Chapter 220


    Emmett walked Ste to her room door and gave her the room card. “Ste, I’m staying opposite your


    room. I’lle to find you if it’s time to go downstairs.”


    Ste smiled and nodded in agreement. “Okay. Thanks.”


    After entering her room, Ste put down her suitcase, washed her face in the bathroom, and walked to


    the balcony to enjoy the breeze.


    Her room was facing the artificialke. From afar, theke looked prettier. Under the sunshine, it looked


    as if there were countless small diamonds on its surface, dazzling.


    Ste shook her head to get those messy thoughts out of her mind.


    Under the bright sunlight, she stretched, feeling quite cozy. When she turned around, she found a man


    standing on the balcony next door.


    Ste gaped.


    Her stretch was stopped halfway and her hands were in the mid-air. She stiffed.


    However, rence seemed not to see her at all. He looked ahead expressionlessly.


    Ste slowly put down her hands. Her lips parted as if she was wondering if she should greet him.


    For such a matter that happened with an extremely small possibility, Ste didn’t think it was a


    coincidence.


    It happened as if someone had done it so deliberately.


    She couldn’t help but wonder what the wretched man doing again.


    He couldn’t stop it, could he?


    Ste walked up to him. “Mr. Conrad...”


    “By the way, Mr. Conrad, these are the annual financial statement of this retort and the development


    n next year. We want to build a water amusement park next to the artificialke, increasing more


    facilities,” a man reported to rence.


    Ste gaped at the scene.


    Right then, the man also seemed to have seen her. He turned around and asked politely, “Excuse me,


    Ma’am. I’m the manager of this hotel. What can I do for you?”


    “Oh, no. Thanks. Sorry for interrupting you.”


    Ste immediately ran back to her room, feeling extremely embarrassed.


    She felt so fortunate that she hadn’t finished her words to rence.


    Otherwise, that wretched man would ironically mock her for ttering herself.


    On the balcony.


    rence read through the financial statement in front of him. Then he handed it back to the manager.


    The manager added, “Mr. Conrad, what do you think about our water amusement park?”


    “Give me a detailed project n.” As he spoke, rence nced at the empty balcony next door. Then


    he looked at theke afar and added tly, “Adding an area for children.”


    The manager hadn’t expected that rence would give this suggestion. After a short period of


    surprise, he reacted quickly and answered, “Yes, Mr. Conrad. I’ll ask them to finish the project n as


    soon as possible.”


    rence tidied his sleeves and walked back to his room.


    Shortly after the manager was gone, Nathan knocked at the door and walked in. “Mr. Conrad, I’ve


    found the detailed schedule for Star Ferry Technology’s annual party.”


    rence sat on the sofa, his slender fingers knocking at his knees. “Go ahead.”


    “At noon, they’ll have lunch at theke restaurant. In the afternoon, they’ll go boating and do other


    activities, which are not mandatory. At seven o’clock, they’ll hold the annual party in the banquet hall.


    Tomorrow morning, they’ll go climbing. After lunch, they’ll go back to City N.”


    rence asked, “Have you arranged everything?”


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    Nathan nodded. “Mr. Conrad, please rest assured. I’ve already informed all different departments.”


    rence raised his brows and turned to look out of the window, lost in thought.


    ...


    Ste didn’t feel less embarrassed until she had soaked her face into the cold water. She wondered


    probably it was because of herself or the room, she found it quite difficult to breathe.


    She put on her clothes and aimed to take a walk downstairs, taking some fresh air.


    However, much to her surprise, she happened to meet the hotel manager who just finished reporting


    his work status to rence.


    The manager also recognized her, slightly nodding at her.


    Ste pressed her lips into a smile. Leaning against the wall, she watched the floor numbers go down.


    After a moment, she asked, “Excuse me, Sir. Is your hotel run by Conrad Group?”


    Upon hearing it, the manager turned to her and answered, “Yes, it is.”


    Then he recalled what had happened on the balcony. With uncertainty, he asked, “Ma’am, do you know


    Mr. Conrad?”


    Ste let out a hollowugh. “I’ve met him before.”


    The manager guessed that she muste here for Star Ferry Technology’s annual party, so it wasn’t


    weird for her to know Mr. Conrad. He stopped asking more and change the subject at random,


    “Besides the hotel, the whole resort is run by Conrad Group. Mr. Conrad came here to inspect the


    annual work status as usual.”


    Ste nodded. After a hesitation, she asked, “When did he arrive here?”


    “Last night.”


    However, the manager didn’t tell her that Mr. Conrad had never been here personally for the inspection


    before.


    At the midnightst night when Mr. Conrad arrived, all employees of the retort went panicked,


    wondering if something happened.


    However, ording to what happened in the morning, everything was fine. Mr. Conrad only asked


    them to report their work status.


    After Ste heard that rence had arrived the previous night, thest doubt in her mind faded.


    However, she had encountered him on such a small possibility. She felt so unlucky.


    The manager also briefed Ste about thendscape nearby and where they could go.


    When they reached the first floor, Ste thanked the manager and walked out of the lobby.


    However, she didn’t go to the ces that the manager told her, just wandering around aimlessly.


    Unconsciously, she walked to the artificialke.


    Standing on the bridge and enjoying the breeze, she was lost in mind.


    Probably it was because of the environment, since she hade here, she couldn’t help but recall the


    period when she stayed in Anqiao Street.


    She wondered if the street had been changed and all the neighbors had moved away.


    Also, she thought about Ms. Beckham and Ms. Anderson...


    She wondered if they were doing fine.


    Ste believed that it would be quite difficult for her to find such an ancient and peaceful ce again in


    her life, and nor would she have such idle andfortable life.


    After a long while, Ste’s phone started ringing.


    It was a call from Emmett.


    “Hello, Ste. You are not in your room, are you?”


    “No, I’m not. I’m outside the hotel. Sorry. I forgot to tell you. I’ll be right back.”


    Emmett answered, “It’s alright. I’ll wait for you at the hotel lobby.”


    After hanging up the phone, Emmett walked away from the door of Ste’s room. He went to press the


    button for the elevator.


    Right then, rence appeared from a corner, standing next to him.


    Emmett said, “Mr. Conrad, it shouldn’t be a coincidence for you to show up here. I never expected that


    you would set up such a big scene just for meeting Ste.”


    rence retorted indifferently, “Mr. Carter, I also didn’t expect that you don’t have any self-esteem. Or,


    probably you haven’t understood anything from what you saw that night, have you, Mr. Carter?”


    Upon hearing it, Emmett clenched his fists. He turned to look at rence with suppressed anger


    written all over his face.


    rence met his gaze, curling up his thin lips into a sarcastic smile.