Carl was a fast learner. He started to mix the dough with ease.Surprised, Sherry said, "I didn't expect you to know how to bake cookies, Mr. Edwards."Carl smiled. He replied, "I'm always here with Surra for New Year's celebration every year. I didn't know how to do it at first. But I found it fun, so I asked Surra to teach me."Right then, Reina smiled and said, "Ever since Mr. Edwards learned how to bake cookies, he'd come over and help Ms. Surra bake cookies for every New Year."Sherry and Harry exchanged a look. Sherry praised, "You knead the dough really well, Mr. Edwards.""Thank you for the compliment."After that, Carl noticed that the cookies Yuna was making seemed different from what he had learned. Curious, he asked, "Surra, what flavor of cookies is this?""This is for making shortbread cookies. The flavor would be oatmeal raisin."Yuna suddenly remembered something. "You've never tried this kind of cookie before. I'll bake a few more just for you to try first late
Night had fallen. Everyone in Yuna's house was having their New Year's Eve dinner.There was practically every kind of food they liked on the table, from salad to cookies. There were stir-fries and roast lamb as well.Everyone sat around the dining table and enjoyed the feast.They raised their glasses for a toast and wished each other a happy new year.Watching this scene, Sherry was touched."I didn't think that I'd be able to have New Year's Eve dinner with Yuna again. And we even have the kids with us here now. I feel so touched thinking about this."Harry merrily took a sip of his wine. He added, "We'll just come over to celebrate New Year's together in the future then."Yuna nodded. "Yeah, just come every year."Natalie was sitting on the other side and munching on some cookies. She pleaded, "Please come every year, Aunty Sherry and Uncle Harry."Everyone burst out laughing.The dinner lasted for more than an hour. Everyone enjoyed the food happily.Spencer couldn't wa
The reason why Ashton decided to attack again was to test if Yvan was actually in Phoenix City.To his surprise, he managed to lure Yvan out. But the situation wasn't what he expected it to be."So you're saying that Yvan isn't in Phoenix City?"His assistant nodded. "That's right. Yvan isn't in Phoenix City.""Where is he then?" Ashton furrowed his eyebrows.He clearly didn't believe this news. If Yvan wasn't in Phoenix City, why would he travel abroad so frequently?It was strange."The insiders revealed that Yvan recently made a huge business deal overseas. So he has to personally travel there.""Would someone like him care about business deals?" Ashton wouldn't believe such a ridiculous excuse.Even if Yvan was a workaholic in the past, he wouldn't go to such great lengths just for his work.Something was definitely wrong."This is fake news. Go back and look into the matter again. You have to find out where exactly Yvan is!" Ashton frowned and ordered.The assistant no
The next day, everyone was still sleeping since they stayed up too late while having fun.Spencer and Harry, on the other hand, woke up early. They even dragged Sherry and Yuna out of their beds, rushing them to go for a morning jog together.Exhausted, the two women went to wash up and changed into sports attire. They were then dragged out of the house.Sherry complained, "Are you guys not human? We just celebrated New Year's, yet you're dragging us to go for a run this early in the morning?"Yuna shook her head. "Look at how energetic they are. It's like they're having an adrenaline boost."Spencer patted Yuna's shoulder. He said, "Surra, don't you think that we shouldn't lie on our beds on the first day of the year?"We should get up early and jog. That will make a good start for the year. Isn't that great?"Then, Sherry mocked, "Where did that theory come from? I just know that we should all get some good rest, alright?""What are you talking about? Hurry up. Start jogging,
At that moment, Natalie and Nathaniel were in their room.Nathaniel had a grave expression. He was working on his laptop while Natalie stood beside the window.She kept looking at the roads outside. She promised Nathaniel that she'd tell him immediately if Yuna was back.Staring at how serious Nathaniel seemed, she asked curiously, "Nathaniel, are you sure that the surveillance camera in our house was hacked yesterday?""Yeah.""It can't be. You're the one who checked our surveillance system back then. How could it be hacked? Besides, you didn't notice it at all." Natalie mumbled.She guessed, "Nathaniel, could that hacker be even better than you are?""If he's better than me, he wouldn't have been caught by me after hacking into our system."Natalie could tell that Nathaniel was a bit upset because of this. He even felt that his skills were being challenged."Do you have a way to find out who the hacker is, then?""No."After saying that, Nathaniel closed his laptop. "It wa
On the other hand, Yvan was sitting right across from Maxus.Maxus said with a smile, "Mr. Morgan, have you been enjoying your tour around Phoenix City these days?""It's alright."He sounded unbothered. Even his smile seemed a little cold. "I should've asked you to tour around with me that day."Hearing that, Maxus chuckled. He said, "Yeah, if you called me up, I would've definitely walked around the city with you."Seeing how warm Maxus was, Yvan averted his eyes. He lifted the cup of coffee in front of him and sipped it.Maxus took the chance and said, "Mr. Morgan, about our collaboration—""We're not in a hurry to do that. But I have a question to ask you, Mr. Wycliffe."After that, Yvan raised his hand. Jerry then passed the documents to his hand.Yvan placed them on the table. Maxus quickly looked at them."Did you offend somebody recently, Mr. Wycliffe?"The contents of the document showed the drop in Wycliffe Corp's stocks and how they had lost seven hundred million
After exiting the president's office, Yvan's smile faded slowly. The look on his face was cold and dark.The staff, who wanted to come over and check things out, were all scared away by the icy look on his face.Elizabeth happened to be walking out of the elevator. She bumped into Yvan.It was her first time seeing him.She was stunned for a second. Luther had told her earlier that Stanley would be here to discuss things with them today.Then, she nodded a little. "Hello, Mr. Morgan."Yvan didn't even bother to reply. He merely walked past her and headed downstairs through the elevator.Elizabeth then turned around to watch as the elevator door closed. She bit her lips. She had a really bad impression of Stanley.Furious, she entered the office. Before she could say anything, she heard her father complaining about something."So he paid a visit today just to test the waters. He doesn't intend to collaborate with us at all."That worsened Elizabeth's impression of Stanley.St
Elizabeth listened to Luther and went to do research on the Devito Corporation and Stanley.After reading all the information, she was astounded. She never thought that there would be a man whose power was comparable to Carl's.She pursed her lips. Recalling Stanley's face, she had to admit that he did look handsome.Turning off her laptop, she got up and left the office. She went to meet Luther again.Noticing the change of expression on her face, Luther knew that she had done her research. "Do you get it now?""He's already collaborating with Carl and has sponsored the project with a few billion dollars. Would he still work together with us?""Men like him have money to spare.""But I heard from Dad that he doesn't have a good impression of Stanley." Worried, Elizabeth asked, "Will we succeed?""That's why I'll try asking for Carl's help."Elizabeth's eyes lit up. "Why don't I go talk to Carl about it?"Luther instantly shook his head. "Do you think it's more suitable for m