"During that time, Star was working overtime and pulling all-nighters every day. She lost so much weight."


    Reaching a partnership wasn''t as simple as just agreeing on a price. Ste had to create a detailed n ording to the client''s requirements. Only after they were satisfied would they sign the contract. Ste''s proposal was rejected twice. Every time Abby saw Ste staying upte to revise the n, she felt incredibly guilty and inadequate. She was less experienced than Ste in these matters and couldn''t help much, so Ste had to do it all herself.


    They chatted for a while longer until there was a knock on the door. Wilbur walked in with a few documents.


    The moment he appeared, all eyes in the room turned to him.


    Wilbur''s smile froze on his face, and his skin began to crawl. He swallowed hard. Why were Ste, Abby, and Joshua all looking at him so strangely?


    "Um..." Wilbur hesitated at the doorway. "I... I''m just here to drop off a file for Ste..."


    Seeing Wilbur, Abby felt a pang of guilt. She had thought Joshua wouldn''t being back, which is why she found a handsome... no, a bodyguard for Ste. In any case, beautiful things tended to lift one''s spirits. Besides, neither Ste nor Wilbur had any ulterior motives. She had confirmed that long ago. Although she often suggested that Ste should try dating, she knew Ste wasn''t ready for it. But in this situation, Abby suddenly felt the awkwardness of being caught ying matchmaker for her best friend.


    Abby quickly walked over and took the files from Wilbur''s hand.


    "You can go back now."


    Without a second word, Wilbur shut the door and fled.


    Joshua sat on the sofa and calmly picked up a teacup from the table. He asked nonchntly, "Does he live at Williams Mansion now?"


    Abby, who had been chattering away, now looked at Ste helplessly. She felt like... she had caused trouble for Ste again.


    The sudden shift in topic took Ste a second to process. "Yes," she finally answered.


    Joshua slowly swirled the teacup in his hand, his eyes on Ste with a smile that didn''t quite reach them.


    "Is he... staying in my old room?"


    Ste was speechless. Why was the conversation back on Wilbur again?


    Cold sweat trickled down Abby''s


    Cold She had known Joshua was


    back. If


    hack, she would have picked


    two female bodyguards.


    Abby quickly interjected, "No, no, your old room is still untouched... Wilbur and the others live in the staff building."


    As she said this, Abby suddenly


    paused. A realization hit her. Wilbur and Gideon had always lived in the staff building. But Joshua hadn''t From the very beginning, Ste had treated Joshua differently from everyone else.


    Hearing this, Joshua finally looked away. He took a sip of tea. "I see....."


    Abby decided it was time to leave. "Star, Joshua, I still have work to do, so I won''t keep youpany."


    Without waiting for a response, she also hurried out of the office.


    After Abby left, an eerie silence fell over the room. The atmosphere was so strange that Ste started to feel as if she had done something wrong Joshua seemed unchanged, yet somehow he felt like a stranger.


    Just then, Joshua broke the silence.


    "Star."