Yvonne was taken aback. "What happened?""When I found out where Mark was, I took some men over to his place, but I was still too late."Calbert was standing by the window, so the wind kept blowing on him. He looked at the wall covered in photos and post-it notes. It was all related to the Carrington family."Mark has also found out that the Carringtons dug graves." Calbert furrowed his brows. His tone was a little lower. "I'm guessing he's on his way to the Carrington family, or perhaps he's already there."Yvonne was silent. She listened to the wind rustling in her ear. Her heart sank. Things had turned out in such a way that they had spiraled out of their control. She had initially thought that only Agatha was looking into this. At that moment, it seemed like Mark was trying to get close to the Carrington family too. He might appear in front of Agatha at any moment.If Mark were truly the Carringtons' missing child, the entire Carrington family would be in chaos because of
Yvonne leaned against the bar counter and smiled. "You're right. I never thought this would be the case either."She looked at Otto as she supported her head against her hand lazily. The way he made cocktails was an exciting performance. She could never get bored of it.Soon, a pink cocktail was presented in front of her."Thank you." Yvonne picked up the glass and downed it in one go."You…" Otto couldn't stop her in time. He smiled helplessly. "You're wasting my efforts if you drink like this.""I don't know how to appreciate alcohol." Yvonne placed the empty glass down. "Right now, alcohol is a form of painkiller for me. When you take painkillers, do you care about their taste or their ingredients?"Yvonne looked at Otto. Her eyes twinkled like a galaxy."I bet in your eyes, I'm no different than an alcoholic, right?"Otto's heart fluttered. He looked away. "Not really."As he made the second glass, he added slowly, "I'm just worried that if you continue drinking, you won't
Edith hatched a plan. After lunch, she asked Yvonne out to go shopping.Yvonne wasn't suspicious of her at all. She thought that it was a good chance to get to know her surroundings, so she happily agreed.In the car, while Yvonne was distracted, Edith secretly sent Otto a message. She told him to take the time to foot their bill.When Otto received the message, he was in the middle of a meeting. He lowered his gaze to look at his phone and smiled faintly. When would Edith give up?When Edith didn't receive his reply, she felt a little worried."Where are we going?" Yvonne had asked a few times but could not get an answer from Edith. She looked at Edith suspiciously. "Mrs. Jenner?"Edith looked over at her, a little lost. Then, she immediately came to her senses. "I'll send you an address. Just follow the navigation on your phone."Yvonne furrowed her brows a little. "Do you have something else going on?""No," Edith denied directly. "We're just going shopping."Seeing how E
After they had just shopped for a while, Heidi said her feet were killing her, so she took all of them to a café.When the server brought them afternoon tea, Heidi started the conversation by saying, "This place is my favorite. Their mousse cake is the best.""Hmm, I've heard of it too," Ella chimed in."Ella and I are such a great match." Heidi looked at Ella affectionately. "If I had a son, I would surely want her to be my daughter-in-law!"The atmosphere turned awkward instantly.Clearly, Heidi was bringing up things she should not be talking about. Heidi pretended to have come to a realization and covered her mouth. "Did I say something wrong? I'm such a klutz. I say things without thinking. But…"Heidi paused for a while and said in a pitiful tone, "Edith, I really feel sorry for you. At least Ella comes from a proper family."She did not say it explicitly, but every word she said was targeted at Yvonne.Heidi could see that the woman in front of her was nothing great.
The next second, Yvonne grabbed Heidi by the wrist and placed it behind the latter's back, pinning her straight on the table.It happened so quickly that Edith looked at this scene in bewilderment. Heidi was in so much pain that she exclaimed, "L-Let me go!""I suspect that your hands aren't too obedient; I'll help you fix them. You don't have to thank me." Yvonne smiled, but her tone was frosty.Heidi panicked. "D-Don't think that just because you're Otto's woman, you can do anything you like!"Yvonne snickered and added force to Heidi's back, making the latter grit her teeth in pain."It looks like not only your hands are faulty, but your ears too. Did you not hear a single word Mrs. Jenner said?""You…" Heidi was flustered. "You're mental! You can dream of marrying into the Carrington family. If you dare to hurt me, I'll—"Halfway through, Heidi yelped.Then, Yvonne fixed the dislocated wrist back.At that instant, Heidi screamed so loudly that everyone in the café looked
Heidi arrived at Carrington Mansion with a bandage wrapped around her wrist. The moment she got there, she went straight to Agatha. "Grandma, you have to seek justice for me!"Agatha furrowed her brows. "What happened?""I took Ella shopping just now when we bumped into Edith and the woman Otto is having an affair with—""What?" Agatha interrupted her abruptly and grabbed her wrist. "Take me to them right now! How dare that woman appear right in front of me?""Ouch!"When Agatha saw Heidi in pain, she realized that she was grabbing Heidi's wrist, which was wrapped in bandages. She immediately let go of it. "What happened to you?""That woman did this to me." Tears welled up in Heidi's eyes. She said aggrievedly, "I really don't understand why a good child like Otto would fall for such a woman. Not only is she unreasonable, but she is also disrespectful to her elderly."Edith didn't stop her either. I…" Heidi forced a tear out. "I can barely recognize Edith anymore. She's lik
As Agatha's birthday party approached, Edith started to back out."Ms. Miller, why don't we…" She tugged Yvonne's hand and said hesitantly, "Why don't we just don't go? I'll get someone to send the gift over.""You came all the way here because you wanted to attend the birthday party, right?" Yvonne saw the worry in Edith's eyes. "Are you backing out because of Heidi?""There are things that you don't know about." Edith sighed. "Heidi might seem friendly, but she's an evil woman. I'd endured her mockery all these years because I wanted to maintain peace within the family."Seeing how angry she was yesterday, she will surely complain to Grandma. I don't know how much she is going to exaggerate about the incident."Edith shook her head. "Forget about it. Let's just not go.""No." Yvonne held Edith's hand. "You should go exactly because she will talk nonsense in front of Mrs. Carrington Senior. "You did nothing wrong. Why are you letting others wrongfully accuse you? Mr. Carring
Yvonne was in a daze when Otto's car slowly stopped right in front of them."Ms. Miller, time to go." Before Yvonne could react, Edith pulled her along to the car. Otto noticed that Yvonne was a little distracted. He asked, "What is it?""Nothing," Yvonne replied subconsciously. "Let's go."As the car moved, Yvonne secretly replied to Calbert's message. "Alright, I'll find a chance to head over."Even if Yvonne had done it quickly, Otto still noticed. He swept a glance at Yvonne's hands. His gaze darkened a little.…When they arrived at Carrington Mansion, the sun was already setting.Edith got out of the car. She looked at the brightly lit mansion. Her heart pounded hard.Yvonne handed her the gifts she had prepared beforehand and said gently to her, "We're here."Edith nodded and smiled affectionately in response.Otto stood next to Edith, reaching his bent elbow out to her, signaling for her to hook his arm.Edith wanted to let Yvonne do it when Yvonne took her hand an
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