"Now that the truth has been exposed, do you really think Thomas will still accept you into his company?" Yvonne picked up her phone, a faint trace of a smile still perched on her face as she looked at Sarah. "I'll help you find out what his answer is right now." She dialed Thomas' phone number as she spoke.Soon, Thomas' voice boomed from the other end of the line, as Yvonne had already enabled speaker mode. "What is it?"His tone had a slight lilt, as though he was anticipating drama coming his way. Perhaps Thomas thought that Yvonne had been left without a choice and that she intended to ask for his help."I'd like to ask you about something. I wonder if you know Sarah Thompson. She's one of my employees, you see." A mocking smile curled on Yvonne's lips as she continued, "She told me that she's about to resign from this company so that she can become a senior executive at Jones Jewels."Silence ensued for a moment before Thomas replied, "I don't know whoever that is.""Oh?"
Unexpectedly, Miller Jewels' year-end show was still going on. However, the presentation format was changed to online broadcasting. That night, countless audience members flooded into the broadcasting room. One of them happened to be Thomas.He sat before his computer with the intention of seeing what tricks Yvonne had up her sleeve.At 7 pm sharp, both Yvonne and Nicole showed up on the broadcast together. Yvonne had even added a little surprise to her makeup to maximize the popularity of the broadcast. She'd decided to paint over the scar on her face so that it matched her makeup. Yvonne's face now sported a rose, which had yet to bloom. She had already been beautiful from the start, so she looked even more gorgeous with the rose complementing her looks.The moment she showed up in front of the camera, everyone started commenting on her appearance."Ms. Miller looks gorgeous tonight!""As expected, no woman is truly ugly! It's just that some women are too lazy to maintain thei
Stephen was also watching the broadcast at the same time. Once Yvonne left the broadcasting room, he got up from his chair before heading toward the basement.When she heard a noise coming from the entrance, Camille started pounding on the door like mad, despite Charles' attempts to stop her. "Stephen Anderson! Return Conan to me right now!"Stephen stopped outside the door before saying coldly, "I'll let you reunite with him as long as you tell me who performed the surgery on him.""Conan is still your brother at the end of the day, Stephen! Must you be so cruel?"Charles' expression was stormy, yet he continued to mock Stephen. "I've lived for so many years. I never expected that my own son would lock me up in the basement. I've always thought that you were the cold and distant type, you know? Who'd have known that you truly are heartless? God will definitely punish you for doing such things!""Well, none of you are scared of God, so why should I feel that way?" Stephen chuckled
That night, Miller Jewels' broadcast was a huge success. Not only was Nicole able to sell every single gem, but the company also ended up being featured in several trending topics, which took over the trending list.The next morning, the marketing department made a report based on the sales and popularity of the broadcast. The results were even better than everyone expected. Nicole could feel the invisible weight finally lifting from her chest.Once the meeting was adjourned, she decided to stay back. Then she gushed eagerly, "I knew that you would have a solution for this crisis, Ms. Miller! I was already prepared to redesign everything, but to think that you'd end up selling the gems! Seriously, no one expected that! Selling the gems is a safer move compared to coming up with hasty and crude designs!"Nicole was very impressed. "Ms. Miller, I think you have the solution to all the problems in this world! You're too amazing!"Yvonne just smiled in response. "It's still useless wit
Monica had been missing for more than 48 hours.The police split up into groups to search for her. One group went along the riverbank looking for her, while another interrogated the men who had been following Monica.Their statements were the same. They said that they had drunk one too many that night when they had bumped into Monica. They had chased after her under the influence of alcohol but lost her in an alley. They refused to admit that they had any ill intentions. The surveillance footage hadn't captured anything else other than them following Monica.Thus, after a day of cooperating with the police, they were let go after being given a lecture. According to the statement and the surveillance footage, the police speculated on the worst-case scenario that could have happened."Mr. Jones. We'll arrange a search of the river today; please prepare for the worst."Thomas lost it. He grabbed the police officer's hand tightly. "W—what do you mean by that? What about that group of
Coincidentally, Yvonne and the Jones family reached the police station one after the other.Yvonne was in the interrogation room. When the police opened the door, they could hear Kayla's shrieks and sobs. As the door closed, it blocked all outside noise. The soundproofing was excellent."Has Monica been found?" Yvonne asked."Yes." The police officer handed Yvonne a glass of warm water. "They have gone to the scene of the accident to verify the body. The body is being sent for an autopsy. The family is determined that she was murdered."Yvonne chuckled. "And they suspect me of killing her?""According to them, Mrs. Jones had always said that you wanted to exact revenge on her and even got someone to stalk her." The police officer sat opposite Yvonne. "Don't worry. We'll get to the bottom of this. We won't wrongfully convict someone nor let a criminal walk free."Yvonne nodded. "Hmm. I trust you all. Ask me anything. I'll cooperate."…An hour later, Yvonne walked out of the int
Xavier paced about by the entrance of the building, thinking about how to approach that young girl. He turned around and bumped right into her.The young girl seemed to have dropped something. She immediately bent down to pick it up. Before Xavier could have a good look, she'd already placed it in her pocket. She muttered an apology and was about to leave.Xavier quickly grabbed her hand. "Where are you going?"The young girl found it odd. "Who are you?""I'm … just curious." Xavier felt a little awkward. Seeing her up close, he realized that she looked even more like Diane. He said without thinking, "You look a lot like someone I know."The young girl furrowed her brows. Was this a kind of pick-up line?"I'm sorry, but I'm in a hurry. I don't have time for you right now. Please look for other girls." Then she retracted her hand and stepped onto her skateboard, skating out of Xavier's sight.Xavier felt helpless, so he looked at the building. He entered and saw the fat woman. "D
Monica's funeral lasted for three days. Many people came and went, but barely any looked sad. They were mostly just stopping by.Monica's death was like a stone thrown into calm waters, only causing a little ripple before resuming its silent ways.On the day of the burial, only the Jones family was left. Seeing her coffin being buried, Kayla slumped to the ground, sobbing. Thomas looked as if his soul had left his body, looking at Monica's grave with an empty gaze. Their surroundings were quiet; only Kayla's sobs could be heard.At that moment, Katie received a call from Ariel. She deliberately walked further away to pick up the call."Katie, I'm so sorry. I only just found out about your mom."Ever since Ariel had fought with her father, Tristan, she'd been locked in her room. Tristan wouldn't even allow her to keep her phone. He wanted Ariel to submit to him, which was why he was so tough on her.It was too bad that Ariel was equally stubborn—like father, like daughter. She was