Yannie was a little shocked when Joshua brought up Riley.A split second later, she let out a bitter chuckle and said, "I'll leave Riley with Thomas."Riley was sick and needed to be hospitalized long-term for her treatment.Unlike Thomas, Yannie knew she was not wealthy nor possessed Thomas' intelligence, so she would not be able to provide Riley with the lifestyle she deserved. Things would be different if Riley were to live with Thomas.Thomas would provide only the best for her so that she would grow up a healthy, happy child.At the thought of this, Yannie curled her lips into a smile and glanced at Joshua. "Mr. Lynch, are you bringing up Riley…to try to convince me not to leave?"Joshua narrowed his eyes and shook his head. "It's shameful to use a mother's child to keep her hostage, so I never intend to do anything like that."Yannie's heart lurched when she heard this.A split second later, she paused and said, "Well…what are you trying to say, Mr. Lynch?"Joshua furrow
Inside the room, Thomas could not help frowning as the stench of antiseptic struck him.He strode over to Senior Howard's bed, sat down in the chair, and swept his cold glance across his father's pale face. "I can't believe you're still alive."Senior Howard never thought this would be the first thing his son said to him after accidentally shooting him. He immediately flew into a rage. "You good-for-nothing son! You wanted to kill me after all, didn't you?!"Thomas scoffed. "I never wanted to kill you, but your wife and son wanted me dead."Thankfully, Tina's plan had not worked, and he did not end up sleeping with Denise at all. Otherwise, Yannie would surely be upset and refuse to be with him any longer.If that happened, not only would Riley lose a mother, but he would lose the only woman he ever loved…To him, this was even worse than death.Senior Howard was so furious to hear this that he broke into fits of cough. "You bastard!"Thomas rolled his eyes as he watched his fa
Senior Howard turned to the side to look at Thomas. He paused, but it was evident he had something to say.After a while, he sighed heavily. "You'll…find out what Joshua has said to me sooner or later. Actually, if you want to inherit the family's property, you don't have to find Joshua since it's our family business… But, it's good that you get him here. At least, you let me understand something…"He extended his hand and gently placed it on his injured abdomen."I'm still physically frail now. Once I feel better, we can proceed with the transfer procedure. You're right. Half of the Howard Group's wealth was earned by your mother with her sweat and blood. It shouldn't be given to outsiders."Thomas furrowed his brow. "What's gotten into you?"This was unlike his father's typical behavior. Every time his father saw him, his father would be infuriated and scold him for not being accomplished, wanting him to leave his sight as soon as possible. It was unlike him to admit that he was
When Thomas left the ward, Joshua was nowhere to be seen. Yannie was the only one sitting quietly on the chair playing with her phone.He furrowed his brow. "Where's Joshua?"Yannie pursed her lips and said, "He said he has something to do, so he left."She then put away her phone and stood up, staring at Thomas. "How did the talk with your father go?""It was alright." Thomas sighed. "I'll send you back first."At this time, he could not tell what Senior Howard was up to with the abrupt change in his mood and thoughts. Had the old geezer truly decided to pass the family to him and kick Tina and her son out of their residence…or was the old geezer just trying to comfort him while planning something else? He could not tell.He could only take one step at a time.Yannie did not say anything else, looking at Thomas zoning out in his thoughts. She turned around and walked with him toward the elevator—"Stop right there!" came the shrill, demanding voice of a woman.Yannie and Thom
"Go figure. The men in the Howard family are all the same; you're all dependent on women!"Tina smirked as she stared at Thomas coldly. Her words were potent with mockery as she continued, "Howard Group is at its glory now because your father had gotten help from your mother. I thought it was different for you when you found yourself a village girl, but it's still the same. You need this woman to come to protect you now? How amusing!"Her words were downright insulting.Thomas furrowed his brow. As he was about to retort, Yannie interjected, with her arms wide open in defending Thomas, "Hey, are you listening to yourself? You insulting Thomas like that also means you're insulting your husband and your son. Aren't your husband and son from the same family as Thomas? Are you saying your son, Dan Howard, is also a man who relies on women too?"Yannie's face and tone were cold when she said that.Tina never expected such sharp remarks from Yannie. She was stunned and did not know how
Senior Howard furrowed his brow and looked at Thomas and Tina. Lastly, he closed his eyes and said with a plain tone, "Why did Dan hit Thomas?"The question caught Tina off-guard; she never thought Senior Howard would ask that question. After a while, she pursed her lips and said, "Didn't I just say it? He was angry because Thomas shot you."She then added, "Don't you know how much Dan cares about you? Not like someone else here. Dan would've fought the person who hurt you with his life if the transgressor wasn't his brother."Senior Howard sneered, "Is that so? You say Dan cares about me. How does he do that? Using my cars to gamble and losing them to someone else? Or spending my money behind my back?"Do you think I don't know any of that stuff you two did behind my back?"Tina's eyes blew wide open in shock. She looked at him with a stupefied look. "You…"After a while, she bit her lip and lowered her voice. "There are outsiders here. Why are you talking about these? I'm telli
Tina had a terrible look on her face after what Thomas said, and her eyebrows were pressed in a firm line."What are you talking about? He's my husband, and Dan's my son. In my heart, my husband and my son are equally important!"After that, she glanced from the corner of her eyes at the man on the bed while trying to grovel, "Furthermore, Dan's your father's son. If you treat Dan badly, that means you don't care about your father!""Scram!" Senior Howard shut his eyes, not giving Tina the responses she wanted. He stretched his hand out to massage his glabella. "The doctor said I need to rest. If all of you care for me, stop disturbing me."All of a sudden, he remembered something and said, "Get Mr. Zink here."Mr. Zink was Senior Howard's personal lawyer.Tina, baffled at how he was summoning his lawyer, furrowed her brow and looked at him. "Why do you want Mr. Zink here?"Senior Howard rolled his eyes at Tina. "To get him to sue Thomas for causing intentional injury. Are you h
Thomas' alluring, husky voice rang next to Yannie's ear, and her ear grew warm as his breath fanned the side of her face.She bit her lip and shrunk. Her mind drifted to how not long ago, she was locked outside of the door while listening to his…and Denise's moans of pleasure.Instinctively, she bit her lip and moved away, creating a gap between them.Thomas's brow furrowed once more when he noticed this. He tried to pull her back to him by wounding his arms around her. "Why are you moving away? Is there anything you're not telling me?"That was the only reason why Yannie kept on distancing herself from him after he woke up from his unconsciousness.She bit her lip. After a moment of silence, she pushed Thomas away. "Nothing. I'm not hiding anything from you. You think too much."With that sentence, the elevator reached the first floor, and the door opened. Yannie hastily walked out of the elevator, much to Thomas' confusion as he chased after her."Yannie!"However, Yannie did