Yvan gave Yuna an ambiguous sidelong glance.She smiled. "Don't overthink it, Mr. Jenkins. Take it at face value.""Daisy has been diagnosed with serious depression and anxiety recently. The situation calls for it, so I had to help out," he explained. Silence hung in the air for a moment. Yuna remained smiling. "This is your personal matter. You don't have to explain it to me. But I hope you won't pick up the call when my daughter is nearby. She's kinda sensitive."He explained, "I didn't think about that.""It wasn't your fault. After all, you have never babysat before." She then looked out of the window.The air turned icy. Yvan continued driving. He even sped up along the way home.Soon, they arrived at Lakewood Estates.Yuna entered the house as soon as she got out of the car. He followed suit with a gloomy expression.When he went upstairs, he noticed that she was going to enter the kids' room. He grabbed her hand, frowning. "Your room is next to mine.""I know what
Liam seized the chance to add fuel to the fire. "Mr. Herbert, Mr. Blake comes here to learn a thing or two from you. Is it done after a few days?"Herbert's face flushed with anger. Blake had been missing for a few days. Herbert couldn't find him anywhere.Now that he was busy with work, he didn't have the luxury to take care of it.However, he couldn't leave the question unanswered because it was brought up in the meeting. Every shareholder was concerned about it. Herbert stared at Yuna for a while before replying, "He's been feeling under the weather recently. So, I told him to rest at home."She acted as if she had realized something. "I see. Does that mean I was seeing things? I must've mistaken another man for him at an elite club." Her statement caused an immediate stir amongst the shareholders. Herbert's expression became tense. He denied it instantly, "You must've got the wrong person. He's at home all the time."Yuna smiled. "Really? I don't think I saw him the last
"What? He's in debt?" Cora thought she heard the man wrongly.The man showed her the credit note. "Your son's signature is on it. He even shot a video telling us to get the money from you guys. "What's wrong? You don't wanna pay what he owes?"She asked with a trembling voice. "H-How much did he owe you?"He chuckled. "Eight million."Cora was so surprised by the large sum of money that she fell on the couch weakly. Yasmine hurriedly came to her side and held her arm. "Mom, what's wrong? Mom?"The man looked at Cora disdainfully. "Your family business is on the roll. Eight million shouldn't be much for you. It'll be the joke of the century if you can't return the money."Cora's mind was buzzing. "What had he been up to? Why did he owe people so much money?""What else can men do when they're out?" the man asked. Cora's heart almost jumped out of her chest. Yasmine sprang to her feet. "Where's Blake? Why isn't he here?""You gotta ask him yourself. I bet he's still tryin
Cora didn't expect the men to lay a finger on her daughter for real. Now that Yasmine was going to be taken away, she hurried down the stairs. She pleaded, "D-Don't take my daughter. Don't take her! H-Here. Here's all the money I have. There's two million. I'll give you the rest as soon as possible."She went down the stairs unsteadily and gave him five credit cards.The man was displeased. "You're living in a high-end mansion, yet two million is all you have from 5 credit cards? Are you kidding me?" She shook her head. "I'm not joking. I only have this much. I've asked my husband to gather enough money. It won't take long. I promise!"He scoffed. "Did you call the cops when you were upstairs?"She shook her head profusely. "No. I didn't. I would never do that! I called my husband to get the money as soon as possible. Trust me."Yasmine, under the man's captive, was weeping as her legs trembled. She knew she would end up badly if they took her away. She couldn't allow that to
When Herbert arrived home, he was infuriated by the sight of the mess.He became tense when he noticed there were a lot of unfamiliar men in his house. Cora and Yasmine cried the moment they saw him."Herbert, you're finally back!""Dad, save us!"The man turned around to look at Herbert, chuckling. "The breadwinner has finally arrived. Hurry. Give me six million, and we'll leave you for good.""Six million?" Herbert was trying to understand the situation.Cora quickly explained, "Blake owes them eight million. I gave them two, and we're left with six. Herbert, saving our son is more important."His face fell upon the realization. "He owes eight million?"She rushed to him and held his arm, whispering, "I know what you're doing today, but let's give them the money so Blake can return home safely. "He's your only son. He has to take care of you when you're old. You gotta save him.""Save him? I'd rather die right now!" He shoved her away.The broken glass pieces scratched
Yuna said, "My senior is here. I came to look for him." They were well aware that Natalie and Nathaniel were brought back to the country by Cedric. Hence, the senior Yuna was referring to was undoubtedly him.Yvan's face darkened when he heard the word "senior." He didn't confront Cedric because he didn't want to show his bad side in front of his kids the last time. However, he knew that Yuna had spent the most time with Cedric and that the twins adored him. "Enjoy your meal. I'll be going now," she said politely. Then, she turned around and went inside without sparing Yvan a glance. Lucian sensed that something was amiss. "Did something happen between you and Yuna again?" Yvan walked in expressionlessly after his question. Lucian and Gabriel exchanged a glance. They were used to seeing Yuna and Yvan quarreling. Yuna didn't enter the private room immediately after she found it. Instead, she went to the adjacent room that she had reserved ahead of time. She sat and texted
Yuna stepped between them and raised her hands to stop them when she noticed they were about to fight. "Don't fight!"With that, both Cedric and Yvan lowered their fists at the same time. She sighed in relief before saying, "The Stephen family members are still next door, Cedric. The kids' situation will definitely be exposed if the both of you fight."Yuna looked at Yvan after she had calmed Cedric down. "Mr. Jenkins, weren't you here to dine with your friends? Your friends must be growing impatient."Yvan's face fell when he noticed that she chose to console Cedric and drive him away. "Did she have feelings for Cedric?" he wondered.The thought made him feel even worse. "Are you kicking me out?"Cedric's expression hardened when he noticed him talking to Yuna in that tone. He pulled Yuna to his side and spat, "Watch it. Be mindful of the way you're speaking to Surra. Don't assume that nobody is backing her up." "How long do you think you can protect her?""Until the day
Yvan took a deep breath and tried not to lose it. He slammed the door shut when he noticed Yuna was about to open the door to let him out. "Why should I leave just because you asked me to?""Because I reserved this private room.""Don't you know that this restaurant belongs to me?"Yuna's eyes widened in surprise. She was at a loss for words.Yvan stood in front of her and looked at her intently. "Let's talk it out.""What else is there for us to talk about? You're free to do what you want, and so am I. You do your thing, and I'll do mine." Yuna frowned. "Why do you insist on acting like you're my husband when there's clearly nothing going on between us?"Yvan pressed his lips into a thin line. He said solemnly, "I'm doing this for my children.""Oh? Is that so? Can you come up with a better excuse? Why are you using them as an excuse?""I don't want you to find them a stepfather!" Yvan said through gritted teeth.Yuna's expression darkened when she heard that. "Even if