"I've heard about quite a few scandals from your time at Jefton State. I even thought you were going to stay there and reconcile with your ex-husband. "Who would have thought you wanted to come back? Surra, don't you think you're being greedy?" As she spoke, Elizabeth filled Yuna's glass with wine. She put down the bottle and fixed her cold gaze on Yuna's face. "Can't you be realistic? The Edwards family is of a noble background. Carl would never marry a divorced woman with two children like you. "Not only will it disgrace the Edwards family, but it will also make them the laughingstock of the entire Waleston. You won't be loved. You're clever, so you must understand the pros and cons here, right?"Yuna smirked and remained composed. "Elizabeth, you've said this to me more than ten times by now, haven't you? To be honest, isn't it you who should be realistic? "If Mr. Edwards wanted to marry you, he would have proposed years ago. Yet, how many years have passed? Why are you s
"Why are you questioning me as soon as you come in, Carl? Do you think I'm going to hurt Surra? What do you take me for?" Elizabeth asked resentfully.Carl took a deep breath, maintaining his stern tone. "What should I take you for? Surra is here for dinner with colleagues. Why did you insist on forcing her into the same private room with you? Aren't you looking for trouble?"Yuna stood up and walked over to Carl's side. "Ms. Elizabeth didn't do anything to me. We were just having a conversation."Out of respect for Yuna, Carl decided not to argue further with Elizabeth. "Just make sure I don't hear about such incidents in the future again. Consider this your final warning."Yuna eventually left the private room with Carl. Elizabeth was left fuming in frustration. "Carl, how can you treat me like this?" she shouted. Carl ignored Elizabeth's temper tantrum and turned to Yuna. "Let's not continue with the dinner; it's already been spoiled. We'll reschedule it for another day, a
"Are you swooning, then?"She shook her head. "I'm immune to it by now."Carl chuckled with resignation. "You've got it wrong. You've never been swooned by me since the day we met.""Maybe that's why you let me get close to you," Yuna said."That's part of the reason," he said. "Do you want a friend who lusts over you all the time?""That's supposed to be a normal statement, so why does it sound creepy coming from you?""Those looks make me uncomfortable," he said.Indeed, most people around Carl were either immune to his charm or had come to him for reasons unrelated to the Edwards Family.He had very few friends, but anyone who became his friend would not have to worry about getting in trouble in Waleston.Yuna was special to Carl, which only fueled Elizabeth's resentment toward her."You're always so busy and avoid all social interaction. Isn't that boring?" Yuna asked. Carl laughed. "Surra, do you realize you're lecturing me about being more social when you're the one w
Yuna took out her phone and glanced at the unknown number displayed on it. She hesitated for a moment. After all, her phone shouldn't be receiving calls from unfamiliar numbers.As she returned to her room, the phone continued to ring. So, she sat on the couch and answered, "Hello, who's this?""It's me."The familiar voice caused Yuna's eyes to widen. She lowered her voice and asked, "How did you get my number?""It wasn't difficult," Yvan calmly replied. "Why didn't you tell me when you were returning to Waleston and cut off all communication?""Did I not make myself clear enough?" Yuna leaned against the couch, her expression darkening. Her tone became colder. "Are you calling me just to interrogate me?"Yvan's end had a distinct sigh. "No, I just wanted to hear your voice."Yuna fell silent."Take care of yourself. Look after Natalie and Nathaniel. Goodnight."With that, Yvan hung up. Yuna furrowed her brow as she looked at her phone, not knowing what to say or do.Sh
Yvan opened his laptop again and stared at the faces on the screen. "Were these from today?" he asked. "Yeah.""They won't return to the same shopping market they visited today. Even if someone is to go out to buy things again, they will assign different people to do so. "We'll focus on other markets these next few days, and our men who went out today should stay in."After shutting down the laptop, Yvan stood up."Where are you going?" Lucian looked at him. "I'm heading out," Yvan said. Lucian immediately stood up to follow him.…The next day, Yuna went to the research institute as usual. She thought nothing of the phone call Yvan made the previous night.Upon her arrival, Lucy pulled her inside."I heard Elizabeth was picked on you last night?" Lucy scanned her. "Did she lay her hands on you?"Yuna smiled and shook her head. "No, we just exchanged a few words. Carl arrived halfway through our conversation, and I left with him.""Elizabeth was the happiest when you w
Yuna knew that she wouldn't be able to get more information out of Cedric. She could only hope to get an answer from Carl and Jeremiah. She sipped on her coffee calmly without asking anything else. Lifting his head, Cedric saw the troubled look on her face. He asked, "Apart from worrying about Master Eastin, are you still bothered by what's going on in Jefton State?" Hearing that, she paused for a moment before answering, "There's nothing much for me to be worried about. Even if there is, it's about things happening in the company." He fixed his eyes on her as she spoke. There were things that he wanted to ask her, but he decided not to. Instead, he nodded. "Since you've settled everything at the company, you have nothing to worry about anymore. If you're really concerned, I can send someone I trust here to go have a look." Yuna knew what Cedric was thinking about. She nodded obediently. "Okay." She finished up her work in the morning. When Yuna was about to have lunch
"Achoo!" Yuna sneezed twice in a row. Her nose felt itchy. At that moment, she was sitting in the car. She had a simple lunch and was holding a cup of coffee right then. Whenever she worked at the research center, she'd tell Mina and Gianna not to wait for her.She felt the safest being in Waleston and working at the research center. Just when she was searching for news happening in Flokstra or Hultic, Vince suddenly called her. Looking at the time, it was probably midnight over where Vince was. Confused, she answered the phone. "Yuna, am I disturbing you from work?" "It's okay. I'm on a break now. Did something happen?" "Nothing, I just want to tell you about Ashton. He sent his men to keep watch on me, so I couldn't call you at all. That's why I can only call you at midnight," Vince explained. Upon hearing that, Yuna frowned a little. "Why did he tell his men to do that?" Vince replied, "That's because he wants to ask me for your contact number, but I've been telling
With a troubled mind, Yuna returned to the research center. All she was thinking about was where Yvan went. When she was sitting in the lounge, Paul suddenly appeared. He was carrying bags of all sorts of food. "Ms. Surra, Mr. Edwards heard you didn't have lunch with your colleagues. He assumed you hadn't eaten, so he sent me to bring you lunch." As Paul spoke, he placed all the food on the table one after another. Staring at the table full of food, Yuna wasn't too surprised. She said, "Paul, you can tell Carl that he doesn't have to prepare food for me every time. I'm not a child. I'll eat something if I'm hungry. And I actually did just now." "Ms. Surra, I'm just doing my job as his assistant," Paul said with a troubled look. Upon hearing that, Yuna could only let him be. "Okay then, tell Carl that I give him my thanks." "Enjoy your lunch, Ms. Surra." After Paul left, Yuna's eyes rested on the table full of delicacies. It'd be a waste not to eat them. As usual, she