NovelEnglishAnthony sighed helplessly, "The night before last, Ella was sent to the hospital by a passerby. It was confirmed
that she was raped by more than one person, the baby in her womb was lost, and the private part was badly
torn. But when the police and doctors asked her anything, she refused to open her mouth. And the next day,
when | went to see her, she was already discharged from the hospital, and | don't know where she went again."
Reese's face turned bad. She and Ella, apart from ordering and customizing jewelry for her, did not have much
interaction before.
But she couldn't imagine that a woman like her was doomed to encounter something like this.
By the tone of his voice, Reese could hear that Anthony was still worried about Ella.
Reese then becclear about Anthony's character. Although he can appear to have a cold and indifferent
attitude towards most people, his heart was kind, and he had the compassion of a doctor in his bones.
With the Rhodes Family broken and Ella having such an incident, he must be very worried about her well-being.
She pursed her lips and said, "Go and keep looking for her. If you still can't find her, report this matter to the
police immediately. She is the only one left in the Rhodes Family. If you find her, comfort her. She badly needs it."
"I will," Anthony responded, seemingly a bit distracted.
Reese uttered a couple of sentences to him and hung up the phone.
She was about to go back to the design department when her phone rang again.
She looked at the screen and saw that it was her father, Ricardo, who is calling her.
Reese frowned and answered the phone.
When Ricardo opened his mouth to speak at the end of the line, his voice was eerily gentle that it made Reese
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"Hello, Reese? When you called earlier, | was in the middle of discussing business with someone else, do you
have anything to say?"
Reese frowned heavily, "Now that Gerald Hughes and Alexa are husband and wife, when are you going to give
Ricardo gave a dry laugh and started to act confused. "What letter?"
Reese's face turned sour. "What do you mean 'What letter?’ You threatenedwith my mother's letter before,
askingto beg Lukas to let Alexa enter Strakovski Jewelry. Don't tellthat you've already forgotten all about
it in such a short period of time."
Ricardo's voice was twisted and awkward as if he wanted to lose his temper but didn't dare.
"But you barely had any help to get Alexa and Gerald Hughes married." He shrugged.
Reese's blood rushed up in anger, "What exactly should | do before you givethe letter?"
Lukas's words replayed in Ricardo's mind. He pursed his lips before responding, "Reese, I'm going to be honest
with you. Don't be angry."
Reese's brows furrowed, suppressing the anger that is surging in her heart. "Just say it."
Ricardo hesitantly said, "You see, the very envelope that you're holding in your hand, as well as the first two lines
of the letter | photographed and sent to you, are all imitations of your mother's handwriting."
Ricardo's voice was getting lower and lower, Reese was so so angry that if he was in front of her at this moment,
she would tear him apart instantly. "What do you mean there is no letter? Why did you lie to me?!"
She had her heart set on her mother's letter for so long, and even when Ricardo threatened her, she forced
herself to endure it.
But now, Ricardo is saying that is actually lying and fooling
all along.
Reese's mind is confused. "Why are you doing this?"
Ricardo thought of Lukas's face, as much as he wanted to, he didn't dare to attack Reese. His voice lacked
confidence."It's not that you refused to helpbefore, | was just left with no choice."
Reese was furious to the extreme, she gritted her teeth and as she hissed into the phone, "Ricardo, why don't
you go and die?"
After she finished speaking, she directly hung up the phone. She had never hated Ricardo that much for such a
short notice.
Ever since Ricardo said that her mother, Gemma, left her a letter before she departed, she took that letter as the
only thought left by her mother. and now, everything is gone!
Reese's eyes are turning red. She raised her head to hold back her tears and reached out to rub her eyes, before
turning around to go back to the design department.
Throughout the morning, Reese was absent-minded.
At almost lunchtime, Cole cout from the office, "Ms. Roberts, report to the CEO's office now. Mr. Strakovski
said that there is a client who named you to order jewelry from."
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Hearing Cole's words, all the people in the design department all showed an expression of envy.
Reese glanced at Cole, nodded in a trance, and got up to go to the top floor.
As soon as Reese entered the CEO's office, she saw Elias Schmidt and Elena Schmidt sitting inside.
Elena was wearing exquisite makeup and a fitted dress that showed off her curvy figure to the fullest.
Seeing Reese, she slightly raised her chin.
Reese expressionlessly averted her eyes as if she hadn't seen her. Elena gasped at Reese's actions and instantly
clenched her hands tightly. Reese looked at Lukas. "Mr. Strakovski, | heard that you are looking for me?"
Lukas raised his eyes and glanced at her, "Ms. Schmidt here wants you to help her design a necklace. Martins
had printed out a contract already. You two should take a look at it, and if there are no problems, you can sign it
now." He said. Reese frowned. To be quite honest, she didn't want to take this job.
Elena's attitude towards her was not friendly. Not to mention, at the Harris family dinner, the two of them had
made such a mess. She didn't think that Elena would be kind enough to send her business.
Lukas saw that Reese did not speak and frowned slightly. "You don't want to take this customer?"
Reese's eyes flickered slightly. "Mr. Strakovski, that's not what | meant."
"Reese, I'm a bit confused. If you don't want to sign the contract, then why aren't you saying anything? You do
have the right to choose your clients, but if you decide to reject one, there must be a valid reason presented. Do
you understand?" Lukas said, looking at her meaningfully.
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