Filed To Story: Returning to Her Not-So-Poor Family
Julian was totally confused. What was going on between Ms. Bella and Serena? It seemed like there was some discord between them.
Serena, still bowing, seemed determined not to straighten up until she received Mirabella’s forgiveness.
She was sure this would soften Mirabella.
Unexpectedly.”I have other things to attend to, so I won’t be able to stay.” Mirabella lifted her eyes and said lazily, “Oh, by the way, I just remembered something. Do you still have that video of Martha? Do you want me to send you a copy?”
Serena’s face suddenly turned pale!
That was a long time ago. Martha had sneakily unscrewed the cap of the oil bottle, poured the oil on the floor in an attempt to make Mirabella slip, but ended up hurting herself instead.
Back then, Mirabella had kept this evidence!
How could she forget about that?
Thinking that Hans was still next to her, Serena hastily put on a smile, “Since you’re busy, I won’t interrupt. We’ll talk later when you’re done.”
Mirabella raised her victorious gaze, “Hans, I’ll be leaving now.”
Seeing the tension between them, Hans stood up and said, “I’ll see you out.”
“Hans, I made you afternoon tea.” Serena was a bit reluctant, watching Hans’s retreating figure with some resentment. Just for such a short distance, he had to escort her! How delicate could Mirabella be?
Hans followed Mirabella out of the office, whispering, “What’s the meaning of Martha’s video? Did something else happen between you and Serena?”
“Nothing.” Mirabella pressed the elevator button, “Hans, I’ll send you the future development plan tonight.”
“Bella.’ Hans had a vague feeling that his sister was hiding something from him, and that in this matter, Martha was the one at fault.Otherwise, Serena wouldn’t have had that expression just now.
“Let’s go.”
Seeing the elevator door open, Mirabella stepped inside. Hans quickly asked, “Bella, has Martha bullied you before?”
Seeing that Hans wouldn’t give up until he got to the bottom of things, Mirabella lifted her gaze and said, “It’s not exactly bullying. She was just trying to be smart, but ended up outsmarting herself. It’s not a big deal.”
As the elevator doors closed, Hans had a rough idea of what had happened. It seemed that Martha had tried to pull something, but it backfired on her.
It seemed her intentions were not pure, and she couldn’t be kept around any longer.
When Hans returned to the office, he found Serena clumsily opening a lunch box with her bandaged hands, revealing the delicate pastries inside.
“Hans, you’re back? Come, try the pastries I made!” Serena greeted with a smile, “I made them before I got injured. I left some at home for mom and dad, and for Clark too.”
“You made these?” Hans asked, looking at the two dozen delicate pastries before him.
“Yes, the chef taught me!” Serena looked at him expectantly, “Try them.”
“You’ve not fully recovered from your cold. You need rest more.” Hans picked up a piece of honey cake and took a bite, “Not bad.”
While it was not on par with a professional chef, for a first attempt, it was quite good.
“Really?” Serena was even happier. She also picked up a piece of honey cake, about to take a bite, but her jerk of mouth opening caused the pain on her chin.
“You haven’t told me what happened to you?” Hans suddenly asked.
Serena froze for a moment, thinking that Hans must have heard from the servants that she was chasing after Mirabella to apologize and accidentally got hurt. Now he was asking this deliberately, surely he wanted to see if she’d take the opportunity to bad-mouth Mirabella.
But Serena wouldn’t fall for that!
So she put on a mature and understanding look, and calmly said, “I fell by accident.”
She didn’t mention Mirabella at all.”That’s it?” Hans asked again.
“Yes, I was walking too fast.” Serena quickly changed the subject, picked up a fancy four-section lunch box, and handed it to Hans, “Hans, try these. These are green bean cakes. Did I do a good job?”
“They look good,” Hans gave a positive answer, and picked up another piece to try, “taste good too”
“With your praise, Hans, I’ll strive to do even better!” Serena grinned, a pure and beautiful smile, “Next time I’ll make more delicious treats for you. Hans, there’s juice here.”
Seeing Hans eating, Serena suddenly sighed, “Hans, it feels so good to sit with you and have afternoon tea. We haven’t chatted and laughed like this in a long time. Thank you for caring me for so many years.”
Hans looked up and said, “Then tell me, what’s the deal with Martha’s video?”
