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
Yvonne didn't notice Stephen's unwavering stare at her until they left the shipping container. She turned around and looked at him with a frown. "Can you stop staring at me? Do you want me to stab you too?""Did you come here for me?" he asked. Yvonne rolled her eyes at him. "Don't overthink it. I came here to appease my conscience." She glanced at the shipping container and diverted the topic. "You don't even know how to deal with such people, yet you came here alone. Do you have a death wish? "Your typical business approach doesn't work on ruffians like Dylan. Using violence from the start will end things way faster and easier."When Yvonne had been on her way here earlier, Howard had roughly filled her in on what kind of person Dylan was. That was why she had chosen to act so aggressively. However, that had been a risky move. Although it seemed like she had asserted authority over Dylan, they still needed to see if further problems would arise in the future. As she thoug
Reluctantly, Yvonne opened the door. She leaned against the door frame and stretched out her legs, showing no intention of letting him in. "What's the matter?" she asked lazily."I forgot to ask you how you knew that I was at the border." His voice was soft as he looked straight into her eyes."I saw Noah. He spoke a lot and inadvertently made me realize something," Yvonne said briefly, pulling a long face. "I've known Mark for a long time, and I understand him better than you do. There's no way you'll gain any advantage by making a deal with him. You've seen it yourself. Even if Mark requested shares from you, he isn't genuinely interested in collaborating. "He's aiming for complete control of Anderson Group and a person he can manipulate. Currently, Noah fits the bill perfectly."Hearing that, Stephen frowned slightly. "El told you?""Yes." Yvonne sneered. "He's my son, so naturally he's on my side. Why would he listen to you? Mr. Anderson, it's amusing that you would actuall
Someone had stabbed Stephen in the back with a knife. Thankfully, it didn't hurt any vital parts of his body, so he wasn't in much danger.Meanwhile, there weren't any fire incidents at the hotel. Someone had deliberately triggered the alarm system. They had done it in the surveillance cameras' blind spot and then blended into the crowd. Hence, no clues could be found in the surveillance footage. Yvonne relayed the information she received to Stephen, who was lying on the bed. "It's hard to say whether the person who activated the siren is the same one who hurt you." She sighed softly."It's going to be hard to track them down, isn't it?" Stephen asked nonchalantly.Yvonne cast a look at the bandage around his waist. A hint of killing intent glinted across her eyes. "Not really."She had just stabbed Dylan in the morning, and someone had sought to harm her at night. It was possible that this was Dylan's revenge on her. "Hmm?" Stephen looked at her with a probing gaze.Yvon
"I was tempted ..." Dylan swallowed nervously and explained, "Not long after you left yesterday, a man came over and gave me a huge sum of money. He asked me to send someone to the hotel ..." He continued, "At that time, I was furious. That man said he could teach you a lesson. Also, the money he offered was just too much. My greed got the better of me, so I asked one of my men to go with him." Dylan stole a glance at Yvonne and asked softly, "Did something happen?"Yvonne was so angry that she slapped his head. "You didn't know anything, yet you had the guts to send your man over?"Dylan covered his head with his hands."I was too blinded by anger. That subordinate of mine hasn't returned until now, and I can't reach him either. Considering that I've lost one of my people too, can you please spare me this time?" For a long time, Dylan didn't dare raise his head to look at Yvonne. Deep down, he was extremely frustrated. It had never occurred to him that he would one day be c