Yuna had an ominous feeling. But before she could break free from Yvan's grip, he had dragged her to the kitchen. "What do you want?" Yuna asked, stumped. "Make snacks and watch a movie," Yvan answered. It seemed like she misunderstood the situation. Yvan noticed Yuna's red cheek and avoidant eyes. He leaned forward and looked into her eyes. "What were you thinking?" "Nothing. I'll make us some snacks." Yuna then disappeared into the kitchen. Judging from her guilt-ridden reaction, Yvan could tell Yuna was imagining some steamy actions. He then shuffled to the living room. He switched on the TV to select a movie to watch. A horror movie would be a great pick. But Yvan didn't want Yuna to scream and wake the two sleeping kids. In the end, he settled for Sci-Fi. Meanwhile, Yuna made something simple and placed it on the coffee table. "People only know that you're a workaholic. I wonder what they will say if they know you're a couch potato who loves snacking while w
For some reason, Yuna felt that Yvan was being jealous. The idea made her chuckle. It was a light chuckle, but it didn't go unnoticed. "What's so funny?" Yuna shook her head. "I understand your jealousy. But you should know that you weren't there when they were smaller. If you want to bond with them, you need to know what they like." "Tell me," Yvan ordered. Before Yuna blurted everything out, something dawned on her—why should she tell him that? Yuna cleared her throat, "Oh, it's nothing. You already know Natalie likes pets. And Nathaniel prefers reading." Yvan squinted. "You're not really answering because you don't want them to get too close to me. Huh?" "Why would I? These are their hobbies. And Hesta knows what they like to eat. You need to figure out the rest yourself. If I tell you everything, they'll notice. It won't be genuine then, will it?" Yvan knew that Yuna was right. "All right. I'll figure it out myself." Noticing Yvan's determination, Yuna stirre
Natalie's question made Yuna take a quick glance at Yvan. And Nathaniel noticed it. Did Yvan bully her mother again? Yuna smiled and said to Natalie, "No, not at all. I worked till late last night, so I didn't get enough rest." Natalie wanted to comfort her mother. "Mommy, don't overwork yourself. Nathaniel and I will be worried about you." Touched by her daughter's response, Yuna kissed Natalie on her forehead. She also did the same to Nathaniel. However, Nathaniel suddenly said, "Mommy works very hard to raise us. We have to behave because she's tired enough. Understood?" "Yes, yes." Natalie nodded. Yvan was excluded from the conversation. He also didn't expect his son to say that. Yvan took a sip of the warm milk and added, "Your mommy doesn't have to work this hard now because you have Daddy." Yuna wanted to say something, but Nathaniel was one step before her. "We are raised by Mommy." "But now, you have Daddy," Yvan rebutted. "If you could stop bothering M
Yuna raised her eyebrows."It's just hearsay for now. I have yet to verify it. But it is quite possible, given the current situation," Liam said. "We should look into this," Yuna pressed on.Liam agreed. "I will have my people investigate it. If it's true, then we're up for a good show."In all honesty, Yuna felt like luck was on her side. All four of the Feron family were in conflict. Someone just needed to stoke the flame before everything exploded. After the discussion with Liam ended, Yuna received an expected call from Darren.Darren went radio silence recently. So, his call caught Yuna by surprise. Nonetheless, she decided to pick up."Seems like I wasn't blocked, after all," a voice in good humor appeared."You called me to tell me that?""Remember you promised to buy Ashton a meal once he made a full recovery?"Ah. So Darren called her because of this. Ashton was transferred back to his home shortly after he was hospitalized. She hadn't had the chance to pay him a
"My pleasure." Then, Yuna raised her glass. "To your health, Mr. Yale." "Thank you, Yuna.""It's just formality. Don't drink that much now because you barely recovered."Yuna's thoughtfulness only made Ashton happier. "All right.""Fine." Darren stepped in. "I'll drink with you on behalf of Ashton then."Not one to be rude, Yuna drank with Darren."Don't force her to drink either, Darren. She's a girl," Ashton chided."What? This is the first glass," Darren protested playfully. "Let's eat. Let's eat." Yuna brought everyone's attention back to the food.Before long, the trio had their dinner while having a casual chat. And this time, Darren didn't horse around.Unbeknownst to them, Yvan and Lucian were in the room next to them. "Guess who I saw? Darren was in the room next door," Gabriel said as he entered the room.Lucian noticed the small changes in Yvan's eyes. He knew something was brewing. "Yvan, did you invite us here for dinner because of the ones next door?" Luc
Now Lucian knew what was going on. "My colleagues and I are having a little get-together. Don't let me keep you here, Ms. Feron. We'll talk later." "Sure." Yuna thought Lucian had come with Yvan. It seemed like she was wrong. She then went back to the private room. After Lucian closed the door behind him, he turned to the brooding Yvan and clarified, "Yuna promised to buy Ashton dinner once he's healed. That's why she's with them now." "She sure has a lot of money then," Yvan sniggered. "You can't say that. What if she's doing this for you?" "What do you mean?" Yvan shot a quizzical look. "Have you forgotten? Because of you, Yuna owes Darren a favor. And Darren won't shut up about it. Maybe Yuna doesn't want to owe Ashton a favor, so she invited him to have dinner together." Yvan relaxed visibly upon hearing Lucian's explanation. In the meantime, Gabriel wanted to give Lucian a big thumbs-up. Still, Yvan couldn't deny that he was annoyed. "She didn't have to do that
Yuna only became worried when she saw Ashton drive her car away. She almost forgot that this wasn't where she was staying. There was still a long journey back to Lakewood Estate. Yuna was about to call Sherry and ask her to lend her a car. But a familiar car stopped in front of her right then. She instantly knew the owner of that car with just one glance. Why would Yvan be here? Then, someone rolled the car window down. As she expected, he was sitting inside and giving her a sidelong glance. "Get in." His words sounded like a command. But Yuna was dumbfounded. "Should I repeat myself?" He was clearly rushing her. Taking a deep breath, Yuna regained her composure. She couldn't be bothered to think of why Yvan would be here for now. She got in the car. Watching the two from the rearview mirror, Michael rolled up the divider. He then focused on driving. Yuna didn't ask why he was there. The car was filled with silence. Noticing that she didn't speak at all, Yvan
It was almost as if the two had a silent agreement. The moment they entered the house, they hid their sour mood. Both had flawless smiles on their faces when they were facing the kids. Michael was following them while carrying some bags into the house. He couldn't believe his eyes when he saw their change of attitude. He couldn't help scolding them in his mind. Yvan and Yuna really seemed more like a married couple as days passed. Yvan planned to entertain Natalie first before Nathaniel. He didn't look at his son at all after entering the house. Instead, he went to play with his daughter. Yuna, on the other hand, sat beside Nathaniel naturally. She looked at the book in Nathaniel's hand. "You're reading fast. Did you understand what it says in the front?" Nathaniel nodded. "I'll call Uncle Cedric if there's anything I don't know." The mention of Cedric's name instantly alerted Yvan. Curious, Yuna asked, "Did you talk to Uncle Cedric today?" Natalie raised her han