That night, when Yvonne passed by Elvin's room, she heard Britney's muffled voice coming through the door.She stopped in her tracks.Through the slit in the door, she saw two heads huddled over the laptop, muttering about something among themselves.Seeing that it was bedtime, Yvonne raised her hand and knocked on the door. "You two, it's time for bed."Surprised, the two children jumped up.Elvin shut his laptop right away, while Britney covered it by putting her doll on it. She looked flustered.Yvonne saw Britney's reaction and got suspicious. She pushed the door open and entered. "Are you two up to no good?"Britney shook her head fervently. "Nope!"On the other hand, Elvin was calm. "Nope.""Hmm?" Yvonne swept a glance at the laptop under the doll. "El, show me your laptop."Elvin furrowed his brows and refused coolly, "Mommy, you're invading my privacy.""Well, I'm your guardian. I have the right to do it based on my judgment of your current actions," Yvonne retorted
"What?" The children yelled in unison. They were shocked.Elvin was the first one to come to his senses. He asked, "Mommy, you're the one who got married to the evil man?""Hmm. Actually, I wanted to tell you this morning when Stephen came over for breakfast, but something came up and I forgot about it.""You two…" Elvin found it hard to process the news.On the contrary, Britney accepted it right away. "Does that mean you're my mommy already, Aunt Yvonne?"Yvonne was still thinking about it when Britney happily hugged her. "Mommy, Mommy!"Yvonne was stunned. Then, she smiled. She wasn't going to ruin Britney's happiness.Britney suddenly looked at Yvonne seriously. "Mommy, did you marry Dad because you love him?"Yvonne was perplexed. Why was such a little child asking such a deep question?"How should I explain this?" Yvonne cupped Britney's face. "Adult relationships and marriages are complicated. Love isn't the only thing that brings two people together. There are other
The next morning, the doorbell at Miller Villa rang.Edith opened the door and saw Stephen standing there. She was stunned for a while before she managed to ask, "Have you taken breakfast?""Yes." Stephen raised a bag in his hand and said in a deep voice, "I'm not here for breakfast. I'm here to deliver medicine.""Medicine?" Edith recalled that Yvonne had been limping when she had returned home the night before. She immediately understood. "You're here to deliver medicine for Ms. Miller? Her ankle was really swollen!"Then, she stepped aside to let Stephen in. "She should come down any moment soon."Chelsea came downstairs. When she saw Stephen, she stopped in her tracks.The sun shone in the living room. On top of his already flawless face, Stephen looked dashing in his suit. All it took was one look to get someone hooked.Chelsea looked at him in a daze. All she could hear was her heart thumping hard. She had seen many good-looking men in her life, but none of them had be
Outside the kindergarten, Stephen returned to the car after handing the children off to their teacher.Yvonne looked at him getting into the driver seat and said casually, "I told them.""Hmm, I can see that." Stephen started the car. "I'll take you to Miller Jewels. Arrange your work for this week. We'll go to Emerald Group this weekend.""So quickly?" Yvonne was a little surprised.Stephen looked at her calmly. "Haven't you been waiting for this?""Yes." Yvonne was delighted, but she remained calm. "Thank you, Mr. Anderson."Even though she remained composed, Stephen could still see that she was happy."Does getting to help Otto make you that happy?" Stephen asked coldly."It's alright." Yvonne cleared her throat. She subconsciously avoided Stephen's gaze. "The best thing is that I get to take my business back and have enough to go up against Mark."Stephen said nothing more. He looked ahead quietly and drove away.They said nothing on the way.When they reached Miller Tow
Before Yvonne boarded the plane, she sent Otto a message. "I'm heading back to Emerald Group. Let me know if there's news on the Carrington family's side."Stephen was next to Yvonne. He happened to see her phone screen and snickered. "Do you need to report your whereabouts to him all the time?"Yvonne rolled her eyes. "Whatever. I can't be bothered to explain such trivial things to you."Stephen immediately became unhappy. "What sort of attitude is that?""You're the one who started mocking me, and you're picking on me for my attitude?" Yvonne kept her phone away and hastened her steps onto the plane, leaving Stephen behind.Stephen's gaze darkened as he saw her walk ahead.…The flight was 18 hours long. Stephen and Yvonne didn't say a single word to each other once, despite being on the same private plane.When the plane landed, it was already the next morning. The two left the airport one after the other.Yvonne was used to wrapping her head in a silk scarf. She walked in
Garrett was the type of person who was friendly to everyone. The moment he started talking, he couldn't stop. The entire journey was filled with his pleasant, cheery voice.From Garrett's chatter, Yvonne learned that he was one of the members of Emerald Group in the past in charge of managing missions and assigning them. That was why he'd been able to get up to speed quickly once he had been transferred to the headquarters. He was a great right-hand man.In less than a month, Stephen had him promoted to the core department. As it turned out, Stephen had great judgment.Garrett had managed to shut up everyone who had questioned Stephen's decisions by proving his own capabilities and character.At that moment, Garrett was singing praises about Stephen to Yvonne."Age-wise, I should be Mr. Anderson's older brother, but I really respect him and am willing to work under him! I've been at Emerald Group for many years, so I can speak about this confidently. "Mr. Anderson is really
While they entered the headquarters' cafeteria, they bumped into many of Emerald Group's members. All of them only greeted Garrett and Stephen.Yvonne's head was wrapped in her silk scarf once again. She secretly sized everyone up.In half a year, Emerald Group had gotten a lot of new faces. Yvonne had heard from Otto before that Stephen had injected fresh blood into the Group. He had even changed their business model.Emerald Group, which had once been along the blurred lines of legality, had become much cleaner and more legitimate in their business dealings.Thanks to that, their influence had become stronger, and their businesses expanded a lot, too.It was exactly what Yvonne had wanted to do. She hadn't wanted people who joined Emerald Group to sacrifice their lives for the organization. She had wanted everyone to work hard in unity to manage the Group better. She had wanted every person who wandered to the Emerald Group to find a sense of belonging. Yet, before she could
After listening to what Garrett said, Yvonne gave Stephen a glance. He was a natural-born capitalist. He was great at buying people off.Stephen had just finished his tea. He placed the teacup down and looked at Garrett. "Emerald Group has always belonged to her. I was only taking it on temporarily during the past six months.""Mr. Anderson, you can't say that. Everyone respects you a lot. If you really give up, there will be internal conflict. Even if you hand it over to Ms. Y at that point, it will be hard to manage it."Halfway through, Garrett looked at Yvonne apologetically. "Ms. Y. I'm not saying that you aren't capable. It's just that everyone has strong opinions about this. They surely won't be able to come to terms with it immediately. I'm just worried that it will be hard for you."Yvonne looked at the two of them. She could vaguely sense a hint of a conspiracy going on."Okay, then, tell me what I should do," Yvonne said.Garrett immediately chuckled nervously. "How