Chapter 198 Mr. Foster Still Deeply Loves Ms. Foster
Adeline was amused by Stella's words.
She looked at her and said, "I apologize?"
Stella bumped into her, causing her to fall onto Ronald. Ronald, in turn, held her, but now she was being asked to apologize?
"Yes, you do need to apologize."
Stella pursed her lips, just as she was about to speak, Jasper hung up the phone and got out of the car.
The man glanced indifferently at Ronald's swollen face and at Adeline, who was wiping her clothes with a grim expression, and asked, "What's going on?"
Stella hurriedly walked over and took hold of his arm, "When I got off the car just now, I lost my balance and bumped into Adeline. Ronald kindly helped her from falling, but she thinks Ronald was taking advantage of her."
She even pointed at Ronald's face with concern. "Look, he's all bruised. Adeline is even wiping the spot where Ronald touched her with a tissue... Is she being disrespectful? I asked her to apologize to Ronald, let's just forget about this, but she refuses..."
Jasper's brows furrowed deeply at the woman's words.
He gave Adeline a cold glance. "Is what Stella said true?"
Adeline paused for a moment as she was wiping her clothes.
She coldly raised her head, meeting his icy gaze. "It's true. What, Mr. Foster wants me to apologize to this man who intentionally harassed me?"
After she spoke, Ronald, who was standing nearby, instantly became displeased.
He glanced at Adeline, with a hint of sadness on his lips. "I was just trying to help you, when did it become harassment?"
"That's right." Stella quickly added fuel to the fire. "Jasper, Ronald is the guide specially arranged by the Evelyn's Family to entertain us.
"And now this has caused such a rift right after we arrived, those who know Ms. Wilson's fiery temper and strict self-discipline might think that our relationship with the Foster Group and the Evercrest Group is strained.
"It's just a small matter that could be resolved with an apology, why is Ms. Wilson so insistent on not apologizing? I don't understand. Do you really have to see others misunderstand us and the Evelyn's Family to be happy?"
With each sentence, Stella stood on a moral high ground, as if Adeline not apologizing to this creepy man would bring great harm to the Foster Group.
Adeline narrowed her eyes and threw the tissue she had finished wiping her clothes with into the nearby trash can. "I won't apologize."
She didn't consider herself a proud person.
For the sake of her son's illness, she could humble herself, work as a maid by Jasper's side, as an employee.
But even if apologizing was just a matter of a few words, she wouldn't do it.
Now was just the beginning of her interaction with this Ronald.
Next, they would be spending the whole day together.
If she apologized now, then later this Ronald and Stella would become more and more presumptuous.
Adeline was well aware of their intentions.
Even if Ronald wasn't really trying to harass her, they were just colluding, trying to disgust her, make her feel wronged, uncomfortable.
"Adeline, it wouldn't cost you much to apologize." Stella continued, "Apologizing is just a matter of a few words for you, but if you don't, things will escalate, and Jasper will have to explain to the Evelyn's family..."
"Yes." Before Stella could finish her sentence, Jasper coldly interrupted.
His voice was cold and low. "Apologizing is indeed just a matter of a few words for you."
After speaking, he gave Adeline's cold face a cold glance and then turned to look at Stella.
"Apologize."
Adeline looked up, her face turning pale.
He wanted her to apologize.
She couldn't believe Jasper didn't understand what was happening.
Just now in the car, he could have chosen to switch seats with her when she dodged Ronald, proving that he understood what that man was up to.
But now, because of a few words from Stella, he wanted her to apologize to Ronald?
She stiffened her neck, coldly locking eyes with Jasper. "Mr. Foster, do you also think that not apologizing will affect the relationship between the Foster Group and the Evercrest Group?"
Even if Ronald was arranged by the Evercrest Group, he was just a small figure!
An insignificant figure!
If the cooperation between the Foster Group and the Evercrest Group could be jeopardized by such a person, then the relationship between major corporations was too fragile!
Stella might not understand this, but Jasper did.
But... he still had a cold face and wanted her to apologize, right?
"I'm here to inspect, not to cause trouble."
The man gave Adeline a cool glance and then looked at Stella. "Apologize."
Stella was extremely pleased.
She proudly took Jasper's arm and looked at Adeline with arrogance, "Ms. Wilson, Jasper has said so, are you still not going to apologize? Even if you have a good personal relationship, he is your boss, the president of the Foster Group! If the president asks you to apologize and you don't, that doesn't make you a good employee..."
"Stella."
Before Stella could finish her sentence, the man whose arm she was holding frowned and interrupted her.
He reached out and gently pulled her arm away, "I'm asking you and Adeline to apologize to Ronald."
Stella was stunned.
She looked at Jasper in disbelief. "Me? Apologize?"
Jasper looked at her indifferently, "You accidentally bumped into Adeline, which led to the misunderstanding between her and Ronald. Ronald saw her about to fall and helped her, he did nothing wrong."
"As a woman, Adeline felt offended by Ronald's action of helping her, so she hit Ronald, she did nothing wrong either."
Stella's face turned pale.
She looked at Jasper in disbelief. "So... it's my fault?"
He glanced at her and remained silent.
This result not only stunned Stella but also left Adeline and Ronald beside her in shock.
Who would have thought... that Jasper's request for an apology would actually be directed at Stella?
But upon closer inspection...
It seemed that everything was indeed Stella's fault.
"It's getting late."
Jasper lowered his gaze and glanced indifferently at the steel watch on his wrist. "Stella, I didn't want to bring you here today. Having unprofessional individuals involved in our tour will only slow down the progress."
"If you continue to waste our time here. I'll have Ryan take you back to the hotel to rest."
Jasper's businesslike tone made Stella clench her teeth tightly.
After a while, she took a deep breath and walked up to Adeline and Ronald. "I'm sorry, it's my fault!"
After speaking, Stella turned around, wiped away a tear, and walked briskly towards the factory. "I didn't mean to, why force me to apologize!"
Adeline sneered.
When Stella forced her to apologize just now, she didn't say that.
"Stella."
Listening to her slightly tearful voice, Jasper frowned, hesitated for a moment, and eventually caught up with her.
The man put his arm around Stella's shoulder and whispered something comforting in her ear.
Watching the intimate gestures between the two, Adeline's heart felt like it was being stabbed hard, a sharp, piercing pain.
"Ms. Wilson, let's go inside."
Ronald on the side chuckled, lifted his leg, and walked into the factory, deliberately raising his voice as he walked. "Even if Ms. Foster is wrong, Mr. Foster still doesn't mind. Indeed, no matter what, Mr. Foster still deeply loves Ms. Foster."
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