Ste caught up with Eli at the entrance of the Intercontinental Hotel. She shouted excitedly, “Eli.”


    Eli Wayne paused and turned around to look at Ste. Her eyes were filled with a deste silence without any emotion.


    Ste was so excited that she ignored Eli’s anomaly. She hugged Eli and cried, “You’re back. How did youe back? Were you alright while you were in D Country? I miss you. I miss you so much.”


    Eli stared into the distance, her face devoid of expression.


    The winter sun shone through the leaves, and it was particrly white. However, therewas no warmth for her at all. She said coldly, “If you are done acting, let me go so that I could breathe.”


    Ste’s body froze. She looked at Eli with her reddened eyes. There was guilt, apologetess, expectations, and… deep emotions in her gaze.


    “I’m sorry about what happenedst time,” Ste apologized.


    “Do you think your apology could bring my mother back to life? Will it bring my father back to life? Will it bring my son back to life?” Eli asked coldly.


    Ste looked at Eli in shock. Her heart skipped a beat, “Didn’t you say that only your mother had an ident? What happened to your father and your son?”


    “Thanks to you, I’m alone like you now,” Eli said coldly.


    Ste held Eli’s hand and said sincerely, “Eli, let me take care of you in the future.”


    “Take care of me? I heard that Jasper is dead now. How will you take care of me then?” Eli shook off Ste’s hand.


    “I have the ability now. Believe me,” Ste said with mist in her eyes.


    Eli took a step back, shook her head, and said, “I don’t dare to trust your words anymore. I can’t die now. I still have a lot of things to do.”


    “I know. I’ll help you in your revenge,” Ste walked to Eli in a hurry.


    “Help me?” Eli sneered. “You’re also an aplice.”


    Ste’s heart sank.


    “So, put away your fake emotions. I don’t need them,” Eli said coldly and turned towards the hotel.


    Ste stood at the entrance of the hotel in a daze with bitterness in her eyes.


    Eli and she had always been there for each other.


    She could break off her rtionship with Jasper for Eli’s sake.


    Eli could also be with someone she didn’t love for her sake.


    Eli had saved her and helped her in her times of need. She even abandoned her own feelings and considered everything from Ste’s standpoint with sincerity.


    Now that Eli was back,Ste should still try her best even though she knew that Eli would not forgive her.


    Ste called Anthony and said, “The girl whom I had asked you to check on just now is called Eli. She is now living at the Intercontinental Hotel. Could you send more people to protect her? I’ll pay for all the expenses.”


    “As youmand, Madam. By the way, the international side is pressuring us now and asking us to pay a hugepensation. This involves the reputation of our country and certain diplomatic problems. It’s getting quite serious. I’m on the way to the meeting now,” Anthony said.


    “Okay,” Ste said and hung up the phone.


    She got into the car, leaned back in the chair, and rested with her eyes closed.


    The car was stopped halfway.


    “Madam!” The soldier shouted vigntly.


    Ste nced around. There were cameras, and the person in front of them did not cover their face, “Don’t worry.”


    She pushed the door open and got out. An officer walked up to her and said, “We are President Yaleman’s men. Pleasee with us to the meeting.”


    Ste understood andughed softly.This belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    As expected, it was Sean Yaleman.


    She had to be the one to solve the problem.


    She followed them to the council.


    There were dignified and solemn soldiers guarding along the wayand the atmosphere seemed particrly heavy.


    The soldiers brought Ste to the door of the council. The security was very strict.


    The soldiers exchanged documents, and a soldier pushed open the tightly-shut gate.


    Everyone turned to look as Ste stepped into the room. Their eyes were filled with curiosity, surprise, hatred, and respect.


    Sean, who was in charge of the meeting, said, “Ste is Mr. Allen’s good friend. This matter is rted to Mr. Allen. Hence, I have asked her here to help us to solve this problem.”


    “I’m a friend of Allen, but I don’t understand politics. Perhaps, the only thing I could do is to give you Allen’s phone number so that you couldmunicate with him privately,” Ste said calmly.


    “Everything started because of you. Your words could either harm or benefit the interest of your country,” Christian Saltzman stood up and said while pointing at Ste.


    Ste looked at Christian and asked in return, “I don’t understand what you’re saying, Mr. Saltzman.Why would anything happen because of me? Do you really think I could solve such a big problem with just my words? Also, do you think that I have the influence to harm the interests of the country?”


    “Stop pretending! The arsonist is obviously one of your men,” Christian said as he tapped the table.


    Ste became serious and her tone became sharper, “You should stop with your nonsense. How could you say that I was the one who had set the fire?I am just a woman and I’m staying at home now because I’m pregnant. I couldn’t even go to work. How could you say such words?ording to your logic, I bet all the assassin organizations work for me!”


    “Jasper was the one who had put a spy amongst my people. He deliberately set me up!” Christian blurted out.


    “You are such a cautious person. How could he arrange a spy among your men? Besides, you have always been at odds with Jasper, how could he have persuaded you to take in someone who was working for him? Also, you admitted that the person is one of your men, right?” Ste questioned.


    Christian’s face turned red with anger, “That’s because I didn’t know about it.”


    “I suddenly remembered something. You are the Minister of Finance. How do you employ your people? Is the arsonist also from the finance department?” Ste asked.


    The audience burst into an uproar.


    “I suddenly thought of something. A long time ago, you had awsuit with my deceased husband.


    Bettany said that my deceased husband had a secret organizationand that you had one too, Mr. Saltzman.


    It was normal for my husband to have a secret organization because his army needed it.However, the actions of these secret organizations were all recorded.


    Mr. Saltzman, do you have any records of your secret organization? Otherwise, that would mean that your organization is illegal.” Ste said.


    Anthony stood up and said to the people present, “After investigating this matter thoroughly,it was found that the arsonist was someone who had been dered dead not long ago, Brendan Cooper.”


    “ording to what Brendan had told me, everyoneinChristian’s secret organization is the same kind of people. I have a list of 32 ‘dead’ people. I believe that there are more inChristian’s secret organization.


    Brendan said that he was sentenced to death with unwarranted charges,but he was eventually rescued by Christian.Christian even transferred his family members away.


    I can confirm that he is a threat in disguise. He’s trying to gain personal leverage by stirring up diplomatic conflicts,” Anthony said.