Serena was stunned by his words, and a bit guilty, “What do you mean, Hans? I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“I can see it, Martha has something on Bella. Tell me the truth, if it’s not serious, I can consider letting it go.”
Serena didn’t believe it. She had just said a few bad words about Mirabella to her friends, and Hans had punished her so severely, even including Martha, who had been deducted her salary and year-end bonus.
If Hans found out that Martha had spilled oil in an attempt to make Mirabella slip, Martha would surely end up far from good!
“Hans, it’s a misunderstanding. It was a short video, nothing important. She just asked if I had kept it~
Hans clearly didn’t believe her, “You’re trying to fool me with such an excuse?”“It’s really nothing. If you don’t believe me, ask her.” Serena was sure that with Mirabella’s character, she wouldn’t gossip behind her back.
Hans was silent for a moment, then looked at the girl in front of him, “Serena, did Martha teach you all this kind of things?”
“Hans, how could you possibly think that? Martha has been taking care of me diligently for eighteen years. She has done a lot of hard work.”
Serena explained sincerely, “I know it’s wrong of me to bad-mouth Mirabella to friends, but this really has nothing to do with Martha. Hans, no matter what happens in the future, if you’re upset, vent it on me. Don’t involve Martha.”
“You seem to have a deep bond with her” Hans looked into the girl’s eyes, his expression somewhat complex.
“When dad was busy with the company, mom was often accompanying him. It was Martha who stayed by my side. No matter if I had a fever, fell ill or whatever, during every bleak and peak moment of my life in the past eighteen years, it was Martha who was with me.”
“So, is she better than family?”
“She’s as good as family. Hans, don’t think so poorly of her. She has been genuinely good to me.”
Serena said, sounding a bit distressful, “You’ve deducted her pay and year-end bonus after a month of her hard work. Hans, please, don’t do this again.”
At this moment, Julian knocked on the door, “Mr. Collins, the person in charge of the jewelry company, Mr.
Ferber is here.”
“Let him in.”
“Yes.”Julian ushered Bruno Ferber in. Seeing Serena’s poor state, he couldn’t help but jest, “What brings you here, Serena? What happened to you?”
“I fell accidentally. Did you come to laugh at me, Mr. Ferber?” Serena retorted jokingly.
“Hahaha. My future boss, I wouldn’t dare laugh at you. I’d be afraid you’d fire me.” Mr. Ferber laughed heartily.
Serena was a bit confused and immediately turned to Hans. What did he mean? His future boss? She didn’t understand.
Seeing her reaction, Mr. Ferber chuckled and turned to Hans, “Mr. Collins, haven’t you told Serena yet that she’s going to be managing the jewelry company?”
Upon Serena heard this, her eyes widened in surprise. Managing the jewelry company? Hans wanted her to manage it? Really??
She used to be envious that Mirabella could inherit her family’s clothing company, but she didn’t expect that she would also have a share, and the value of the jewelry company was much more than that of the clothing company.
Hans still cared about her.
“Seems like Serena genuinely didn’t know.” Mr. Ferber guffawed, “Mr. Collins has already paved the way for you, cleared the obstacles, and is just waiting for you to graduate so that I and…”
Before he could finish his sentence, Hans interrupted calmly, “That was the previous plan.”
The moment Mr. Ferber heard this, he froze. What did he mean by that??
Serena was also puzzled. Had Hans decided not to let her manage it?“The future is unpredictable. The plan is now canceled.” Hans’s expression was calm as he looked at Bruno, “I asked you here today to tell you this. You and the others can stop any activities for it.”
Hans had initially asked him and several other senior executives, planning to support Serena to taking over the position. The plan was all set; obstacles were cleared one by one.
But Serena had disappointed him this time.
Mr. Ferber was confused. Looking at Hans, it didn’t seem like he was joking. Then he looked at Serena;
her expression seemed very disappointed.
Mr. Ferber couldn’t help saying, “Mr. Collins, this plan is already halfway through.”
Wouldn’t it be a bit inappropriate to cancel it now??
“Serena is still young. Let’s talk about it later in the future.”
Seeing that Hans had made a decision, Mr. Ferber didn’t dare to utter anything more.
“Serena, Mr. Ferber and I have other things to discuss. Why don’t you go home and rest?”
“Okay.” Serena didn’t know how she managed to stand up and leave Hans’s office.
She would have never guessed that when she joked about running the company like her sister to Hans, he was actually orchestrating it all behind the scenes.
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