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
"What you said is also what I want." Yvonne smiled and said slowly, "I don't want Emerald Group to revert to its old ways. The current situation is great. It'll only get better."I'm really happy to see the changes Mr. Anderson has made to the Group." She chuckled and added, "You're right. This seat should be for Mr. Anderson. I've just returned, so I haven't gotten used to it yet."Then, Yvonne took a step aside to make way for Stephen.But the next second, Stephen put his hands on her shoulders. Before she could react, he pressed her down onto the main seat.He stood next to Yvonne and swept a glance across all the executives' faces. "I had only stepped in to take care of things on her behalf for the last six months. Now that she has returned, it's only logical that she should manage the Group."I can assure all of you that Ms. Y is much more suitable to run the Group. Her passion for it is as great as all of yours."His tone was firm and serious.The room suddenly fell
As a result of Stephen's sudden announcement about his marriage, the meeting was adjourned before it had even begun.All the executives needed time to process the news. Even Yvonne needed time to get used to Stephen's sudden, unwarranted announcement.The moment they entered the office, Yvonne looked at Stephen in dismay. "Mr. Anderson, I'm really grateful to you for speaking on my behalf, but couldn't you have given me a heads-up beforehand? At least let me be mentally prepared."Stephen distractedly replied, "I'll pay attention to it the next time.""There is no next time!" Yvonne almost lost her temper. "Soon, this news will be spread through the entire Group. They will all know that I'm your…"Wife.Yvonne found it awkward to say the word out loud.She ground her teeth in fury. "Forget about it! It's pointless to cry over spilled milk right now."At that moment, a knock on the door interrupted their conversation.Yvonne walked past Stephen to open the door, only to see s
"To Beck and Call. I want to follow Calbert and look for Mark!"After Yvonne had gotten into the accident, Lloyd had asked Stephen if he could join Call and Beck. Stephen had been finding excuses to delay it, and Lloyd had waited patiently until that moment.Now that Yvonne had returned and he had also finished the mission Stephen had assigned him, it was time to get down to the real business.Seeing Stephen not say anything, Lloyd started to worry. "Mr. Anderson, you can't go back on your word!""Lloyd, Beck and Call isn't a place where you can go just on a whim." Yvonne furrowed her brows. "You can't go up against Mark with just brute force. I don't want anyone else to get hurt anymore, so—""Ms. Yvonne, I'd already made up my mind a long time ago. I know what sort of place Beck and Call is." Lloyd looked flustered. He was afraid that Yvonne and Stephen would find excuses to stop him from going again. "Gwen is gone, and Curtis is down. I can't just stay a coward forever, right
After that day, they no longer saw Lloyd. Yvonne got people to look for him in the headquarters a few times, yet no one could find him.In the end, Yvonne remembered what Stephen said.When she looked for Stephen, he was talking to Garrett and the others about work.When Garrett saw Yvonne, he enthusiastically greeted her. "Ms. Y, are you looking for Mr. Anderson?""Hmm." As Yvonne went closer, Harold lowered his head awkwardly. "Ms. Y, I was out of line when I said those things about you at the last meeting. I'm sorry. Please forgive me."Yvonne chuckled. "It's fine. I've already forgotten what you said."Harold looked up to see Yvonne smiling at him sincerely. He felt even more embarrassed.Stephen and Yvonne were married. He had overstepped by objecting to Yvonne. After the meeting, not only had Yvonne not made things difficult for him, but she had even given him space to leave with grace.Just based on this alone, her behavior was very different from how the past Principa