After sending Bartholomew off, Otto turned to Yvonne and thanked her seriously, "Thank you.""You should thank Calbert too. He was the one who found out about Mark meeting Cory. He also found out about Cory's men's whereabouts, which is the only reason why we could rescue Georgie."Otto shook his head. "No. Thanks for being cautious too. You were on guard against Mark, so you were able to stop worse things from happening."Ms. Miller, I finally understand what you said. I can't go up against Mark alone. That's the reality." Otto smiled self-deprecatingly. "I was too arrogant. If it hadn't been for all of you, something terrible might have happened."Bartholomew openly supporting Mark during the meeting was a small matter. If anything had really happened to Georgie, Otto would have felt extremely guilty."You only realized this now—" Stephen had just opened his mouth when he received a warning glare from Yvonne.He gave her a side glance, clearly unhappy about it. Yvonne could
At Carrington Mansion, Agatha was infuriated when she heard about what had happened during the meeting that morning. She slammed the table hard.Andrew jumped in fright. He said timidly, "Grandma, calm down.""How could I calm down? She interfered with Carrington Group! If this goes on, she'll be the one calling the shots from now on!"Agatha was anxious. She suddenly started coughing.Heidi quickly helped by patting her on the back. "Grandma, don't get so worked up. The doctor just saw you yesterday. He reminded you to control your temper—""I don't need you to remind me!" Agatha had nowhere to release her anger, so she let it out on them."I don't believe those people can stop me from helping Mark become the heir! I dare them to piss me off to death! See how they answer my husband then!""Grandma…" Heidi looked concerned. "If you really wreck your health, you'll just be falling into Edith and Otto's trap, right? In the end, they were the ones who brought Yvonne here. "Think
"Actually, I don't blame Yvonne at all." Mark said slowly, "Emerald Group is an organization that values profit. Everyone is in it for themselves. Doing whatever it takes, by any means necessary, is common there."I knew a long time ago that Yvonne was a really ambitious woman. She had always wanted to take over the entire Emerald Group."Mark smiled. "She is indeed smart and capable. She became a Principal at a very young age. Technically speaking, it was Leonard and Claude who gave her the opportunity, but…"He sighed. "One of them is now dead, and the other is gravely injured. I don't know if they ever regretted letting Yvonne become the Principal.""This is absurd!" Agatha's eyes widened. "How could Yvonne be so cruel?""In Emerald Group, the winner takes it all. No one can blame anyone else but themselves for not being strong enough."Agatha pondered for a while before looking at Mark's leg. "Is your leg also because of…"Mark said nothing.Agatha was so furious that she
The next day, Agatha went to Carrington Group on her own. She headed straight for Otto's office, ignoring Zac, who was trying to stop her. She opened the door.Otto was talking to a client when their conversation was interrupted.Seeing how angry Agatha looked, Otto apologized to the client and told Zac to take him to a lounge room to wait for a while.Once they left, Agatha knocked on the floor with her walking cane. "You ganged up with outsiders yesterday to go up against your own cousin. Do you know what a terrible thing you've done?""Great-Grandma, you can't put it that way." Otto said calmly, "Ms. Miller and Mr. Anderson came over to talk business. They coincidentally came during the meeting and spoke a few words on my behalf. How could this be going up against—"Agatha laughed furiously. She raised her walking cane and hit Otto. "I'll have to teach you a lesson today. You need to learn the rules of the family!"She was old. The moment the cane came down, Otto grabbed it.
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
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
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
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