Chapter 30

The weekend passed, and another busy Monday arrived. Just before quitting time, Stella had just finished reviewing the quarterly financial statements for the North City project sent by Marcel when she received a call from Ethan. The man was still brief and to the point, "Parking lot." "Why did you come so early today?" Stella glanced at the time in the bottom right corner of her notebook. There were still ten minutes left before quitting time. Although she didn't have to clock out on time, leaving early would give a bad impression to the employees. On the other end of the phone, Ethan chuckled and replied, "Wasn't I supposed to accompany you back to visit grandfather? I'll wait for you a little while longer." On Wednesdays and Fridays, Stella would go back to visit her grandfather, and if Ethan wasn't busy, he would accompany her. Last week, when she injured her foot, she was afraid her grandfather would worry, so she only made a few phone calls and didn't go in person. After that