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
"I got married to her." Stephen looked at Garrett and said distractedly, "What's mine is hers. Not to mention the fact that Emerald Group has always belonged to her."Garrett's mind blanked immediately. He was in a daze for a while before he finally managed to speak."Mr. Anderson, you should have told me earlier! I was trying so hard to help you keep control of the Group. It turns out that I was just making a fool of myself!"I really don't understand you two. You were acting so strangely this entire time. I thought you were against Ms. Y taking back the Group! But it seems that it was just a trick!"Garrett almost lost it. He said bitterly, "Please don't take what I said to you to heart. Also, please don't tell Ms. Y about it. We will still recognize her as your wife."Stephen reached out to pat Garrett on the shoulder. "You did well just now. I'm really happy."Garrett was perplexed.What the hell did Stephen mean? Had he intentionally become part of Stephen's plan? How rude
By the time Yvonne finished drinking her beer, she had pretty much said everything that had been on her mind. She looked at Stephen, her eyes rather glassy thanks to the alcohol. She looked gorgeous.Stephen's breath caught, and his gaze darkened a little.Yvonne smiled and said seriously, "No matter what, thank you. You've turned the Group into my dream version of it."For a long time, Stephen said nothing. He merely looked at Yvonne intently.The room fell into silence.Yvonne felt a little uneasy. She feigned a casual tone and said, "Alright. I've already said what I wanted to say. It's late. You should rest."Then, she threw the bottle into the bin from a distance with a perfect arc.Stephen looked away as Yvonne left the room and turned to face the window once more.He raised his bottle as if raising a glass to Emerald Group, and then he downed the rest of his beer.…Two days later, Emerald Group had a board meeting at Yvonne's request.Garrett knew Yvonne's true ide