Foreman couldn''t hold back any longer. "Why was he in your office?"


    Joshua replied, "I''m Star''s bodyguard. Is it really that strange for me to be in her office? But tell me, Mr. Richards, why are you so interested in Star''s private life and who she spends time with? To an outsider, it almost looks like you''re here to catch her cheating."


    Foreman''s emotions slowly settled. His eyes darkened, a quiet intensity simmering beneath the surface.


    "Joshua, you may be Star''s bodyguard, but you''re still a man. There are boundaries you need to respect. You have no idea how ugly the rumors are getting out there. This isn''t Novaris-no one''s going to cover for Star here. If you keep acting recklessly, you''ll only end up hurting her."


    Joshua met his gaze, his toneyered with meaning. "If we''re talking about hurting Star, I''d say you''ve done more than enough, Mr. Richards. Last time, if you hadn''t brought Keen along to get in my way, do you think Shawn would''ve had the chance to set her up?"


    Ste interjected gently, turning to Joshua. "Joshua, what happenedst time wasn''t Foreman''s fault. Keenter admitted he insisted oning to find us, and Foreman just couldn''t talk him out of it. Besides, when it came to Shawn, it was Foreman who showed up in time and got me out safely. If I''d passed out in that hallway, things could''ve ended much worse."


    Joshua''s dark eyes clouded, but he didn''t argue further. He knew Foreman had been involved in plenty of questionable things, but he had no hard proof. Foreman was always extremely careful about these matters. And besides, Ste had known Foreman far longer than she''d known him. Before Joshua ever entered the picture, Foreman had already helped Ste on numerous asions. In Ste''s mind, she probably trusted Foreman more than him.


    Joshua had always acted on impulse, rarely thinking about the consequences. Now, faced with someone he couldn''t stand but also couldn''t get rid of, he was thoroughly irritated.


    Foreman, seeing Ste defend him, finally allowed a faint, refined smile to appear on his face. The storm inside him seemed to smooth out.


    He said quietly, "Star, maybe you should reconsider. Haynes and I can get the money together—it''s just that the deadline is tight, so we''ll need to raise some funds quickly."


    Foreman had no choice but to


    had no


    involve Haynes; otherwise, his own involvement would have been too conspicuous. He was putting in every effort to help Ste, but in the end it always had to look like he was only doing it for the sake of his good friend Haynes.  s<fn5eb6> ???s ??????? ?s ?????? ?? find~novel</fn5eb6>


    Until he was sure of Ste''s feelings, he didn''t dare let his own show.


    Ste shook her head. "Don''t worry about me, Foreman. I''ve made contingency ns. If this investor turns out to be a fraud, I''ll put the original shares up for sale. When that happens, I''ll have a significant amount of moneying in. If you lose anything, I''ll make sure you''repensated."  s


    Foreman seemed ready to say more, but just then, someone knocked on the office door again.


    Aicken entered, carrying a bag of


    new clothes. "Ms. Cameron, I''ve


    brought Mr Gardner''s things


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    Ste nodded and spotted Haynes following behind Aicken.


    "Haynes, what brings you here?"


    Haynes was about to answer, but then he noticed Foreman standing in the room. His gaze sharpened.


    "I heard you were thinking of selling the original shares, so I wanted to check in."


    Haynes''s eyes lingered on Foreman. "Foreman, what are you doing here?"