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
"Everyone shut up!" Lloyd bellowed. The audience quieted down at once. Everyone who frequented the boxing gym knew that Lloyd was like a maniac when he was in the ring.At first, some had wanted to challenge him because of the reward, but every one of them had been scared half to death by Lloyd's manic behavior.Besides, even if someone had managed to defeat Lloyd, he had continued to challenge them to a fight until he had defeated them to the ground.After some time, Lloyd had gained a reputation, and no one dared to mess with him anymore.That was why all Lloyd needed to do was glare at them to make them shut up.However, just as everyone was eagerly waiting for Lloyd to accept Yvonne's challenge, he took off his gloves and pleaded, "Ms. Yvonne, don't joke with me. How would I dare to fight you?"Everyone was baffled by his words. Was this the maniac that they knew?"It's fine. Fight me." Yvonne's expression was icy. She took the boxing gloves and stuffed them back into Lloy
"I…" Lloyd looked at Stephen for help. "Mr. Anderson, w-why don't you help me explain this?"Yvonne turned to look at Lloyd. "This is your business. Don't drag others into it." She deliberately threatened him, "If you don't come clean, I'll break your other rib to make it even."Lloyd immediately raised both hands in surrender. "Alright, alright. I'll tell you."Then, he told her about the stellar achievements he'd made in that boxing gym in the past six months. He even smugly raised an eyebrow. "Ms. Yvonne, aren't I great?""Nonsense!" Yvonne reached her hand out and knocked Lloyd on the head. "What's so good about fighting? All you do is get hurt, yet you're proud of it? You're wasting your life away."Lloyd clutched his head and retreated backward. "I don't have any other skills, so I can only rely on my fighting skills. If not, what else can I use to go up against Mark? I'm not as smart as you two…" He trailed off as he spoke.Yvonne was stunned. "You really want to look
Meanwhile, the Carringtons were gathered in the living area at Carrington Mansion."Grandma left with a whole team of bodyguards this morning. Does anyone know what she's doing?""I asked her, and she said she was going to give us a surprise. She was beaming. I've never seen her that happy before.""How strange. She even called all of us to come home in advance. I'm guessing she has something important to announce.""She's already so old. What could be so important that she needs to go through so much trouble?"While everyone was talking amongst themselves, Heidi arrived. "Why is Grandma looking for us?"Seeing Heidi looking annoyed, Martha asked curiously, "What is it? Did you have plans?""I just bought flight tickets yesterday. I was planning to go to Northerna City to get my ungrateful daughter back. Luckily, the flight is in the afternoon, so I still managed to come here."Heidi scanned the room and said, "Where is Grandma? Is she not here?""She left with a team of bodyg