Chapter 256

When she got home, Stella Johnson felt completely drained. It had been a long day at the office, and she couldn’t stop wondering who that person really was. But at this point, as long as it wasn’t Grace Carter, she could work with it. Not all of the Carter family were awful—if the heir turned out to be someone decent, they might even help her dig into the past. The moment she stepped through the door, Fiona Lee immediately noticed her distracted state. “What’s up? Did someone at the company piss you off today?” Stella didn’t tell her the truth. Charles Hart was right—getting involved in this meant danger, and she couldn’t let Fiona get caught up in it. “Grace Carter just got promoted to VP. I can barely breathe sharing the same space as her.” Fiona scoffed. “That bastard Charles. I should’ve socked him one more time when we were at Raven. Probably didn’t hit him hard enough back then.” Stella had long buried all memories from Raven—it felt like forever ago, like something from a past l