Yvan narrowed his eyes, studying her face intently. "What? Are you afraid people will think you're desperate to remarry me?" "This kind of misunderstanding makes me uncomfortable." Her words only added fuel to the fire. Not bothered by Yvan's sudden change of expression, Yuna said, "No woman would want to be the scornful ex forever. Now that I'm free to earn my own money or go anywhere, why would I want to get married again?" Seeing how she spoke so casually, Yvan felt frustrated for no reason. He shifted his gaze away and said, "Head to East Charleston." East Charleston was also an expensive neighborhood, and Yuna wasn't surprised that Yvan had properties everywhere. But when they reached the apartment, she realized that this seemed to be where Yvan stayed quite often. He probably stayed there during their marriage when he didn't come back home. As if Yvan could tell what she was thinking, he helped her sit down and said, "When I'm not living in Birchwood Heights, I stay
"That's not it." Yuna picked up her cutleries and started eating. Seeing her reaction, annoyance showed on Yvan's face. "If you're not dissatisfied with the food, are you dissatisfied with me?" His words instantly made Yuna choke on her food. Yvan passed a glass of water to her calmly. "You don't have to feel so guilty about it." Yuna threw a look at him. She only felt better after drinking some water. "You certainly have a good imagination. Are you suffering from paranoia?" Yvan stared at her with a frown. Yuna even explained to him kindly, "That means you always imagine that people don't like you and want to hurt you." "So, are you saying that I guessed wrong?" It wasn't a wrong guess, but Yuna wouldn't admit it. "I was just lost in thoughts. Do you have to be so suspicious of everything?" "You were just lost in thoughts?" Faced with Yvan's questions, Yuna didn't know how to respond. She took a deep breath. "I was simply lost in thoughts, and I wasn't thinking of an
Yvan returned from the balcony after talking on the phone for two minutes. With a serious expression, he told Yuna, "Don't you dare leave this place, you hear that?" Judging from his words, Yuna knew he was going to see Daisy. She didn't say anything. Yvan quickly changed into a different set of clothes and went out. After watching the entrance for a few seconds, Yuna shifted her gaze away. She only got close to Yvan because she wanted to find out who wanted to kill her. She suspected Yvan and Daisy Bailey. That was why while she got close to Yvan, she would try to provoke Daisy to see if the trick would work on her again. But now it seemed like they were in a love triangle instead. It made her feel uncomfortable. Yuna took a deep breath. Even looking at the data on the laptop made her feel annoyed. She decided to get up and head to the bathroom. When she limped her way out of the bathroom, she looked at the bedroom. Something came up in her cluttered mind. She never found
Yuna awoke at the crack of dawn. Yvan usually always woke up earlier than her. After a quick wash and change of clothes, she left her bedroom on crutches and saw the man having breakfast at the dining table. She didn't want Yvan to carry her over to the table, so she took longer strides and sat down. Yvan gave her a knowing look and said, "The driver will send you to the hospital later." "Okay." Yuna was ecstatic when she heard that. "This means we'll be going separately," she thought. Yvan added, "I'll pick you up in the afternoon."Although Yuna wanted to say it wasn't necessary, she remained silent. Yvan placed a hard-boiled egg on her plate. "What's wrong? Do you not want me to pick you up?"Yuna frowned and reminded him, "Aren't you worried about the rumors spreading?" "Are you worried?" "I'm worried that it'll affect my job." "I thought you liked it." Yuna was rendered speechless.There was something odd about him that day, but she couldn't quite put her finger
Daisy looked at Yuna triumphantly as she wiped her tears away. She wanted to see how Yuna would retaliate now, as she intended to ruin her reputation. Despite the onlookers' finger-pointing, Yuna remained unfazed. As a matter of fact, she'd caught a glimpse of the look in Daisy's eyes. "Aren't you afraid of offending someone with these baseless accusations, Ms. Bailey?" Yuna responded calmly. "While it's true that the car parked outside and the driver assisting me belong to Mr. Jenkins, do you know how I injured my leg? You're also aware of the professional relationship I have with Mr. Jenkins. He kindly lent me his car and driver so that the project progressed without delay. However, these facts seem to have been distorted into baseless rumors of an affair between Mr. Jenkins and me." Yuna paused before continuing, "Yes, it's true that Mr. Jenkins and I were once married, but that was seven years ago. You shouldn't be directing your lack of trust in Mr. Jenkins at a victim like
Yuna was enraged."Tell your boss that I will personally escort Ms. Feron to the research center. You know, just in case she gets harassed again on the way there," Darren said as he turned and looked at Yvan's driver. He smirked and left the hospital with Yuna on his back. The driver was afraid of what Darren might do to Yuna, but he couldn't pull Yuna away from him in case he hurt her. He could only call Yvan to inform him of what had just happened. …Darren carried Yuna into his sports car. She frowned and appeared to be very displeased. When she tried to get out of the car, Darren stopped her. "Don't worry. I'm only helping you because you're someone Ashton cares about." Yuna took a deep breath. With a mischievous grin, Darren helped her fasten her seatbelt. "Any friend of Ashton's is a friend of mine. If you genuinely want to say thank you, go thank Ashton." With that, he turned around, closed the door, and climbed into the driver's seat, leaving the hospital with Yun
Yvan and Daisy arrived not long after. Yuna was still wondering why Arthur had asked for her to come. She hadn't expected Arthur to not only call her but also them. Yvan frowned when he noticed Yuna was present as well. "Grandpa," he greeted Arthur. Daisy was anxious as she greeted Arthur with a nod of her head. Diana immediately felt sorry for her and got up to bring her over. "Daisy, I heard you were hospitalized last night. Look at you. Why do you look so pale? Here, have a seat." "Thank you, Aunt Diana." Arthur didn't care about how his daughter-in-law treated Daisy. He calmly averted his gaze from them and focused on Yvan. "How do you intend to handle the incident that happened today?" "I've asked them to remove all the news online," Yvan said. "That's it?" Daisy quickly rose to her feet and said apologetically, "Grandpa Jenkins, it's my fault. I misunderstood them. Please don't blame Yvan." Yvan remained expressionless. Yuna looked at Daisy's meek demeanor and
"Grandpa's right," Kiara said with her arms crossed. "Yvan has already been questioned by the public once due to the incident involving Yuna seven years ago. If the public were to find out about how Yuna's leg injury came to be, and Yvan continued to neglect her, they would definitely use Yvan's past against him!" Arthur nodded in agreement. "Would you be able to bear the consequences then?" Diana instantly fell silent as she was reminded of the troubles her son had to face following the tragic car accident involving Yuna seven years ago. She certainly didn't want her son to face those problems again. Kiara turned to look at Daisy and proceeded to lecture her. "You're so narrow-minded, Daisy. Before this, you've attempted suicide, and now you insist on spreading rumors and causing such a commotion outside. Do you know how hard and troublesome it is to cover up these kinds of incidents once they blow up?" Daisy stood up and approached Yvan, holding onto his arm. She whined, "I h