chapter1697

"I happened to find her the day I was looking for the cat," Leonard said.

This time, Simone understood completely.

To find his cat, Leonard must have had his men search the port thoroughly to prevent the tabby from being smuggled out.

As a result, they stumbled upon Aurora's trail.

But he didn't rescue her. He chose to continue looking for the cat.

But who would waste their time smuggling a cat?

It suddenly occurred to Simone that when Leonard discovered Aurora's

whereabouts, not only did he not rescue her, but he didn't even notify the Williams family. He simply let her be taken away.

Even now, he hadn't breathed a word of it to them.

In Leonard's mind, Aurora was worth less than a cat...

Simone felt no sympathy for Aurora, though. She was getting what she deserved.

Leonard had bent over backward for Aurora, and for the sake of defending her honor, he had suffered Joshua's retaliation.

But what did Aurora do? Not only did she try to abandon Leonard, but she also went off to seduce Joshua.

It served her right.

Seeing that Leonard had truly moved on, Simone asked curiously, "So, do you know who kidnapped Aurora?"

"King Wright," Leonard replied.

So, he had figured it all out.

But he was completely indifferent to Aurora's fate.

Or perhaps, not kicking her while she was down was the last act of mercy Leonard would show her.

Just then, Leonard's phone rang.

It was his assistant, Rhett.

"Mr. Lerman, everything has been arranged."

"The address," Leonard said.

Rhett hesitated for a moment. "Mr. Lerman, your wound hasn't healed yet. If Joshua finds out you went to see Ms. Cameron again, he might actually try to kill you."

"The address," Leonard repeated, his voice cold.

Seeing his insistence, Rhett had no choice but to reluctantly give him the address.

Inside the private room, Stella flipped through the documents while asking Manager Lawrence, wasn't this partnership already confirmed? Why is there a sudden problem?"

Manager Lawrence's gaze flickered. "Well... they said the price needs to be renegotiated, so..."

The lighting in the room wasn't very bright, and Stella was focused on the files, so she didn't notice anything amiss.

In her time working, she had encountered many deals that required renegotiation for various reasons, so she didn't find Manager Lawrence's explanation strange.

Stella admired his professional capabilities. He was a veteran employee at The Williams Group who worked diligently and never took sides in the company's internal politics, focusing only on his job.

About ten minutes later, Manager Lawrence's phone rang.

He didn't answer it but said to Stella, "Ms. Cameron, the head of their

company has arrived

you could

wait here for a moment, I'll take the

team to greet them."

Given Stella's current status, she no longer needed to personally greet clients.

She also needed to review the contract details again, so she gave a slight nod.

"Alright, you go ahead."

Manager Lawrence left the private room with the other employees.

Soon, Stella was the only one left.

A few minutes later, the door was pushed open, and a tall, stern figure slowly walked

in.

Stella might not have had to go out to greet them, but she couldn't remain seated now that the client had arrived.

She put down the documents and stood up, a polite, professional smile on her face.

"Mr. York, it's a pleasure to "

Suddenly, the smile on Stella's face froze.

"Leonard? What are you doing here?"

The moment he saw her, Leonard felt the turmoil in his chest dissipate.

"Stella," he said in a low voice, "I want to talk to you."