"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
Yuna loved Nathaniel so much. She was happy that Nathaniel didn't share a similar personality with Yvan. "Yeah, that's why he always tolerates me. He's never impolite toward me." But Nathaniel still seemed upset. He said, "Mommy, you're just trying to defend him, aren't you?" Yuna chuckled. "No, why would I defend him?" "It's clearly his mistake. Only a true gentleman could open a woman's heart." Nathaniel sounded wiser beyond his age. Yuna laughed when she heard that. "Nathaniel Feron, who taught you that?" "I saw it on the internet." "You shouldn't read things like that." "Okay." "Alright, be a good boy and go to sleep." Nathaniel had no choice but to close his eyes and sleep. But in his head, he started plotting something again. He wanted to make that man suffer a bit. Yuna left the room and was about to go to her own room. The moment she turned around, she saw Yvan silently standing there, much to her surprise. She was so taken aback that she covered her
"Natalie's list of her favorite people—" Yuna cut him off, "Those are the people that she likes a lot. Cedric and my other seniors have been by their side ever since they were born. "They helped me take care of the kids. So, in the kids' eyes, my seniors were like their family." She added, "If you hope to leave a good impression on Natalie, don't try to compete with those people. Natalie doesn't like people who are too jealous." That made Yvan look upset. "Yuna, are you talking about me?" "I'm not. I'm just stating the truth. If you want to outdo them to win Natalie's heart, not only would she not like you, she'd even wonder why you're being so mean." Staring at him with a serious expression, Yuna smiled. "You don't want to be the bad guy in Natalie's heart, do you?" Yvan became quiet. "Are you really going to bring them along and visit Cedric and Spencer?" "Yeah, isn't it natural for them to miss Cedric and Spencer? Besides, it wouldn't be too healthy for them to be
Holding the two cards in his hand, Harry didn't know what to say. Sherry joked, "The card I gave you doesn't have as much money as Yuna's, but it's still a lot." Harry was touched. He looked at them with his eyes full of emotions. That sent a shiver down the two's spines. Pointing at him, Sherry said, "Mr. Schuster, don't look at us like that. It's gross!" "I can't put my feelings into words. Can't I just express myself by looking at the two of you like that?" Harry asked. "Just don't. It's so cringy!" Sherry nearly puked. Harry gave her the stink eye. "You're probably pregnant." "I don't even have a boyfriend. How would I get pregnant? You must have a death wish!" Sherry waved her fist at him. Yuna just stood there and watched her friends' playful banter. However, they never noticed someone taking pictures of them when they were leaving. The pictures were sent right into Orianna's phone. Seeing how they were having fun, she was disgusted. She immediately showe
That night, Yuna and Yvan went back home at the same time. They had dinner with the kids. It was so peaceful that Nathaniel almost thought it was real. On the other hand, Natalie was happy because she enjoyed how pleasant it was. After dinner, Nathaniel unwillingly agreed to play a board game with the others because Yuna asked him to. Yvan and Natalie formed a team, while Yuna and Nathaniel teamed up against them. They had so much fun playing as a family. Even Nathaniel, who always put on a poker face in front of Yvan, had a trace of a smile on his face. After finishing one round, they were about to start the second round when Yuna's phone rang. She asked Nathaniel to play along with the other two first without her. Then, she went to the garden and answered the call. "What's up, Harry?" Harry's disappointment was palpable. "The place was sold to someone else." After hearing that, Yuna frowned a little. "Didn't you say you have made a deal and just need to finalize t