Chapter 752 – His Second Chance Love: The Freezing Silence

Chapter 752 – His Second Chance Love: The Freezing Silence

Somehow, the office looked rather desolate with just one row of lights switched on.

I remembered where Anthony’s office was, so I headed there with the lunchbox. However, I heard a woman’s flirtatious voice when I reached the door.

“Mr. Featherstone, you haven’t had dinner, right? There is a new restaurant opposite our office. Shall we go there to grab a bite before coming back to continue our work?”

It was a very familiar voice. I instinctively tilted my head and saw Stella’s side profile. At the very same time, Anthony looked up and noticed that I was there.

He was probably about to respond to Stella then. Immediately, he stood up and walked toward me. “What are you doing here? It’s really cold out there, and you should be wearing more.”

“I’m brought dinner for you, Mr. Featherstone.” I showed him the grey lunchbox. As I spoke, there was still some water vapor lingering in the air near my lips.

He took a look at the lunchbox and put it aside. Then, he picked up both of my hands and rubbed them in his palm while saying almost half-jokingly, “Thank you so much, Mrs. Featherstone.”

I pouted and did not respond to that.

It was only then that Stella managed to interrupt us. After greeting me respectfully, she said to Anthony, “I’ll take my leave now, Mr. Featherstone.”

With that, she squeezed past me to leave the room.

I watched her as she walked away with an awkward expression.

Anthony craned his neck to take a look as well, but he clearly did not get the point. “What are you looking at?”

“Nothing. Let’s eat.” I released his hand and brought the lunchbox to the coffee table.

He was indeed hungry and was not picky about his food at all. Taking bites out of every dish that I had brought, he ate his meal slowly and elegantly.

While he was eating, I walked around his office. When I saw a document about the GW Group, I picked it up and flipped through it casually.

“The GW investment bank from M Country was founded in 1920, and today, they are amongst the top one hundred investment banks in the world. While their assets are not fully audited yet, they have a conservative liquid net worth of over a hundred billion…”

I could not help but be taken aback as I read this quietly to myself. How did Anthony attract such a mega-corporation?

“Anthony,” I asked him while I held up the document, “Are you sure this is not about GW wanting to acquire Featherstone Corporation but rather whether you will allow them to invest in the company?” He glanced at me and continued eating slowly while explaining, “Featherstone Corporation is already a household name within the country, and it is imperative that we begin our overseas expansion. Moreover, the Aploth construction market has always been a gaping hole in GW’s portfolio. Therefore, the idea of acquisition has probably crossed their mind now that they’ve approached us.”

I brought it up casually but did not expect to hit the nail on the head. Not knowing what to say in response to his solemn look, I quietly put the document back.

When a company was listed and had the intention to expand beyond the domestic market, it would definitely have to deal with the capitalists. Those with less than stable stances might just disappear with the cash after selling off their company. All of their technical resources would then land in the hands of these capitalists. In fact, these resources could even be lost before they had a chance to venture out of the country!

Thus, many capitalists exploited this weakness to plunder technical resources in order to expand their own businesses. At the same time, they would limit the company’s domestic development while killing off every potential competitor. This was how they fortified their control over the economy.

Clearly, Anthony would never betray Featherstone Corporation. This was not only because it was his family business, but more importantly, he had his personal aspirations.

Cameron and Emery had mentioned many times that Anthony was no ordinary talent. Under his management, Featherstone Corporation would expand internationally sooner or later. Indeed, it took just five years for him to move the company headquarters to K City. As expected, there was more development in the pipeline within their business development plan.

Just like any other man, there was no end to his career aspirations. The more capable he was, the farther his goal would be.

Of course, like what Anthony had said, plenty of uninvited guests would come knocking when a company reached a certain scale. GW was the best example here. In order to open up the Aploth market, they humbled themselves before Featherstone Corporation and practically presented funds to them with their own bare hands. While GW would rely on Featherstone Corporation in order to develop in the Aploth construction market, Featherstone Corporation would still be their first acquisition target in the end.

