Sean didn't know the woman in front of him.
He just had the impression that she was young, careless, and quite naive. However, the experienced hunter always preferred to act like a prey. Perhaps this woman was just acting stupid. He needed to be more cautious.
"What are you thinking about? Why are you distracted?" Estella was confused. Why did Brandon's personal assistant appear so clueless?
"I'm sorry. I cannot answer any of your questions. Please leave," Sean said in a cold tone and turned around to leave.
Estella, on the other hand, was heartless and shameless. She ran after Sean, and when she caught up with him, she pulled a few bills from her bag. "I know what you mean," she said as she put the money in Sean's suit's pocket. "I just want to ask you a few questions."
Sean took the money out of his pocket and discovered it was only two dollars.
Sean was shocked. Did she think that he was asking for money in exchange for a favor?
He handed back the money to Estella. "Miss, something big has happened in the Larson Group. No one is allowed to come in now," he said firmly. If you're not complying with my request, I'll have to ask the security guards to kick you out."
Estella snorted as she held the bills in her hand. She didn't expect Sean to be this stubborn. "But I am not an outsider. I am Janet's friend," she said emphatically. "Why don't you go to Brandon's office and confirm this with Janet."
Sean coughed awkwardly. "I can't do that now," he said, thinking Brandon and Janet might be doing something intimate.
Estella looked at him, and then said, "I'll go in by myself."
"Look, it's not convenient for Mr. and Mrs. Larson to see you right now," Sean told Estela, who seemed confused by his vague admonishing. He had to stop her or he would be chastised for not doing so.
"You're so ridiculous," Estella said in an exasperated tone. She couldn't think of a reason why Sean was being obtuse. "Can't I go in by myself? It looks like you're just making things difficult for me."
Sean felt helpless. How could someone be so dim? "Okay, you can go see them but you'll have to wait in the hall for a moment," he let out a sigh and continued. "Since you seem not to understand me, I won't say anything more."
"I'm going in," Estella said, putting her foot down.
While they were fighting and pulling at each other, Sean accidentally touched Estella's wounded arm. The white gauze on her wound began to stain with bright red blood.
"Oh my God, it hurts!" exclaimed Estella as she lowered herself to a squatting position. "How can you be so brazen? Just because you can't stop me, you don't have to sneakily hurt me."
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