it out online," the director held back his frustration and explained.
"Stephen? Trending news? How could he be on trending news?" Rosa frowned.
Despite her skepticism, the finance director had already hung up on her. Rosa had no choice but to check it herself.novelbin
When she saw Stephen's name trending at the top of the local searches, her eyes widened.
Then, she clicked on the news article and saw several photos of Stephen, drenched in sweat and looking panicked, apparently gambling and losing at a casino.
Every detail was crystal clear, capturing his distressed state perfectly.
"How can this be? Stephen is such a simple, pure college student. He's even managing my company for me! How could he have such bad habits? How could he possibly be gambling? These photos must be fake-they can't be real!"
The more Rosa spoke, the more her voice trembled. She tried calling his number again and again. But just like before, no matter how many
times she called, Stephen wouldn't
pick up.
Suddenly, she remembered what Skylar had said to her-Stephen was deceiving her.
No, no, that's impossible.
"Stephen loves me and has
sacrificed so much for me. How
could he deceive me? This must be
that Simona stirring up trouble and
finding someone to fake these
realistic-looking photos to frame
Stephen! That must be it."
Though she kept saying this aloud, her face was filled with panic. Her hands trembled uncontrollably as she clutched her phone. It nearly slipped from her grasp.
"No, it can't be true. Skylar is lying to me! She just can't stand to see me happy!"
Meanwhile, Skylar had just finished her shower and was lying on her bed, talking on the phone with Harvey.
"Skye, that Stephen is nothing but a scumbag," Harvey said bluntly.