Chapter 44

Earlier at the cinema, while Stella was in the cinema with her daughter after Rose left.

She was thinking deeply about Rose's situation, after seeing all the headlines about Rose online and the arguments and so on, she felt depressed, she started to feel melancholy, she wished she had a way to help Rose out from all of this but no she had no way, she doesn't even have an idea of what she could do to help the latter.

" Why am I so useless? " She asked herself not realizing that she said this out loud.

" What happened, Mom? " Little Lucia who was watching the movie being featured suddenly asked her mother interrupting the latter from her thoughts.

" Well, it's nothing serious, Lucia, you don't have to worry, continue watching. " Stella replied.

" Don't lie to me Mom, I know that something is wrong, please tell me, Mom. " Little Lucia pleaded.

Seeing that they were already Attracting Attention with their discussion, Stella sighed before she finally relented.

" I'll tell you everything after the movie is over. " She said.

" Okay, Promise? "

" Yes. " Stella replied as they continued watching the movie.

Two hours later, the film ended and they walked out of the cinema.

" Do you want some ice cream, Lucia? " Stella asked her daughter who was a little distracted looking at her surroundings.

" Yes Mom, I want the Vanilla flavor. " She requested.

" Alright then. " Stella replied as they both walked to the ice cream store where they purchased their ice creams.

They sat down on the small bench in the ice cream Store while they consumed their ice cream.

Soon they were done and were about to call a cab to come and pick them up since they came in Rose's car and the latter had taken her car to where she went.

Suddenly a black car stopped in front of them which Frightened them as they took a step back in fear.

A young man and woman came out from the car and approached them, they were both dressed in blue suits.

' Who are they? ' Stella thought as she saw them approaching them.

" Good Evening, Miss Stella Jackson. " The duo greeted in unison.

" Good evening to you too, I don't remember knowing you guys from anywhere so why are you suddenly approaching me? "

" Hm, we probably haven't met before but you have to realize that a lot of people know you after all you are a Top class Manager. "

" So? "

" Would you mind seating in the car with us for some minutes while we talk? "

" No, I don't know you. "

" We understand your fear, Miss but you have to realize that we have no intention to do you any harm, we just want to have a word or two with you, that's all. "

" If that's true then why don't we sit and chat at the Coffee Shop over there? " Stella Suggested.

" Alright, if you say so, you can lead the way. " The young man replied and soon they all started working towards the coffee shop.

Immediately they walked into the coffee shop, they attracted a lot of attention as the four of them were all Beautiful.

" Waiter." The man called out and immediately a young girl of about 18 years old came running.

" Sir?, What are your orders? " She inquired respectfully.

" Get us four Glasses of milk Tea. " He replied, he intentionally chose Milk tea because of Stella's little daughter as he was very well aware that coffee wasn't good for children.

[ So considerate, I wonder who he is though. ]

" Alright, Sir. " The girl replied as she walked away quickly to Prepare their orders.

" As we were saying earlier... "

" You haven't told me who you guys are yet. "

" Oh, forgive my manners, I am Tony Lucas the General manager of ' Washington international ' and this is my Assistant."

" July Kenzie. " The Young lady replied.

' oh, so it's Dorothy's Family Company, I wonder what they want. '

[ Oh, what a revelation, were you expecting that, readers? ]

" Alright, you already know who I am so what do you want from me? "

" Nothing much we just want you to resign from being Supermodel Rose Quinn's manager and apply to work with us. "

" Why would I do that and what you guys gain from that? "

" You don't have to think about what we are going to gain, all you should be thinking is about what you will gain if you accept to collaborate with us. "

" And what will I gain If I may ask? "

" A lot, you'll be given a Stable job as a Top Class manager of one of the Popular Modelling agencies under Washington international, have you heard of ' Shining Stars, modeling Agency? ' "

" I have. " Of course why wouldn't she have heard of them, They are among the Top 10 best and most competitive Modelling Agencies in the country and only people with outstanding Talents and connections can join them, most of their artists had won many awards and they were recognized internationally, their Managers were also Top class, they were the best of the bests and their monthly income alone was about $50m.

" Okay, so if you have heard about that then I am sure that you must be aware of what benefits you'll gain from Joining us and not only will you be getting a Salary of $50m monthly, you will also be given a Well finished Three bedrooms flat Apartment and also the latest Mercedes Benz. " He replied.

[ This is sure tempting, do you think that she will agree? ]

" Wow that's awesome and tempting, well... " Stella said as she pretended to think for about two minutes.

She watched the expression of the two people in front of her and she realized that they were Smiling a little and they appear to be a little relieved.

' Did they think that I will be tempted by their offer? , Do they think that I would betray my sister ( Artist ) because of money and power? Think again! '

[ Well, some readers already thought you would Stella, Soo.. ]

" Well, what? " The man inquired.

" Your offer is indeed very tempting but sadly I am not interested. " Stella replied finally dropping the bomb.

" What? " They asked in unison.

" Exactly what you heard, I am not interested. " Stella said.

" This is $50m we are talking about with a Three-bedroom apartment and a Mercedes Benz, Why don't you reconsider."

" I have thought about it and I am not interested. "

" Really? Are you sure of what you are saying? This is more than five times your current salary, With this amount of money Monthly, you can live the life and your dreams and even make the father of your child Regret abandoning you. " The woman reasoned.

" You sure have done a lot of research about me uh?. " Stella inquired a little irritated.

" It's part of our job, Miss Stella Jackson. "

" Alright. "