The headlines poured in, one after another, like smoke before a fire. Ella’s gaze stayed fixed but something dangerous shifted beneath the surface.
’One of the top 3 entertainment companies is acquired by a mysterious person.’
’The Great Star Company will be known as Mo Entertainment!’
’The Official establishment of Mo Entertainment’
’The new CEO stays in the shadows and the staff members work behind the scenes.’
The headlines continued and Ella let her eyes trail off.
Mo Entertainment... the same company that turned Esther from an ambitious newcomer into a household name
That is where Esther shot to fame, coming to be known as one of the top actresses in the country.
And others might be clueless of who acquired this company, but Ella was not.
Regarding her and Ruby’s kidnapping, Ella had not joined the dots at first because there were some missing pieces in the puzzle.
She also could not put a finger on any information about the ’Black Wolf Gang’ because in her previous life, she did not have any direct exchanges with them.
However, later when Ruby had revealed some details about the kidnappers, the blurry missing pieces started coming together.
As for this kidnapping incident, Ella could not give all credits to Esther. Part of it belonged to their History professor, Jenny, as well.
There was no rush. Slowly, but surely, Ella would give credits where it was due.
Her mind swirled with names and suspicions until the warmth of the blankets won.
She slipped into sleep with all the chaos on her mind.
When she woke up, the sky had turned dark.
For a moment, she could not tell if it was day or night.
Hearing the voice, Ella turned her head to the side.
Adrian sat on the couch with a file in his hand. In front of him, a pile of files were kept on the coffee table.
The man seemed to have worked the entire afternoon. But probably because he had caught some sleep last night, his face did not look as pale as it usually did.
Ella rubbed her eye and sat on the bed, tucked within the comfort of the fluffy blankets, ’’I slept for so long...’’ she yawned, "Baby, I thought you were working in the study. Why did you shift here?"
"Grandma wanted me to.’’
"Grandma asked you to work here?" Ella blinked. Why didn’t this information add up to what she knew about Grandma King?
The old lady rarely disturbed Adrian when he worked. Unless it was something urgent, she would keep the servants from bothering him as well.
It wasn’t because she was concerned about King Empires. That she was, but more than that, she was worried about her grandson.
When Adrian worked, she tried to give him enough space so that he would finish his work and catch a little rest, even for a few minutes.
"Mm,’’ Adrian replied after a moment.
’’Why?" Ella was curious.
There was a light knock on the door.
Ella looked over. But Adrian avoided it and spoke up.
’’Grandma was worried you’d be uncomfortable, waking up in an unfamiliar environment.’’
Ji Yan, who had just stepped inside the room, nearly tripped.
’’Ah, I see. Grandma is so considerate,’’ Ella felt like something was amiss. The old lady would not take such trifles into account and be this careful about her.
But then she thought it was probably because she had not treated her well in her previous life, she had never received such care.
On the other hand, Ji Yan looked at Adrian like he’d grown another head.
It was obviously the Second Master who acted like he was exiled from heaven after being separated by Miss Yu. And then dropped the command to move the entire setup over.
A few special servants were tasked with the job of shifting things in pin drop silence to prevent waking Miss Yu up.
And now, the Second Master is putting this all on Old Madam?
Suddenly, Adrian’s sharp gaze cut over to Ji Yan.
Ji Yan zipped his mouth, getting the cue of ’if you speak, you die’.
’’Second Master, the Old Madam is asking you over for supper. She also wanted me to check if Miss Yu was awake so you can both go over together,’’ The servants were too afraid of coming here hence he was the one who had to offer his head under the guillotine.
After freshening up, Ella accompanied Adrian and went downstairs.
On her way, she noticed that the old lady seemed to be concerned about something as she talked to the servant, ’’What? He doesn’t want supper?"
The servant lowered her head, shaking it slowly.
Old Madam King sighed, ’’Forget it then...’’
When she looked over and spotted Adrian and Ella, her eyes lit up, ’’Come over. Quickly come over.’’
Adrian sat on the single throne chair while Ella sat beside the old lady on the long couch, ’’Grandma, you should have woken me up earlier. I came here to keep you company but I ended up sleeping for the most of the day.’’
’’Aye, that’s fine,’’ Old Madam King waved her hand, ’’In any case, you are staying for the night. You can keep me company for all that you wish.’’
Staying for the night? But she had to go to the university tomorrow... However, seeing the old lady’s bright smile, Ella dropped the thought.
’’She has to go to university,’’ Adrian uttered calmly.
Ella looked at the man in surprise, not expecting him to remember or speak up, considering the fact that he was the most reluctant to send her there.
Old Madam looked over at her grandson, ’’Look at me. You told me you were 22 and I did not consider this at all...’’
"You don’t have to worry about it, Grandma. We can stay for the night,’’ Ella comforted her.
Seeing the Old Lady’s face, Ella sighed.
Her situation in the university was already precarious. One more day of absence would can’t hurt more.
Old Madam nodded, ’’How about this? You stay for the night and leave early in the morning? Little Ian will make all the arrangements for you to not miss the class.’’
Ella glanced at Adrian who was looking at her, seemingly not disagreeing with the Old Madam’s offers.
Without thinking much of it in the moment, Ella nodded, ’’That works.’’
The Old Madam smiled.
In no time, the small coffee table was removed, replaced by a longer golden table.
Author: *lets out the 273rd dramatic sigh of the day*
Ella: *raising an eyebrow* Seriously, Author? What now?
Author: I am envious.
Ella: *confused* Huh? Of whom?
Author: *points at Ella*
Ella: *shocked* Why are you envious of me?
Author: You have a man. I don’t.
Ella: *speechless* *laughs dryly* The grass is greener on the other side~ I think being single is pretty good *dreams of freedom*
Author: *sobs quietly* I, too, deserve a man who feels like he is exiled from heaven after being separated from me. *hugs Ella and cries harder*
Ella: *struggles to breathe* You... are being unreasonable! *looks at the readers and whispers urgently* Save yourselves! Drop golden tickets, power stones, reviews, and gifts immediately before the Author starts composing sad poetry!! RUN!!