Yvonne was a little perplexed at Otto's silence. "Your engagement with Ms. Ferguson is a good thing. Why didn't you tell me?"Otto wasn't willing to discuss this matter. He spoke about Agatha instead. "I understand my great-grandmother too well. She isn't just stopping our collaboration."Yvonne nodded. "That's right. Well Spring Pharma has already received quite a lot of calls to terminate contracts."Rory had sounded extremely anxious on the phone. The news of Hope Health Services' acquisition of Well Spring Pharma had been quite a sensation before this. If anything happened to Well Spring Pharma at that moment, naturally, it would affect Hope Health Services as well.Rory had figured that out, which was why he had called Yvonne immediately to ask what he should do about Agatha.However, Yvonne still had no idea.Agatha wasn't such a petty person, right? Was she really doing this because Yvonne had stood up to her? She had even deliberately brought Otto's fiancée a thousand m
After some persuasion from Ella, Agatha finally left Well Spring Pharma angrily.The next time she appeared in Well Spring Pharma for the appointment, she looked even grumpier.Since Yvonne hadn't arrived, Rory was still the one who welcomed her. Rory was secretly grumbling inwardly. Facing a bad-tempered granny was much worse than a tough client.Rory handed a cup of hot tea to Agatha with trembling hands. "Have some tea. Ms. Miller will be here soon."Agatha immediately slammed her hand down the table. "What is going on with her? How rude of her to make an elderly woman wait for her!"Rory was a little helpless. "You arrived early. Ms. Miller—""She's still seeing her elder! She should be early! She doesn't have any sense of manners at all!"Yvonne overheard Agatha's words as she entered the office. Her hand paused on the doorknob for a while. Then, she said with an ambiguous smile, "Mrs. Carrington Senior, you'll hurt your body by getting so worked up."Agatha looked over
Otto said without any change in expression, "I've rejected this marriage since the beginning. You were the one who insisted on going on with the engagement ceremony. "Sp I could only prove how serious I am by not attending. This decision has nothing to do with Ms. Miller.""Nothing to do with her?" Agatha was so furious, she laughed. "Then, why are you here right now? You're just standing up for her, right?""Hold up." Yvonne could no longer take it and interrupted them firmly. "Mrs. Carrington, from what I'm hearing, you're not here to settle a score with me because I offended you at the Carrington family dinner, but because you suspect me of interfering with Mr. Carrington and Ms. Ferguson's relationship?"Agatha glared at her. "Am I wrong? Otto only became like this because he met you! "You used him to help Well Spring Pharma get out of trouble, then you persuaded him not to attend his engagement! Who knows what unruly things he will do to please you in the future?"Otto
"I have never thought of it." Otto looked at Agatha intently. "Great-Grandma, I make every decision after thinking it through thoroughly. It has nothing to do with Ms. Miller."He added, "Since you have let me handle the family business, you should trust me and not come to make things difficult for my partners."Agatha's expression turned ugly. "If I can let you handle the family business, I can take it back at any time! Don't think that the family business can't operate without you!"Otto remained unfazed. "You have the right to do so. I have no opinions on this.""You …" Agatha sprang up. She trembled a little. "Alright! I see you're gutsy now! I can't control you anymore. I'm not going to! That's it!"Then, she left in a huff.Ella panicked. She wanted to go after Agatha, but she couldn't bear to leave Otto alone. She tugged on Otto's sleeve and pleaded, "Otto, don't be mad at Great-Grandma. Can't you just give in to her? Why do you have to cause such a huge scene?"Otto
The next evening, Yvonne had finished a meeting and was about to leave work on time. She left the meeting room to see Ella standing there, waiting for her.Yvonne felt a little helpless. When would this shitshow end?Ella walked over to Yvonne with hostility in her eyes. "Great-Grandma Agatha and Otto fought again last night. She's really going to take back Otto's management rights. "Is this the result you wanted to see? Yvonne, can you leave Otto alone? You will only hurt him!"Yvonne was rather speechless. "Ms. Ferguson, do you really think that Mr. Carrington argued with Mrs. Carrington Senior because of me?""Why else? Otto would never do this to Great-Grandma Agatha. He—""It looks like you really don't understand Mr. Carrington at all." Yvonne crossed her arms around her chest. "Even without me, Mr. Carrington would still quarrel with Mrs. Carrington Senior. He isn't doing this for me. He's doing this for himself."Ella was confused. "What do you mean by that?""If you
"Ms. Ford has escaped!" An urgent voice sounded from the other end of the line, followed by scurried footsteps.Yvonne was wide awake. She immediately sat up. "What's going on?""Ms. Ford knocked a nurse unconscious last night. She changed into the nurses' clothes and ran out of the asylum. The nurse woke up this morning and reported the incident."The warden was extremely anxious. He had called Yvonne while instructing the others to look around."Her identity documents are still with us. She shouldn't have gone far! We'll look for her!""Okay, thank you." Yvonne hung up her phone and rubbed the middle of her brows. She was no longer sleepy.Jane's running away wasn't an urgent matter. After all, she had nowhere to go, and no one would take her in. She wouldn't be able to do any harm. She might even suffer a whole lot outside and return.At that moment, Yvonne would never think that a person at wit's end would be determined to risk it all.…Just when everyone was looking all
