Chapter 66 Into the Slums
Chapter 66 Into the Slums
Stella automatically took the cookies and opened them to eat,
Only after finishing did she remember to ask, “Where’d you get these?”
Nancy smiled. “Ms. Tina told me to keep some snacks on me.”
At the office, she even shipped Stella and Ms. Tina as a pair.
“Tina’s way too thoughtful,” Stella said with genuine admiration.
The bell rang
The teacher stepped out of the classroom.
Stella walked up to him. “Hello, I wanted to ask–did Jimmy come to class today?”
The teacher, who had already noticed her at the door, glanced inside. “Hmm? Didn’t see him. He skips class a lot.
Stella frowned, I see. Did he ask for leave? What reason did he give?”
The teacher shook his head. “No idea. I’m not his homeroom teacher.”
Several students had noticed Stella by now, their eyes lighting up.
“Whoa, she’s gorgeous!”
“Thought I was dreaming when I woke up!”
“Here to see the boss–of course she is!”
Stella’s brows lifted slightly.
Oddly enough, even though Jiminy was the school bully, his classmates didn’t seem to dislike him.
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Only one red–haired boy spoke with open disdain. “What do you want with him? His mom’s a total nutcase–the kind that goes crazy.”
A boy next to him looked annoyed. “Why would you even say that?”
The redhead kicked him hard. “You just love kissing up to him. When his mom takes a dump on your head, you’ll still be smiling!”
The other boy was about to hit back when several guys stepped forward. “You looking for trouble?
Stella’s gaze lingered on the redhead, her fist tightening slightly.
Looked like this was Louis’s enemy–and he had his own lackeys.
She took a slow breath and held back.
Right now, finding Louis mattered more.
Pulling out her phone, she sent Ethan a WhatsApp message: “Send me Louis’s home address. I’ll go find him there.
His reply came quickly, a voice message: “That area’s rough. I don’t want you going there alone–it’s not safe,”
Stella typed back, “It’s broad daylight. What’s unsafe? Just send the address”
In the end, Ethan sent it, though his brows drew together.
Tina, sitting beside him, said, “She should be fine. Nancy grew up in that neighborhood.”
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Chapter 66 Into the Slums
Ethan, who knew nothing about the place, lifted his cold gaze to her. “Really?”
“Yeah, T
Tina nodded. “I guessed Stella might go today, so I had Nancy pick her up.
His eyes flickered as his left hand turned the black rosary on his right wrist,
He’d always known Tina was capable, but now he realized she was even more meticulous than he thought.
“I know the neighborhood well–I grew up there. I can show you the way, Nancy said once they were in the car.
Stella, who never would have guessed, smiled. Thanks!”
She had always known Ashford had a slum.
It was far out, home to the city’s poorest.
As a child, she had been there with her parents to donate to an orphanage.
But with the economy booming–this was 2025–she hadn’t expected it to still exist.
You’d think development would have reached it by now.
Maybe that was just how things worked in a novel.
The moment they crossed into the slum, it felt like stepping into another world.
Dirty, chaotic, rundown houses. The air carried an unpleasant smell. Homeless people begged by the roadside.
Thuggish–looking men roared past on motorcycles.
Two of them whistled at Stella, leering. “Get on, gorgeous. We’ll show you a good time!”
Nancy, sweet–faced as she was, instantly changed when she heard that.
She shrugged off her blazer, rolled up her sleeves, and her whole expression hardened.
“Keep yapping and I’ll cut your balls off!”
Stella’s eyes widened a little.
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Then she remembered–no girl from here could survive being soft, especially one who made it into a big corporation.
The punks had thought the two young women were easy targets.
Hearing a curse that crude, they exchanged a glance, then sped off.
Two burly men hidden in the shadows relaxed their fists.
“That was awesome!” Stella said with genuine admiration.
