Conan held the welcome party at Galarinx Restaurant. He only invited the employees of Hopeful Faith, as well as the Well Spring Pharma team Chuck had left behind.The party was neither too big nor too small. It was just right to show Chuck respect.Yvonne arrived early to the welcome party that was set for 7:30 pm. However, Chuck wasn't there yet.Conan led Yvonne to the main table. "Yvonne, I didn't think that you would come so soon. I happen to need your help with something."Curious, Yvonne hummed in response.Conan proceeded to whip out three rosaries. "My mother gave me these. I wanted to give you one yesterday, but … I couldn't do it since my brother was present."Camille had specifically gone to a church and obtained these rosaries after she had heard about what had happened to Elvin. She had handed them over to Conan two days ago."One's for you, one's for El, and one's for Stephen." Conan wore a sheepish grin. "Could you give Stephen his rosary? After all, it's a hear
Jane held onto the glass smugly. She figured that Yvonne had understood what she was saying. She was standing up for Chuck. That meant that Claude was on Chuck's side too. If Yvonne was being demanding, that meant she was being disrespectful to Claude.Unexpectedly, a single sentence from Yvonne doused her smugness."Sure. You're Mr. Jensen's assistant. He has already drunk, but you haven't. Isn't that just being impolite?"Yvonne leaned back and crossed her hands. She looked at Jane with interest. "By the way, there is a rule in business. I'll teach you this too." She smirked. "If you drink on your boss' behalf, you'll have to drink more than them.""You …" Jane was furious. She clenched the glass so tightly that some alcohol splashed out. Yvonne's arrogance was beyond her expectations! Now, she had to drink it, no matter what! Jane downed the glass in fury. She glared at Yvonne.Yvonne ignored her and turned to look at Conan. "What are you waiting for? Fill it up for Ms.
Chuck followed the man in black to the Porsche Cayenne. The door opened, and the man shoved Chuck into the back seat. "Mr. Jensen, you're finally willing to see me?" Mark said coldly.Chuck gulped. "I always wanted to see you. Claude and Leonard had been keeping me locked—"He was halfway through when Mark grabbed him by the neck with one hand. Mark towered over him, glaring. "The thing I hate the most is betrayal. Chuck Jensen, are you testing my limits?""Mark, let me explain." Chuck pretended to stay calm. "I was forced to work with Claude and Leonard. In fact, I was trying to find a way to get out of their control. "I initially thought that this would be a great chance, but I messed it up. I can only come up with another way. Mark, trust me. I really want to work with you."Mark sneered. "Do you take me for a three-year-old?""No. I'm serious." Chuck said boldly, "The two of them still trust me. Why don't you let me stay? Then, you can see if I really want to work wi
Stephen and Yvonne remained silent throughout the entire car ride home.Before Yvonne got out of the car, she said hesitantly, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have …""It's alright." Stephen looked at Yvonne. "I had a bit of an attitude earlier. I'm sorry."After looking at him for a while, Yvonne couldn't help but smile exuberantly."Actually, we're rather similar. I consider retribution a virtue too."Killing people with kindness?She couldn't do it, and neither could Stephen. Besides, no one could guilt-trip them into doing so.Stephen was most likely upset because he considered Yvonne to be the one person who understood him the most, yet she had also been the one to let him down.Upon realizing her mistake, she felt very guilty. It was her fault for making Stephen misunderstand her."If being like this makes you a bad person, then I'm one too. I'm even worse than you, for that matter."With her eyes locked on Stephen's, she continued, "If you ever want to seek vengeance against C
Jane fit the description of a typical party girl. She wore a tight mini-skirt and had a full face of makeup on. Her fair and long legs were especially eye-catching.James' eyes widened. "Are you lost?""No," Jane replied sarcastically.She walked boldly toward Stephen and said, "I heard you were here, so I purposely came over to see you."Being a love expert, James could immediately tell that Jane was romantically interested in Stephen.Curiously, he asked, "How do you know Stephen?""It was unexpected," Jane replied giddily. "I fell in love with Mr. Anderson at first sight."Upon hearing this, James couldn't help but give her a thumbs-up. He was impressed by how straightforward and bold youngsters were these days.Moreover, the fact that she was pursuing a big shot like Stephen made him admire her courage even more.James nudged Stephen with his elbow and whispered, "Does Yvonne know about this?"Before Stephen could even utter a word, Jane butted in, "She knows. I already
Jane retrieved a piece of paper and said, "Here, I have the address of the fisherman who happened to be at sea on the night Noah disposed of Katie's body."He had initially been asleep in his cabin, but the sound of something falling into the water woke him up."He wasn't able to confirm whether it was a corpse or whether it was even Noah that night. All he mentioned was that a strange boat had left hastily after discarding something in the water."He even thought that it might have just been garbage being disposed of."After hearing this, Stephen accepted the piece of paper from her and said, "Thanks."Jane smiled faintly. "There's no need to thank me. Just remember our agreement."Stephen refrained from saying much more. He stood up and turned to James. "Take care of things from here.""Huh? Well ..."James watched as Stephen left the private room while biting back the words he wanted to say.With a helpless expression on his face, he turned to Jane and said, "Would you li
At night, Elvin knocked on the study door."Come in."Receiving permission, Elvin entered. "Mommy."Yvonne placed her documents down and looked at Elvin. She asked in concern, "Are you afraid of being alone? I'll come to you once I'm done with this document."Ever since Elvin's incident, Yvonne had planned to spend more time with him. Although Elvin had been strong and not shed a single tear, he was still a child. She was worried for him. Seeing Elvin coming to her, Yvonne's gaze turned tender. She hugged him in her arms.Elvin looked up at her. "Mommy, why has the evil man not come to see you recently?""He's busy." Yvonne smiled. "Do you want to see him?"Elvin didn't shake his head, which was rare. Yvonne was a little shocked. "Are you looking for him?""No." Elvin lowered his gaze, looking troubled. "I'm just concerned about him. After all … he saved my life."Yvonne found it adorable that Elvin was blushing. She kissed him on the forehead. "My baby is all grown up.
Julian handed the fisherman a cash card. "There are 100 thousand dollars inside. Consider this the reward for your information. Once we find the thing that we're looking for, we'll give you some more money.""100 thousand dollars?" The fisherman was bewildered. He refused the card. "A-Are you guys into some illegal business?""Don't worry. We're legal." Julian stuffed the card into the fisherman's pocket. "The lead you gave us was really important. It is worth that much."The fisherman hesitantly looked at Julian and Stephen for a while. In the end, he couldn't resist the temptation of money.He gulped. "What else do you need me for?"Julian smiled. "Keep this a secret for now. It all depends on whether we can find what we're looking for."Seeing how Julian was friendly compared to Stephen, the fisherman mustered his courage and asked, "What are you looking for? It must be something really valuable, right?"Julian replied with a smile. He couldn't possibly tell the fisherman