Taking the car to the hotel, Old Mr. Robinson and the others walked deep into the villas until they noticed a quiet, remote courtyard. As the house staff guided them, they entered the villa and changed into indoor slippers before heading to the tearoom in the backyard. Although it was called a tearoom, it was more like a greenhouse. As they pulled apart the beaded curtains, the aroma of flowers wafted into their noses. Arthur took a deep breath. He was just about to praise the manager for having such elegant taste when he saw a familiar figure standing behind the flowers.Yvonne plucked a flower and looked at the group of people. She smiled. "You're here."Arthur was stunned. Why was Yvonne here? Xavier was equally surprised, but Caleb was calmer than them. He smiled as if waiting to see what was going to happen next.Yvonne was in a simple gown that day, and she looked extremely elegant as she stood among the flowers. While Arthur and Xavier were still stunned, Yvonne calmly wa
Yvonne had predicted that Arthur would react like this. She shrugged casually. "I am indeed not better than you, but I still have the right to hold onto the Eight Saints figurines.""How dare you!" Arthur glared. "I won the bid for the Eight Saints figurines! What right do you have to hold onto it?""The fact that I'm in charge of it." Yvonne indifferently poured herself some tea and blew on the cup. "I'm not in a hurry to sell the Eight Saints figurines. Without you, there will still be other people who will come up with a high price. Since you're an old customer, I'm sure you know that Xenia's Auction rules this island, and I make the rules," Yvonne said sternly.At that moment, Arthur completely panicked. He started to believe every single word she said. He held onto this walking stick tightly and said through gritted teeth, "It was Kayla. She didn't want to see you and Xavier together in the same place."Xavier looked at Arthur, amused. "Isn't that enough? Is there anything e
Meanwhile, Arthur was led inside by a fat woman."Linda isn't back yet. Do you want to wait for her?" The woman went into the kitchen and made a cup of coffee for Arthur. Arthur scanned the surroundings. The three-story building wasn't spacious, yet it was filled with items scattered all around.The woman was into boarding, taking in a dozen or so foreign students. Naturally, there were many things around."This place might not be the best environment, but I treat them all very well," the fat woman explained with a smile.Arthur didn't take the coffee. He merely retrieved a check to pass to the woman. "This is Linda's living expenses for the next year. If it isn't enough, ask me for more."The woman looked at the number on the check and smiled widely. She immediately placed it in her pocket. "You're ever so generous, but …" she continued asking curiously, "All these years, you have given Linda so much money, yet you refuse to tell her who you are."Arthur said with displeasure, "
Late at night, the casino downtown was still lively, with people engrossed in gambling and alcohol. Amidst the crowd, a young girl rushed into the casino. Wading through the people, she took the elevator up to the fifth floor. The moment she stepped out of the casino, she heard the sound of someone wailing.Her heart sank. She quickly headed over to the source of the screams, which were barely muffled by the door.She pushed the door open and yelled, "Stop! I've brought your money here!"Everyone looked at her and stopped their beating. The man on the floor already had a swollen face beyond recognizable. The young girl's heart hurt badly. Tears almost fell. "Aston, are you alright?""Oh, is this your little girlfriend?" The man sitting on the couch with crossed legs whistled. "Not bad, Aston Chambers. You lucky bastard.""L—let Aston go! I—I have money!" Her voice trembled. She mustered up the courage to walk up to them. "How much does Aston owe you? I'll pay you back.""Can yo
After they left, Yvonne looked away.Gwen asked coldly, "What are you looking at?""Nothing, I just find it strange." In a foreign country far away, there would be a girl whose eyes looked extremely like Stephen's. Yvonne did not think much about that matter. She only felt that it was a coincidence. After all, doppelgangers did exist in the world.She held Gwen's arm and changed the topic while smiling, "Gwen, you were so cool just now!"Gwen glared at Yvonne curtly. "Stop with your flattery. I'm not that easily coaxed.""Come on, I've apologized a thousand times to you already. I promise I won't put myself in danger before giving you a heads-up. I'm serious. Don't you believe me?" Yvonne said.Ever since her talk with Mark, Gwen has been mad at her. Yvonne had tried many ways to coax her. She even followed Gwen along when she found out that Gwen was going to the city to check on the casino. It was too bad that it did nothing much.Gwen was determined that Yvonne learned her l
When the plane landed, it was night in Northerna City. Xavier received Monica's call, saying that Kayla had been recovering well for the past two days and that she'd been constantly asking to see him.Xavier hung up, turned to inform Arthur, and left. Arthur furrowed his brows in displeasure. Caleb looked at Arthur, secretly delighted. Since Arthur had found out about Yvonne being the director of Xenia's Auction, he guessed that the old man would have even more thoughts against Kayla.However, Caleb didn't even think that Arthur was forming a dangerous plan.…At the hospital, Monica immediately got up when she saw that Xavier had arrived. "Xavier, you're here."Seeing Xavier, Kayla's pale face finally looked better. She smiled. "Xav, I missed you."Xavier spoke expressionlessly: "You're much better.""Yes!" Kayla had been on medication for some time. On top of that, Monica had told her that Xavier was going to marry her. The good news had motivated her, and she slowly got bet
The first thing Yvonne did when she returned to the city was to hold a meeting at Miller Jewels. In her absence, Nicole had led the team well. The designs were almost done.During the meeting, Yvonne pointed out the issues with the designs and taught them on the spot how to edit them with improvements. The other colleagues listened to her attentively. On the contrary, Nicole was distracted. Yvonne had to call her twice before she snapped out of it.After the meeting, Yvonne asked Nicole to stay back. She asked Nicole in concern, "Is the year-end show too much pressure on you?"Nicole lowered her gaze and said feebly, "I'm sorry, Ms. Miller. I still think I'm not the right person for it. My colleagues in the other departments were right. I just graduated college …""This wasn't your attitude when I left." Yvonne furrowed her brows. "Tell me, who's gossiping behind your back that they dare to even question their boss' decision so freely?""No." Nicole waved her hands. "They're right
Nicole ran out of the office to a nearby café. She'd just pushed open the door when she heard Dorothy Sanders, her mother, call out to her affectionately, "Nicole, over here!"Her voice attracted many disgruntled looks from other customers. Dorothy was unabashedly proud of it. "My daughter Nicole works at Miller Jewels! She's amazing! Her boss likes her a lot! You all work nearby, right? Please take good care of my daughter—""Mom!" Nicole anxiously yelled and frantically pulled Dorothy to a booth. "What are you talking about? I'm just a newcomer. What have you been telling other people?""That's why you're amazing! You're just a newcomer, yet you've already represented your company in a competition! The other older employees couldn't even compete with you!" Dorothy spoke loudly. Nicole wanted to shut her mouth badly."If you're going to spew any further nonsense, just go!" Nicole warned through gritted teeth.Dorothy stopped and affectionately held Nicole's hand. "Nicole, it took