Yvan protected Yuna in his arms as he ordered the men behind him, "Protect the villa!" After that, he quickly brought Yuna into the house. At the same time, Cedric ran outside after hearing the noises. "Surra, are you okay?" "I'm fine." Yuna tried to calm herself down as much as possible. "How did they manage to find us here so fast?" "They're determined to find where you are. Of course, they'd do anything," Yvan explained. "Surra, stay here and don't go anywhere." Exchanging a look, Cedric and Yvan made a silent agreement as they hurried out of the house. "Cedric? Yvan!" Yuna clenched her teeth. The sound of gunshots never stopped, she could even see sparks here and there. She wanted to head to the door, but there seemed to be quite a lot of bullet holes in it. The sight of that scared her so much that she didn't dare to go near. It was a fierce battle out there, and she could feel it. She was the only one inside the villa. Everyone else was fighting outside. She k
The man became impatient as he attacked faster. Anything his dagger cut through was broken into pieces. Yuna's eyes widened in fear, her face pale. Yvan quickly grabbed her arm and pulled her behind himself. At the same time, he started fighting with that man, unarmed. The man's eyes were ice-cold as he glared at Yvan. He swung his dagger quicker to attack him. The sight of that made Yuna break out in a cold sweat. Fetching a flower pot from a corner, she threw it right toward the man without hesitation. The man dodged it, and the pot crashed into pieces. The man squinted. After several rounds of fighting against Yvan, his dagger almost fell off his hand and flew toward Yuna. Yvan leaped upward and caught the dagger in time. But he caught the blade part of the dagger. The sharp blade cut into his palm mercilessly. The man let out a cold snort. "You're one of a kind. But you won't be as lucky next time." After that, he crashed into a glass wall and escaped immediately. Y
Yuna was in low spirits as she sat in the car. Cedric ruffled her hair. "I've asked someone to stay back. He'll tell Yvan about us leaving." "Okay," Yuna said calmly. "They probably won't come after us again tonight." Mina, sitting in the front seat, nodded. "Looks like they won't. But we're still unsure of when they'd attack again." Cedric took a deep breath, and he had a grim look on his face. "If we don't deal with this matter once and for all, you'll always be in danger." Yuna could understand Cedric's concern. She said, "You don't have to worry about me, Cedric." "After what happened today, how can I not worry about you?" Cedric scolded her. "I won't be heading back to Waleston anytime soon. I'll stay and keep you company here. When you're safe, I'll think about going back home again." "Cedric—" "It's non-negotiable."Cedric had always been a man of his word, so Yuna could only give in. ...Yvan rushed Lucian to get it over with quickly. But when his wound wa
"It's probably Yvan," he said. Yuna averted her gaze. Placing her phone down, she said, "Probably. After all, he also brought some men along when we were on the streets. If his appearance was revealed, it would affect him negatively." She tried to make up a poor excuse to distract herself. "I'll be seeing Yvan today." Yuna watched him curiously. "Why do you have to see him?" "He saved you twice yesterday. As your senior, shouldn't I thank him for you?" Cedric asked her. "Or do you prefer to thank him yourself?" After a long pause, Yuna eventually said, "It'd be better if you go instead of me." "Yeah." ...Cedric met up with Yvan somewhere outside. After the two sat down, Cedric placed everything he prepared on the table one by one. "I have to thank you for what happened last night, Mr. Jenkins. Yuna and I don't know how to repay you, so we bought some things for you. I hope you'll like them." Seeing that made Yvan feel uncomfortable. It was as if Yuna treated
Yasmine pulled Blake's arm, a hard look on her face. She whispered, "We can't make any trouble now. It'd be hard for us to stay in this company if we do."Blake shrugged her off, impatient. "I didn't need you to remind me of that."The way he talked to her infuriated Yasmine. But she knew she couldn't afford to argue with him. After all, they had to work together to kick Yuna out of the company.She looked away and went to her desk. The news would spread all over the company soon. Yasmine and Blake working under Yuna at the lowest possible level would be the news of the year.Many joked about the two of them in secret. Some even thought that Yuna had won. They agreed that everything should belong to her since her mother was Herbert's real wife.Yasmine and Blake heard the gossip at some point, and it only angered them further.Everything was reported to Yuna. "Really? How did they react to that?" She chuckled as she read the documents."They've been quiet for now. They know that
"You're allowed to like anybody you want." Yuna sat on the couch, still carrying her.Nathaniel shrugged. "I don't have anything to say about that either."Natalie crossed her arms. "I hate Nathaniel."Right then, Yuna's phone rang. It was a call from Yvan. Glancing at the children, she got up to sit on the armchair before answering."Hello.""Are you home?" Yvan asked."I am." Yuna thought about what happened last night. "Why?""I want to come over and see the kids." Though his tone seemed neutral, she could detect a hint of pleading in his voice.For a moment, Yuna's heart softened. She had promised him that she'd let him do that. Now that there was nothing going on, there was no reason to deny such a simple request. "Okay, I'll tell them about it first."Once she hung up, Yuna looked over at the kids.Nathaniel was the first to understand why she had such a look on her face. "Did that man call you?"Sometimes, Yuna wished her son wouldn't be so observant. "Nathaniel,
Her daughter's attitude surprised Yuna. Before, Natalie would have been very affectionate with Yvan. But now …She pursed her lips, unsure of what to say.Yvan reached out to ruffle Natalie's hair, but she dodged his touch. His hand froze in an awkward position midair before he pulled it back.He said, "Daddy sponsors a lot of kids from poor families. If you think you have too many things, I can help. I can arrange for someone to tidy it all up for you and send them to those kids. How about that?""Nathaniel, are you okay with that?" Natalie looked at Nathaniel."I don't mind.""Okay then. Daddy should send someone over to tidy it all up another day.""Of course" Yvan nodded gently. He wanted to stay longer and be with them. But the current situation didn't allow him to do so.After seeing him off, Yuna sat back down on the couch. She watched the two of them before settling her gaze on Natalie. "Nat, the way you treated Daddy was very different from last time.""Yeah. If he'
"I'll only be there to observe. I'm not going to do anything, so I won't be in any danger," Cedric said, placing his cup down.He added, "After you're done here, bring Natalie and Nathaniel to Waleston as soon as you can. I can at least guarantee your safety there. Understood?""Got it."Yuna went quiet. After a moment, she raised her head and stared at him. "Cedric, if anything happens, don't be rash."Cedric chuckled, somewhat amused. "Am I a child? You don't have to tell me things like that."In the end, she said nothing else. Cedric decided to head back after three days.…Back at the company, Yuna came out of the elevator in time to see a team leader of Yasmine's department scolding her.She looked away and went back to her office. Vince followed close behind. "What happened?""She made a mistake with the decimals. It almost cost the company a few million dollars. That's why she was reprimanded," Vince explained."They were right to scold her for that, then." Yuna sat do