"Don't be nervous."Kendrick scrutinized each and every one of Cory's subordinates. "I'm just handing in my weapon first to show that I'm really here to talk."Cory's gaze darkened. He didn't buy a single word Kendrick said.This wasn't showing sincerity. This was a threat.Moreover, he knew that Kendrick had come prepared. He surely had far more men than the ones in the room.All of these thoughts ran through Cory's mind in a short time. After analyzing the situation, he calmed down. He looked at the pistol. "Tell me. What do you want to talk to me about?""Let's talk about our misunderstanding."Kendrick played with the pistol and said distractedly, "You and I know that we have to end things sooner or later, but before that, I feel that there is a need to clear the air. "I don't want either one of us to die in vain if we have to fight to the death in the future."Kendrick always had this thought on his mind. He wasn't afraid of death, but he didn't want to die in vain.H
After Kendrick left, Cory remained in that position for a long time. There seemed to be an air of frost so thick that no one dared to approach him. They didn't even dare to breathe.Benji's phone vibrated once more, cutting through the overbearing silence. He instantly broke out in a cold sweat. He quickly took his phone out. He wanted to turn it off, but he accidentally answered the call.Soon, Jane's frantic voice rang out. "Help me! I beg you! Help me!"Obviously, Benji didn't dare to respond. He hung up immediately. However, it was too late.Cory looked at Benji coldly. "Are you still in contact with that woman?""N-No." Benji nervously explained, "You told me to ignore her. I wouldn't dare to defy you. She keeps sending me messages asking for help. I …"It wasn't that Benji had never thought of blocking her number. He just couldn't bear to do it, given how much she looked like Ashley.The moment he had received her first SOS message, he had secretly looked into her curren
A light breeze blew by in the courtyard. Agatha slowly recounted the past.Back then, Daniel and his wife, Katherine, had just had Mark. The entire Carrington family had been celebrating.They had doted on Mark and taken him wherever they went.That day, they had headed out. Before they'd known it, Mark had been taken away.Just when Daniel and Katherine had been on the brink of losing it, they had received a call from the kidnapper to bring the ransom to a specific spot.They had gotten the money and driven there without any hesitation. No one had thought that they would ever return after that. Even Mark had disappeared.When Agatha finished recounting this, her cup of tea had already cooled.She wiped her tears away. She said through a catch in her throat, "Katherine was hugging the bag of money tightly until the moment she passed away, as though she were hugging you."Mark furrowed his brows. Now that he'd heard the truth about Daniel and Katherine, he should have felt pain
As Yvonne left the room, she could tell that Stephen's mood was much better.She looked at him. "Are you thinking of something nice?""No." Stephen looked at Yvonne with a rare twinkle in his eyes."Let me take you to breakfast." Before Yvonne could respond, he took her hand and led her to the elevator.Thinking about how he'd stood outside her room the entire night, Yvonne decided to let him hold her hand.Then, her thoughts drifted to Otto. Somehow, she had a bad feeling.…At the same time, Mark was in the courtyard of Carrington Mansion. He sat next to Agatha and poured some tea for her.He handed her a cup of hot tea. "Great-Grandma, try this."When he noticed that Agatha had no reaction, he called out to her once more. "Great-Grandma?""Huh?" Agatha came to her senses. She looked at Mark in confusion. "What is it?""You've been distracted since yesterday. Are you thinking of something?" Mark asked.Agatha shook her head. "Nothing." Then, she picked up her teacup and
Yvonne stood by the door of the bedroom and looked at Otto, who was looking out of the window in a daze on the bed.The sun shone on his face. He looked quite hungover and had a sickly pale face.Yvonne hesitated for a while before saying gently, "Mrs. Jenner called me last night. She's worried about you."Otto didn't respond.Yvonne went in closer and added, "She said that you called her and asked about your father. She found it strange."Mr. Carrington, why did you suddenly think about your father? Did Mrs. Carrington Senior bring him up yesterday?"All Yvonne got was silence.Luckily, she was patient. She sat on the couch and followed Otto's line of sight. Tiny dust particles were floating among the sunbeams. Yvonne also fell into a daze as she watched them float about.Suddenly, Otto asked, "Have you ever felt like your world was falling apart?""Hmm?" Yvonne was confused. "For example?""I mean, like the person that you trust turns out to be different from what you'd t