Dealing with capitalists was akin to getting blood from a stone. Therefore, Anthony was understandably grim when the topic of financing came up.

I knew that he had been very worried about it, so I changed the topic after falling silent for a while. Looking at the door, I asked, “Is the project at Moranta completed?”

From where I was, I could see Stella’s cubicle clearly. When I was talking, she was right there working away, and I could see her every movement; she would occasionally switch her position between sitting and standing.

Is this how Anthony and Stella work on a regular basis?

After some time in the corporate world, I had gained some understanding of the things that happened between secretaries and their bosses. Those lecherous bosses usually deployed subtle tricks to take advantage of their female staff. Who then arranged this vantage point for Stella and Anthony?

When I took a closer look, Stella was not the particularly attractive type. When she was looking down whilst working, she looked very obedient. Generally speaking, she just emanated a down-to-earth vibe.

The boy I met in the mall, Justin, looked quite compatible with her. However, she seemed repulsed by the idea of being with him. Is it because of Anthony?

At this thought, I subconsciously shifted my probing gaze to Anthony.

There was nothing different about him as he sat upright on the sofa. There was no expression on his face as well as he said blankly, “Joseph reported some problems during our video conference this afternoon. They will only be able to resume work after the new year.”

“Oh..” I could not help but smile as I saw his almost robotic expression.

After all these years together, I understood him well.

With his good looks and business talent, there was always an unending trail of women throwing themselves at him. Some could only flaunt their looks, while those who lacked in the looks department made up for it with their business acumen. Finally, there were also those beautiful girls with strong family backgrounds. However, Anthony probably did not even remember their faces. When it came to his staff, he treated them equally regardless of their genders, and Stella was no exception.

However, this did not erase the possibility of Stella’s continued interest in Anthony. Hence, I decided to have a private chat with Joseph later and have him come back earlier.

While it was true that everyone had the right to pursue the things they wanted, if the direction was wrong, they should put a stop to it in order to cut the losses.

I was quite worried that Rylee’s story would repeat itself. Apart from her personality, another reason she was reluctant to let Anthony go was that she had invested so much time, energy, and emotions in him. When things did not go her way, it was only natural for her to be disgruntled and sullen. In the end, her mind went awry.

Stella was an intelligent person who could help Anthony at work. The only problem was that her heart was not in the right place. I did not want to make a scene out of it, so I could only hope that she could see the reality when Joseph was back.

Now that I was rid of my worries, I sat down next to Anthony and accompanied him while he ate.

He stopped eating and looked at me. “It’s getting late. Go home.”

With that, he picked up his jacket and dragged me outside.

I thought it was strange and asked him as we walked, “What about your work?”

“I don’t care.” He looked very anxious while he led me outside. When we walked past Stella, she stood up to greet us, but he picked up his pace as if he did not hear her at all.

In the elevator, he looked rather agitated as his dark eyes were fixated on the information screen, but I couldn’t read his mind at all.

After buckling my seatbelt, I could not help but ask him, “Did something happen?”

“Mmhmm,” he replied. He looked serious and earnest as he placed his hands on the steering wheel. “Something trivial but very troublesome.”

I frowned and looked at him quizzically. How could a trivial matter be troublesome?

However, he did not say anything else, stepping onto the accelerator, and in less than half an hour, we arrived home.

Mrs. Eriksen welcomed us at the door. “Welcome home, Mr. and Mrs. Featherstone.”

“Mm,” Anthony responded nonchalantly before pulling me upstairs, making Mrs. Eriksen more confused than ever.

The moment we got into the room, he pressed me against the wall. After he kicked the door shut, he bent down to kiss me. His kiss was domineering and possessive, and it didn’t take long for my breathing to turn heavy.

His unpredictability caught me off guard. Before I completely lost all sense of rationality, I struggled to push him away. Then, I panted heavily while asking, “What’s going on with you? Didn’t you say you had something to deal with?”

His breathing was uneven, and his eyes looked like they were on fire. He seemed as though he wanted to eat me up with his Adam’s apple bobbing up and down. “I’m dealing with it right now.”

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