"Grandpa, I would like to call the engagement off as well." When Philip heard that, he looked at Ariel in disbelief. "W—what are you talking about, Ariel? Are you thinking straight?"Enduring her heartache, she shook her head. "I'm serious. Since Stephen doesn't want to marry me, what's the point of forcing him? Grandpa, forced marriage doesn't bring happiness.""No ... It shouldn't be like this ..." Philip was at a loss. He couldn't figure out what Ariel was thinking. All this time, Ariel's biggest wish had been to get married to Stephen. She had even sacrificed so much for it. How could she simply give up on it now?Ariel's heart stung like hell. But there was nothing else she could do but force a smile. "Isn't loving someone all about wanting them to be happy?"Philip seemed to have thought of something and immediately pulled a long face. "Did he threaten you?""No, I'm the one who wants to give up on this marriage." Ariel glanced at Stephen. Her eyes were filled with uns
After the confrontation, Philip stopped contacting Stephen. Everyone in Anderson Mansion was wise enough not to bring the whole thing up. They didn't want to make Philip angry.Meanwhile, Stephen's days went on as if nothing had ever happened. During this period, he only received a text from Linda, encouraging him to follow his heart's desire. But no one knew that Yvonne had already blocked him.He decided to reach out again after the whole mess had subsided.However, before that could happen, Elvin made an appearance. Since Julian knew Elvin well, he knew who it was when the front desk told him a child was looking for Stephen.Julian wasn't one to take his boss' affairs lightly, so he headed straight for the conference room. Yet the tense atmosphere that greeted him when he got there made his steps falter. Julian stopped and assessed the situation.It seemed like the meeting between Noah and Stephen had taken a turn for the worse while Julian had stepped out to answer the p
"Because I'm about to own more shares," retorted Noah confidently. After the fallout in the conference room, Noah felt like there was no use hiding it anymore. He approached Stephen with a smug look. "Say, what will our dad do when he finds out that you transferred 20% of your shares to Emerald Group?"Stephen frowned and grabbed Noah by the collar. "Who told you that?""Who do you think?" Noah sneered. A flustered Stephen was such a sight to behold. "You're the one who gave the shares away. Better prepare yourself for the consequences. After all, you won't be able to control the outcome."Noah then rapped Stephen's shoulder mockingly. "Yelling just shows how desperate you are."Stephen refused to let go of Noah. His eyes were brimming with murderous intent. He hadn't expected Mark to transfer the shares to Noah right away. It was clear Mark had done it to make Stephen and Noah fight each other. Noah was an ambitious man. More shares meant he could demand more power in An
"I saw online that you want to remarry my mommy." Elvin fixed his eyes on Stephen and enunciated his words clearly. "I don't agree."Stephen frowned. "It's not your place to object to it.""My mommy won't get married to you again. You're a bad man. I don't like you, nor does my mommy," Elvin continued. Stephen's face darkened. "Then in your eyes, who's a good man? Caleb?" "Yes!" Elvin replied resolutely. Julian immediately stepped forward to defend Elvin and looked at Stephen with a troubled expression. "Mr. Anderson, don't take his words to heart." Yvonne cared deeply about Elvin. If Stephen were to do something to the little boy for real, things would only get worse.Stephen knew that Julian was telling him to calm down. Closing his eyes, he took a deep breath and ordered coldly, "Send him back to where he came from." "I'll do it right now." Julian nodded in a hurry. He turned around to pull Elvin along with him. However, the little boy shoved Julian's hand off and gla
Stephen was surprised when he received a call from Yvonne in the middle of the night. With an imperceptible curl at the corners of his lips, he answered the phone. "What's the matter?"Yvonne cut straight to the chase. "Are you in your right mind? Why did you give shares to Emerald Group?"Stephen was stunned. It seemed like it had been a waste of time talking to Elvin today. The kid simply didn't listen to him."Did you meet Mark?" Yvonne continued without waiting for his reply.She had been thinking about this since dinner. The only explanation that she managed to think of was that Stephen had made a deal with Mark. "Stephen, can you not be a smart alec? I don't need you to intervene in my affairs. Don't think that I'll be grateful to you just because you gave 20% of Anderson Group's shares to Emerald Group." Yvonne was bent out of shape. "Do you have any idea how foolish it was to fall into Mark's trap?" "I do," he replied. "But I'd still make the same decision even if I
"I just want to have a chat with you. Why are you keeping me at arm's length, Ms. Miller?" Noah approached her and curled up the corners of his lips. "I heard that Stephen wants to remarry you. What do you think about it?""I don't think this has anything to do with you, Mr. Noah," she said. However, Yvonne's indifference didn't stop him from getting closer to her. He stood right in front of her, so close that he could get a clear look at her delicate face when he lowered his eyes. Noah's eyes glinted. "Ms. Miller, I told you that we could become great business partners. My opinion on that still hasn't changed. I'm still waiting for you to reconsider it."He added, "You know, I think highly of you, Ms. Miller. I don't want you to make the wrong decision." He raised his hand and wanted to push the loose strands of her hair from her shoulder.However, Yvonne took a step back and dodged his touch. "Whether it turns out to be right or wrong, the decision is still mine."Noah wa
"Mr. Stephen has gone to the border. There are some problems with the dock development project. He told me to stay at Anderson Group Tower to keep an eye on Mr. Noah, so I didn't follow him there."Julian added, "Ms. Miller, I know I shouldn't say much about this, but I'm really worried about Mr. Stephen."Julian didn't make things clear over the phone. However, Yvonne could guess that Stephen's visit to the border must have something to do with Mark. After sorting out her work at Miller Jewels, she booked the earliest flight to the border. No matter what, Stephen was entangled in this mess because of her. She couldn't just sit by and do nothing. When the flight landed at the border the next morning, Yvonne called Howard to pick her up. Since Yvonne's visit was so sudden, Howard couldn't help feeling curious. "Why are you here?" he asked as soon as he saw her."Has there been any news about Mark lately?" Yvonne got straight to the point right away. That made Howard uneasy. "
"I dislike people like you the most! You guys always have a mask on, and your words are nothing but lies!" Dylan spat on the floor and continued, "Listen up, I'm not going to let you guys have the dock! Tell your people to leave as soon as possible. Otherwise, I'm going to have you killed and hang your corpse out for everyone to see!" The border had always been in a state of turmoil, with violence and firearms going unchecked. If Dylan dared to say something like that, he naturally had the ability to do so.However, Stephen showed no signs of fear. Staring straight into Dylan's eyes, he said, "I've already acquired the dock. Your business is nothing more than a small logistics company. Do you think you can keep the dock with you just by taking my life?""You ..." Exasperated, Dylan pressed the broken glass against Stephen's neck. "Damn! Are you not afraid of death?"The sharp end scratched Stephen's skin, leaving a streak of red. Nevertheless, there were no changes in his expr