It was less than a week until the court adjourned.Thomas was extremely anxious. He had no option but to go meet the Robinsons with Monica and Kayla. Kayla and Xavier's marriage had been announced to the entire city. At this point, both families were seen as one, sharing the glories and downfalls together.He was sure that Arthur wouldn't just sit and do nothing at such a time.Thomas had just sat down. Before he'd said anything, Arthur asked directly, "What is the problem with your new product?"It was so embarrassing to describe the problem. Thomas didn't dare to look at Arthur. "Those designs were Tara Miller's. We never thought that Yvonne would have the patent rights to them. She … took Jones Jewels to court."Arthur's expression instantly darkened. He turned to look at Kayla. "How dare you use other people's designs to take part in a competition?" He'd thought that Kayla had potential. If she'd won and married Xavier, she would have added a lot of value to their family.It
Old Mr. Robinson had just poured himself some tea when he saw Caleb. He was slightly taken aback. "Caleb, why are you …"The next second, his gaze fell on Yvonne, who was standing next to him. He immediately said, "You two came together?""Yes, Old Mr. Robinson, isn't it a coincidence? I was just sending over some documents to Miller Jewels when I saw your butler inviting her." Caleb comfortably took a seat. "You won't blame me for coming over to crash your meal, right?"Arthur furrowed his brows. "What documents were you sending to Miller Jewels?""We're collaborating." Caleb smiled and looked at Thomas next to Arthur. "You are …?""Thomas Jones of Jones Jewels." Arthur simply introduced them before looking at Yvonne. "I asked you here today not to beat around the bush. I want to talk to you about the designs."Yvonne had already predicted this would happen. She immediately smiled. "There's nothing to talk about, right? Kayla took my mother's design to join a competition. She an
As they left Robinson Residence, Caleb walked next to Yvonne. "Ms. Miller, you're amazing for daring to be so bold in front of Old Mr. Robinson. No one in the entire Northerna City would dare to do that.""I was only arguing my case." Yvonne was a little exhausted. Judging by Arthur's reaction, he didn't seem like he'd easily give up on the Jones family. Perhaps the Robinsos might even put some money into Jones Jewels. If that were to happen, once this had passed, Jones Jewels would be resurrected once more.Just the thought of it irritated her. She didn't understand it. Was Kayla really that worth it?"But," Caleb reached his hand out to stop Yvonne in her tracks and gently continued, "You really have to think carefully. If this blows up, you'll become enemies with the Robinson family."Yvonne smiled. "Even if I don't treat them as my enemy, they were never planning to go easy on me."Since that was the case, she would rather just face them head-on. Moreover, the Robinsons might
The moment Xavier's plane landed, he went straight to Robinson Residence.In his study, Arthur was talking on the phone with the finance department of Robinson Group. Suddenly, the call was cut off. Arthur looked at the finger that was firmly pressing against the landline. He looked up and asked, "Why have you returned?""If I hadn't returned any sooner, you might have emptied Robinson Group's capital to help out Jones Jewels." Xavier continued, saying frostily, "I spent a huge amount of money on the green agate mine. There isn't enough on the accounts for you to do charity.""How much would a mine cost, you—""3.6 billion dollars."Arthur widened his eyes in disbelief. "Have you gone mad? Why did you spend so much on a mine? Have you considered how long it will take to recuperate? You're really getting out of hand! Spending so much money without discussing it with the board! Making decisions on your own!" Arthur was so angry that his chest hurt. "Robinson Group will die in your
Thomas grabbed Monica's hand, but she was out of her mind and terrifyingly strong."Don't stop me! I'm going to meet the Robinsons! They promised that they would help us! Is this how they help us? How could they just leave us to fend for ourselves?"Slap! Thomas slapped Monica in the face. Monica was baffled. She looked at Thomas stiffly and finally calmed down. Thomas, on the other hand, flared up and asked, "What are you doing right now? You've already destroyed our family; are you going to embarrass yourself in front of the Robinsons now?""What …" Monica couldn't believe her ears. "What do you mean I destroyed our family?""Well, am I wrong?" Thomas' face turned red with rage. "If you hadn't encouraged Kayla to use Tara's designs for the competition, would we have ended up like this today? Monica, I've always told you not to be so greedy! Stop with your fantasies of marrying your daughter into a rich family! You have to look at her capabilities too!"Monica pounced on Thomas
Seeing Monica's face turn purple from lack of oxygen, the butler jumped into action. He frantically went up to Xavier and grabbed his hand. "Sir, calm down."Xavier let go, but Monica had already passed out, slumping to the ground. The butler immediately bent down to check on her breathing. Thankfully, she was fine.He turned to instruct the bodyguards. "Take her back to the hospital and tell the Jones family that if they were to spread anything bad about the Robinsons, they'd suffer the consequences."When he turned back to look, Xavier had already stormed inside. When Xavier pushed open the door to Jasmine's room, she was standing by the balcony. From where she was standing, she had a clear view of everything that had happened just now. "What did Monica say to you?" Jasmine didn't turn around, keeping her back to Xavier."She said you used Tara Miller's design to win the competition too." Xavier's tone was so calm, it was terrifying.Jasmine said nothing but clutched her raili
When Monica woke up, Xavier was sitting by the side of the bed. The memories from before she'd passed out suddenly appeared in her mind. She clearly remembered Xavier's murderous glare!She was so frightened that she retreated while clutching the covers. "I—I don't want to die.""Tell me, what will it take to keep your mouth shut?" Xavier said coldly and impatiently.Monica was stunned. She soon understood what he was saying. "Jasmine had admitted it to you? She—""I don't want to hear anything else."Monica swallowed. "I'm sure you know what I want. Right now, we really need—""The Robinson Group doesn't have extra money at hand to save Jones Jewels." Even though Xavier wanted to make a deal, he wanted boundaries as well. He said with a frosty expression, "Deal with Jones Jewels on your own. The only thing I can promise is that I won't call off my marriage with Kayla, but it will have to wait until later. After all, things need to calm down.""No!" Monica panicked. "Jones Jewel
Clang! The blood-soaked knife was thrown right in front of Kayla. She shuddered as if she'd just seen a ghost. Stephen turned to instruct Julian, "Take her to the police. Press charges for intentional homicide on the streets."Julian nodded. "Okay."Kayla instantly panicked. She kept shaking her head and waving her hands. "No, I'm not going to the police."Julian couldn't grab Kayla alone. He turned to Lloyd, who was still rooted to his spot. "Are you coming to help or what?"Lloyd snapped out of it and quickly went up to help. When he got into Julian's car, he slowly came to realize that Julian had deliberately got him away so that they could give Stephen and Yvonne time alone!On the other side, Yvonne looked at Stephen's hands with furrowed brows. With the speed and strength of the attack, the cut was most likely deep into the bones. The bleeding had to be stopped immediately.Yvonne handed Stephen her handkerchief, but Stephen didn't react. She thought that perhaps he cou