Chapter 208 - The Audacity Of That Man

It was only then that her mind registered the presence of the briefcase. If she had seen it earlier, she wouldn't have questioned him like that. She would have preferred to directly get to the main point instead of going through the introductions and all since he knew about her already. What made her more curious was the identity of their so called 'mutual' friend. 

The man opened his briefcase and took out two files and a paper envelope from it before he placed them on the table. Sliding the two files before her, he began to speak. "Ms. Stella, just like I said to you, I am a lawyer by profession. But instead of just dealing with legal matters related to business dealings, I also take care of some others matters. Mr. Adam hired me when he took over the company after his father passed away. Since then, I have been handling his legal matters, whether they are the usual business related ones or his own personal affairs. Besides this I am also involved in his underworld business." 

The more she listened to his explanation, the more confused she became. If this man was even involved in the underworld business, this only meant one thing. He knew Adam for quite a long period of time. 

"What brought you here? What are these papers about?" She questioned him.

He gave her a professional smile and answered her. "I am sure that you have already seen these papers before." He pointed towards the file on top. "You have already signed these papers."

"Oh! But he never told me what these papers are actually about." She shrugged in response. Since he was the lawyer, there was no use in hiding things from him. 

The man cleared his throat lightly as he rubbed the back of his awkwardly. He didn't know how to reply to that but he still did, carefully choosing his words. "These papers are kind of your marriage documents."

"Huh?" She looked at with a baffled expression, not believing her own ears. 'Looks like all this crying and his absence have finally taken its toll on me.' She thought to herself as she chuckled lightly. 

Looking at the blank expression on his face, she couldn't stop herself from questioning him. "You must be joking, right?" Her voice turned meek at the end of her own question when she saw how serious he looked then. 

"The audacity of that man." Stella gritted her teeth in anger. 'How could he do that to her?' She this herself as she flipped through the pages of the file. They were authentic papers from the City Court with their seal of approval. 

"The papers in the other file, they make you the rightful owner of every single thing he owned." Alaister didn't let her get used to the first news before giving her another shock. "A wife has the right to access her husband's property or business, but it won't be under her ownership. But a husband can make her the owner of everything owned by him through legal process. He made sure that you will have and equal right to his belongings, all of them."

"You mean he made me his wife and at the same time the rightful owner of all of this?" She questioned him, her eyes were almost popping out of their sockets. 

The man only gave her a slight nod in return. "Boss asked me to come here and hand these to you in case if anything happens to him. More specifically, if he goes missing and hasn't returned for a week at most. You cannot call it a will, I won't. It's more like me fulfilling what I was ordered to do." He gave Stella a pitiful smile. 

"Why would he do all of this?" Stella questioned him again. She couldn't stop herself from tearing up. How could she after listening to all of this. 

"Isn't it obvious? He wanted to make sure that you will live a good life even if he's not around you. He didn't want people to raise their fingers at you when you continue to live here even if he's gone. I am not sure why would he disappear out of nowhere, but based on how much I know him after all these years of working with him, he must have had his reasons."

"So, I just sit back and enjoy this rich life until he returns." Stella added sarcastically as she raised an eyebrow at him. 

"Well, you can do that. Or you can look after the business empire he had left in your care." Alaister replied to her. 

"What if I sell all of it and run?" Stella narrowed her eyes at him. 

"I don't think so that he will mind that as long as you are happy." He smirked at her, making her shake her head in amusement. 

"No wonder he hired you for dealing with his legal shit, you are damn good at arguing with people." Stella praised him as she gave him a thumbs up. 

The man smiled at her politely and stood up as he closed his briefcase again. "It's already late, and you should have some rest. I apologise to you again for disturbing you at this hour Ms. Stella… I mean Mrs. Adam Levinson." He corrected himself after calling her with the title of Miss. 

"Oh! One more thing." He added as he was about to walk away after picking his briefcase. "This is for you." He pulled out a small, rectangular brown envelope from his coat's inner pocket and handed it to her. Before she could question him about it, he walked out of the room without looking back at the woman. His work was done here, it was useless to stay here even a minute longer. Someone definitely wouldn't like him spending extra time here. 

Stella looked at his retreating back in confusion which soon disappeared from her line of sight. She shifted her gaze towards the table and picked up the files and envelopes from it headed back to her room.

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