Yvonne had fallen in love with the Yates' cruise ship the moment she had laid eyes on it. Unfortunately, she had never had the chance to set foot on board and experience its splendor.She had begged Marietta several times. At first, Marietta had said that if there was a chance, she would take Yvonne aboard for a look. However, as Yvonne had persisted, Marietta had grown somewhat irritated. She had even sternly lectured Yvonne, emphasizing that there was no need to place such importance on material possessions.Although Marietta had been beating around the bush, Yvonne understood what she was trying to say. Marietta's message was clear—she wanted Yvonne to refrain from indulging in vanity. Yvonne had been tempted to talk back, but she hesitated when she remembered that Marietta was the one who paid for all her expenses."Why can't I go up?" Caroline frowned with impatience. "You're really strange. Can you please move aside?"Do you really need to put on an act in front of me?
Yvonne felt deeply hurt and said, "Mrs. Yates Senior, I just wanted to remind you not to be deceived by that woman. How can you label me as uncivilized?"Betty wasn't swayed by Yvonne's attempts. "Don't play the victim with me. Caroline's my special guest, yet you're being so rude to her. I will take this up with management to make sure they never let you back on this beach."Yvonne's expression changed drastically. She responded, "Mrs. Yates Senior, you can't do that. My mom is a stakeholder at this beach as well."Betty chuckled and said, "Your mother doesn't own enough shares to call the shots here. Knowing her, I bet she would agree with my decision if she found out what you did."Having said her piece, Betty was no longer interested in dragging out her confrontation with Yvonne. She called out to a nearby staff member and instructed, "Get her out of my sight. I can't stand to look at her anymore.""Yes, ma'am." The staff member immediately signaled to his colleagues and escor
"If preparations are almost complete, why hasn't he made his move yet?""What do you think?"Betty's eyes widened incredulously. "Because of Caroline?""Yeah, Caroline being here alone unsettles him."Betty laughed and said, "Kirk is already married. When is it going to be your turn?"Sean quickly glossed over the subject and hung up when Betty started to urge him to consider marriage. His phone immediately rang again after the call had ended.Sean checked his phone and sighed in relief. It wasn't a follow-up call from Betty, but rather a call from Kirk.He answered the call. "Hey, you must be calling to ask about Caroline. She's doing well now. She went out to seaside with my mom today."Kirk smiled. "Thanks."Sean responded, "No worries. After all, we're best friends. When are you coming back?" "It might take me a couple more days. There's still a bit of unfinished business here." "Oh, I almost forgot. Adrian told me to let you know that he's not giving up on Caroline, e
Adrian was indeed at Yates Manor now.However, his purpose for this visit wasn’t to see the Yates family but for Caroline.So, upon seeing Sean, he straightforwardly asked, "Where’sCaroline?"Sean pointed to the couch, saying, "Just had someone call to ask the same thing. She went to the sea and probably won't be back until this afternoon.""Then I'll wait for her to come back."Adrian sat down on the couch.Sean had someone bring a glass of water for Adrian. "Actually, you could come back later."Adrian smiled. "I'm afraid if I come later, you'll tell me to come back at night."Sean asked, "Do you think I'm lying to you?""I didn't say that." Adrian took a sip of water. "It's just that you’re a good friend of Kirk Morrison. So it’s hard to believe you."Sean wasn't offended. "As you wish. I have other things to attend to. If you don't mind, I’ll leave you to wait here.""Okay."Seeing this, Sean didn't say anything else. He went upstairs to work.By the time he had fini
"Having dinner outside isn’t as good as the food you get at home,"Betty said.Then, she turned to Caroline. "Carrie, how are your cooking skills?""Decent," Caroline modestly replied."Decent is good enough. You should stay and cook a meal for Adrian. Let me taste your cooking as well. Is that okay?"Betty leaned in close to Caroline’s ear and whispered, "Carrie, I'm actually tired of eating the meals prepared by those chefs every day."Since Betty said so, Caroline couldn't refuse her request."Sure. I'll prepare ingredients and make a meal for everyone. But if it doesn't taste good, please go easy on me."Betty laughed. "Who would dare to complain? I'll make them eat the chef's food for a month as punishment, and I won’t even let them change the menu."Everyone laughed.Adrian stayed for dinner before leaving. To express her gratitude, Caroline escorted him to the door."Thank you so much for coming all the way here."Adrian raised his hand to stop her. "Caroline, you've s
Adrian was stronger than Yvonne, so she could only watch helplessly as he walked away and got into his car.The car then roared away from her, not stopping for a moment.She could only stomp her feet as she stared after the car.When the car disappeared completely, Yvonne could only glare resentfully at the mansion in front of her. It was infuriating. How did Caroline manage to get involved with the Yates family? She was way too lucky.Inside the estate, Caroline chatted with Betty for a while before she went upstairs to rest. Before leaving, she deliberately glanced at Sean. Betty noticed this small detail. Once Caroline entered her room, Betty couldn't wait to ask, "Sean, does Carrie have something to say to you?"Sean put down his tablet, puzzled. "I don't know.""Go and ask her. When I was talking to her just now, I noticed she looked at you several times …"Sean stood up, thinking for a moment. "She probably wants to ask about Kirk. I'll go check on her."His gue
If it weren't already late, Sean would have wanted to start right away. "Okay." Caroline chuckled. After bidding each other good night, Sean walked to his room with joy. Downstairs, Betty was also smiling as she watched Sean. After returning to his room, Sean hesitated over whether he should tell Kirk about Adrian coming to see Caroline today. Just then, his phone rang. It was Kirk calling. Looking at the second call from Kirik in a day, Sean smiled. Kirk was too afraid of Caroline being close to other men.He answered the phone and heard silence on the other end. "Why aren't you saying anything?" Kirk, who was barely awake, asked. "Has Carrie returned home?" "She came back quite early. Not only her, but Adrian also ..." Sensing a sudden tension on the other end, Sean's smile deepened. "He also came and brought a gift for Caroline." "What else did he do?" Kirk was angry and wide awake now. "He also mentioned that he'll come tomorrow to eat the meal Caroline will
"Stray cat? When did you start feeding the stray cat?" Betty found it strange.Sean didn't explain much. "Mom, it doesn’t matter. Just prepare five servings."Since Sean had insisted, Betty didn't say anything more. Either way, having an extra serving of food wasn’t a big deal for the Yates family.On the other hand, Caroline was intrigued. "I didn't expect Mr. Yates to be so compassionate."Sean seemed to think of something funny. "Yes, if this stray cat isn't fed well, it might flip over the roof of our house."Caroline exclaimed, "Are there cats that wild?"After nodding in agreement, Sean left.In the afternoon, Caroline started preparing dinner.After confirming with Caroline that she didn't need her help, Betty left the kitchen. Betty saw Sean craning his neck, looking toward the door.She walked behind Sean and imitated him, stretching her neck to look outside. "Sean, what are you looking at?""The wild cat," Sean replied.He had checked with Charles, and Kirk shoul