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
Yvan was brooding. Once the doctor cleared Daisy of any life-threatening afflictions, he sat on the couch next to her so he could wait for her to wake up. She regained consciousness a mere ten minutes later. She was delighted to see him by her side as she sat up. Her joy was palpable even as she feigned weakness. "I'm sorry, Yvan. I didn't think I would pass out like that. Is Yuna still downstairs? I'll apologize to her." "Have you already forgotten what I said before we got here?" There was a steely edge to his gaze as he asked the question. She paused in the midst of getting out of bed. It was his icy demeanor that scared her stiff. "Yvan, I …"He continued to stare at her calmly. The waterworks began. She clearly resented how she was being treated. "I know. You love Yuna, don't you? That's why you've been acting differently. But Yvan, our relationship isn't something we can sever at will. Are you not even going to leave me a shred of dignity? The world still views us as a
The contents of the text sent Daisy into a panicked tizzy, but she managed to collect herself and entertained Diana until she could send the woman on her way. Once Diana was gone, she hurried back to study the photo on her phone. It was undoubtedly her in the photograph, but this was something that person should've gotten rid of long ago. Why did it resurface? There was no way they could've sent this to her. Then who else could it be? She gulped, knowing very well that she was done for if Yvan ever found out about these photos. She had to investigate who sent them to her! … "How do you think that woman will react once she sees the photo, Nathaniel?" Natalie asked joyously while munching on the snacks that Jackson had given her. Nathaniel smirked. "Scared out of her wits, obviously. She's going to want to find out who sent it." His sister inched closer. "What's next, Nathaniel? Jackson listens to me now. Am I supposed to keep playing with him every day?" Of course, Nathani
"Feron? She shares the same surname as Yuna," Kiara thought. It wasn't an uncommon last name by any means, but thinking of Yuna brought to mind how closely the child resembled her. Surely it couldn't just be a coincidence. "The director is waiting in the conference room, Miss Jenkins. We should go." The woman made sure to keep the twins' names in mind. She then left for the conference room. Natalie, meanwhile, burrowed into Nathaniel's sheets in a flurry of panic the moment she returned to the room. "This is bad, Nathaniel. Aunty Kiara is here. At Wharton!" Nathaniel's eyes widened. "Aunty Kiara?" "Yeah! It's Aunty Kiara. I ran into her on my way to the restroom, but I was smart. I made sure she didn't see my face." The situation puzzled him. "Wharton isn't a property owned by the Jenkins family. Why would Aunty Kiara be here?" She shook her head. "Aunty Kiara will take you away if she finds out about you, Nathaniel." Nathaniel wasn't going to allow that. He had yet to be
The bewildered Yuna turned to the internet for recent news on Flokstra while also looking up announcements from the research center there for updates on the advancement of their research. She spent a full hour on the web but found nothing save for the country's state of affairs. Could the development of the project there require utmost secrecy? She frowned as she recalled having paid her criminal connections to look into what happened to her seven years ago. Would paying them more to investigate the matter yield better results than her going on a wild goose chase? Yuna made her choice. It was worth a shot. That was when the door to her office was roughly thrown open. Rose followed the visitor into the office, a tense look on her face. "Umm … Mrs. Jenkins is here, Ms. Feron." Diana responded by shutting the door behind her and approaching Yuna with furious steps. Yuna wasn't the least bit nervous to see her. "Do take a seat, Mrs. Jenkins. I'm afraid I'm unable to offer you s
"They're fighting?" Yuna thought.She didn't think that was a possibility. Yvan cared so much for Daisy. Diana spoke sternly, "I don't care what you're trying to pull to rejoin the Jenkins family, but it won't work! You can forget about that ever happening while I'm still around. I will only ever acknowledge Daisy as my daughter-in-law." Yuna composed herself as she regarded the older woman calmly. "I'm more than aware."Diana had made it clear to her twice that her marriage to Yvan wouldn't last when she first married into the Jenkins family. She was also told that Diana had a better candidate for the position of daughter-in-law in mind. "Do your part and leave Jefton State after everything is over, or else!" Yuna smiled. "I'm afraid I can't do that, Mrs. Jenkins. Jefton State is my home. Surely you aren't expecting me to leave my home just for your future daughter-in-law." "And you keep claiming you have no ulterior motives! If you really considered Jefton State your home
Yuna turned around when she didn't hear any response from Yvan, but she didn't see anyone there. "Did he just leave like that?" she thought. Yuna felt slightly down. She limped out with the help of her cane, and to her surprise, she found Yvan standing to the right of the door. His appearance startled her, which led to Yvan quickly holding her by her waist. "How are you such a scaredy-cat?" he asked. After she regained her balance, she pushed him aside and asked, "You were the one who left mysteriously. Why do you appear all of a sudden? Since you already left, why did you decide to look for me again?" The atmosphere seemed to have taken a romantic turn all of a sudden.Yuna felt Yvan's burning gaze on her. Still, she calmly raised her head and commented, "Mr. Jenkins, even though you're our business partner, the institute isn't a place anyone can enter. Since you keep coming in so frequently, you'll also be held responsible should anything go missing." "Are the security cam