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
"You!" Monica spoke through gritted teeth, glaring daggers at Yvonne. "You bitch!"A slap caught Monica off guard. Yvonne had done it so swiftly that everyone was left stunned. Monica was seething. She raised her hand, wanting to return the slap when she got hit. This time, it was on the other side. Monica's ears buzzed, and her face burned.Yvonne sneered. "I dare you to call me names one more time. I'll make sure you receive equal amounts on both sides."Seeing that, Kayla stopped crying and looked at Yvonne with fear in her eyes. They were in the police station at that moment; it wouldn't do them any good to attack.The police went up to talk to Yvonne, pulling her and Monica apart. Monica was unhappy. She clutched her face and complained, "You all saw it! She hit me! Lock her up! You all—""Are you here to settle or fight?"Monica was at a loss for words at the police officer's question. She had no choice but to swallow her fury.Then the police looked at Yvonne and summar
After walking for a bit, Yvonne pulled her hand away. "Where did you send Kayla?""A place where she can learn her lesson." Stephen clenched his fists as if trying to remember the touch of Yvonne's wrist."You only have one bodyguard with you. That's not enough." Stephen looked at Lloyd while saying that. Lloyd could clearly sense the hatred in Stephen's gaze. He opened his mouth, trying to retort, but then he recalled how he'd indeed been slow to react today. If Stephen hadn't appeared in time, the consequences would have been unimaginable.Lloyd pursed his lips, blaming himself. Yvonne noticed and calmly said, "I'll consider it. You don't have to worry, Stephen."At that moment, a Porsche stopped right by the side of the road. Caleb got out of the car and headed directly to Yvonne. He noticed Stephen, who was standing next to her, so he greeted him first."Mr. Anderson, you're here too."Caleb smiled meaningfully. He looked at them both and said, "So … what's going on right
Stephen was silent. Caleb laughed even more delightedly. He patted Stephen on the shoulder. "Don't worry. I wouldn't dare compete with you. Yvonne and I are just working together. There isn’t an ounce of personal feelings here. You can go ahead, investigate, and see."Caleb said distractedly, "This is Turner Tech's way of earning extra income. I'm sure you won't stop me from doing this, right?"Seeing how Caleb was so open and honest, Stephen couldn't sense anything off at that moment. He frowned. "Just do good work with Yvonne. Other than that—""I promise I won't have any other intentions." Caleb raised one hand, promising Stephen. He then raised an eyebrow, smiling. "Truth be told, compared to Yvonne, I'm more interested in you, Mr. Anderson."Stephen glared at him coldly. Caleb had achieved his goal. He was thoroughly amused. How was Stephen still unable to take a joke?After Caleb left, Stephen received a call from James."Stephen, it's Stanley's birthday this Friday. I plan
Lloyd stayed in Yvonne's room until late at night, filling her in on every single detail about Curtis, from his past to his present and even his trivial daily habits.Only after listening to Lloyd did Yvonne finally get to know more about Curtis as a person. In the end, Lloyd suddenly realized that he might have said too much. Before leaving, he made Yvonne promise to keep it a secret.Yvonne promised him, and Lloyd returned to his room relieved.That night, Yvonne had a long dream. She was on a street with ruins all around her. In the distance, a group of men were engaged in a gunfight. They were retreating while firing back.Even though it was far away, she could hear the bullets. Slowly, the scene turned bloody. She blinked and saw bodies falling in front of her. Their blood splashed onto her clothes, dying them red.She lowered her head to see the fallen men. One of them was Curtis."Ah!" Yvonne woke up in shock. She looked up at the ceiling with widened eyes, gasping for air
"I've said it before. No matter what, I'll be on your side." Caleb smiled. "Pregnancy isn't a small matter. It'll be hard to hide it if you're doing it alone. Now you have a partner. I can help you as well if you need anything. Just trust me. I promise I won't tell a single soul."Seeing how Yvonne remained silent, Caleb used his sister as an excuse. "Even if you don't believe me, you should believe Rachel! If I were to do anything to you, she'd kill me. Even if I didn't care about how you saved my life, I still have to think about Rachel. She's my only sister; I don't want to become enemies with her."That finally convinced Yvonne. Although Caleb sounded a little glib, his eyes were clear with sincerity. It didn't seem like he had any malicious intentions.Yvonne's icy gaze melted a little. "If you do anything wrong, forget Rachel coming at you; I wouldn't let you get off that easily either."Caleb smiled. "Of course." He continued asking with curiosity, "What are you planning to
"No, I'm just …" Rachel bit her tongue and gave in. "Alright, I'll cut to the chase. Stanley's birthday is on Friday. They're planning to hold a party.""Stanley invited you?" Yvonne asked."No. Things got so awkward between us the last time. How could he possibly invite me?" Hearing the grudging tone in Rachel's voice, Yvonne couldn't help but laugh. "Are you regretting rejecting him?""No. I've already said it—that doesn't count as a rejection." Rachel bit her lips and said feebly, "I just yelled at him. Don't tell me we can't become friends just because of that?""If you could still be friends, Stanley would have invited you," Yvonne said seriously.Rachel was speechless and depressed. Why did Yvonne's words make her feel so terrible?Yvonne asked, "So, what are you planning to do now? Are you just going to go?""No, Stanley didn't invite me, but James did. I was wondering whether Stanley asked him to invite me …" Rachel stopped halfway because she thought she was being a l