The next morning, Yvonne opened her door to see Stephen standing outside. She was caught off guard."What is wrong with you this morning? Why didn't you knock…"While talking, Yvonne noticed that Stephen was still wearing the same clothes as the night before. She furrowed her brows and asked, "Don't tell me you didn't leave last night? Have you been standing outside this door all this while?""Hmm." Stephen looked at Yvonne intently. "I thought you would've figured it out quickly."Yvonne was speechless, but she thought to herself that she'd slept like a baby the night before.She smiled at him. "Figure what out?" She noticed Stephen frowning as though he were on the brink of losing his temper.She quickly added, "I-I mean, you have to give me a hint, right? I've thought about it the entire night, but I still don't understand. My brain isn't functioning well."Stephen asked suspiciously, "You've been thinking about it the entire night?""Yes, which is why I didn't look for yo
"If I hadn't come to find you tonight, you probably wouldn't tell me anything about what happened tonight, would you?" Stephen asked in retort.It wasn't a big deal, as long as they returned safely. Yvonne wondered why she needed to report this to him.But she still smiled. "It's late. How could I disrupt your rest? It would've been the same if I told you about it tomorrow morning, right?"Stephen sniggered. "Yvonne, you still don't know where you've gone wrong."He suddenly went in closer to her. Yvonne instinctively retreated until her back was up against the wall. She glared at him."What on earth is wrong with you? I've already said that I would've told you tomorrow morning—"A punch went past Yvonne and landed brutally on the wall.Yvonne was a little stunned. She looked into Stephen's eyes and furrowed her brows. "Stephen, I don't want to quarrel with you for no reason. "Mrs. Carrington Senior went to look for Otto today. Calbert couldn't reach him the entire day, so he
Jane returned to the private room, distracted.She sat down next to Cory. She looked at him as he reached his hand out to her in confusion.Cory furrowed his brows and asked unhappily, "Where's the wine?""Wine… Yes! Wine!" Jane came to her senses. She was just about to get up when Cory pulled her back.He grabbed her by her chin and forced her to look at him. "What happened when you went out?""N-Nothing."Cory tightened his grip. Jane furrowed her brows in pain. "I-I… I saw Yvonne. She told me that she and Stephen got remarried.""What?" Cory relaxed his grip a little. "They got remarried?""Hmm.""So, what?" He had no intention of letting her go, and he looked at her sharply. "Does it bother you so much that Stephen got remarried?"Jane looked at Cory frantically. "Cory, what do you mean by that?""What do I mean? You know what I mean."Cory went in closer. His tone turned icy. "You used to pursue Stephen. Now that you know he's gotten married, you're in this shitty mood
Yvonne turned around to see Jane smiling at her ambiguously. She furrowed her brows. How were they always bumping into each other?Jane crossed her hands in front of her chest and leaned against the wall. She swept her gaze at Calbert and Otto. "Two guys and one woman. You sure know how to have fun!"Calbert instantly snapped, "What the hell are you talking about?""Why are you being so fierce? Did I hit the nail on the head?" Jane snickered. "Two guys and a woman came out of a private room in the middle of the night. Anyone would come to the same conclusion. We're all adults. There's no need to pretend to be innocent.""You—" Calbert was about to go up to Jane, but Yvonne stopped him."Since Ms. Ford is here, I'm guessing so is Cory?" Yvonne smiled, yet her smile didn't reach her eyes. "If you cause a scene here and this bar gets raided, guess who'll be the ones walking out here alive?"Jane's expression turned ugly. "Are you threatening me?""It's just a kind reminder." Yvon
Calbert and Yvonne managed to track Otto's car to a bar, thanks to the information they'd gotten from his staff. Otto's car was right outside the bar.Calbert looked at the neon sign and furrowed his brows. "Why is Otto here? Did what Mrs. Carrington Senior said really hit him so badly that he has to drown himself in alcohol?"Yvonne said nothing and headed directly inside the bar."Wait up for me!" Calbert went after her. He subconsciously protected her from all the drunk patrons.The lighting in the bar was dim. Many of the patrons were drunk and having fun.Yvonne and Calbert walked around the booth area, but Otto was nowhere to be found. They pulled a server over to ask if there was a patron by the name of Otto Carrington who had reserved a private room.Coincidentally, the server had just taken two bottles of wine to Otto's room. So, he led them to the private room.Calbert tipped the server before opening the door and entering. The entire room reeked of alcohol.He looked
After Agatha left, Otto stood in the same spot without moving.A long time later, Zac entered the office. He looked at Otto's back and asked quietly, "Mr. Carrington, will you still see the client?""No." Otto sounded heartbroken.Zac didn't dare ask further questions. He gently closed the door and reminded the secretary that no one was to disturb Otto.In the office, Otto was alone. He slowly walked over to the couch and slumped into it. His mind was in a mess."Alexander was the one who planned the kidnapping back then."Agatha's words rang in his mind for a long time.Alexander's young face appeared in Otto's mind, smiling at him affectionately."Otto! Amazing! Yes! Just like that!""You're amazing at badminton! You're going to make the country proud! I'm going to be so proud of you!""Otto, my son!"Memories of his interactions with Alexander flashed across his mind at that moment.Otto couldn't imagine that such a loving father would do such an absurd thing. Alexander