Since Charles had been caught red-handed, he could only come clean to Stephen.Stephen's gaze darkened. "Have you ever thought that if this thing hadn't gone as planned, you might have dragged Yvonne, an outsider, into this as well?"Charles felt a little guilty, so he didn't dare look Stephen in the eyes. He said softly, "I really didn't know who else to ask for help other than Yvonne. Luckily, I went to her for help this time. She used to be part of Emerald Group. She knows how they work best—""I think you still haven't caught my drift." Stephen coldly interrupted. "No matter what, we should deal with our family matters on our own. You …""I know you're worried about Yvonne's safety, and you don't want to cause her trouble." Hearing what Charles said, Stephen paused for a while before saying, "Good. You know.""Stephen, since you still care about Yvonne so much, don't lose her again."Charles looked at Stephen and said seriously, "Yvonne's a great girl. She has helped us s
The Anderson family's fiasco had come to a standstill for the time being.Yvonne had spent some time working on Miller Jewels. Luckily, there wasn't much left to do. She had instructed Nicole on the most important things and reminded her to make sure the news was released on time to maximize exposure.After arranging for her work to be done, Yvonne decided to head to Emerald Group's headquarters three days earlier.Before she left, Yvonne talked to Elvin. She'd never thought that he would be used to her suddenly going on business trips. He even patted her on the shoulder and said, "Mommy, you go and get busy. I'll stay with Uncle Curtis and Uncle Lloyd."Yvonne didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She hugged Elvin. "As long as you take care of yourself, I’m more than happy."All these years, she hadn't been able to spend much time with Elvin since she was often away on business trips. When they had returned to Qynea, she had finally been able to spend all day with Elvin. She
Yvonne didn't say yes to Stephen. She snatched her luggage from him and glared at him."You're an outsider. You have no right to join the Annual Executive Meeting. Stop causing trouble for me," Yvonne said, leaving with Gwen.In the car, Gwen was just about to ask Yvonne about Stephen when Yvonne asked, "Have Claude and Leonard arrived?"Gwen was a little stunned. Then, she nodded. "They have been staying in the hotel, but the entire hotel has been booked. Emerald Group is guarding the hotel tightly. I don't think you can get in.""If I can't get in, I'll wait for them to come out." Yvonne leaned back. "I don't think Claude and Leonard are the type who can stay cooped up."…Sure enough, the next afternoon, Gwen told Yvonne about Claude and Leonard heading out to play golf. She even sent Yvonne the address for where they would be.Yvonne headed over to see them enter the golf course. She stopped right in front of them and smiled. "Leonard, Claude, it's been a long time."Leon
Stephen turned to look at Yvonne. "I'm helping you."Yvonne was enraged. "I don't need your help.""So, I'll leave?""You …" Yvonne pulled him back forcefully. She said through gritted teeth, "Don't you dare!"He had already made himself known. If he were to leave right now, Leonard and Claude would probably get suspicious!Stephen was in a pleasant mood after teasing Yvonne. "I've looked into them. I found out that they like to play golf whenever they get together, so I booked the entire golf course to wait for them.""Why are you looking into them? You—""I've told you. I want to help you." Stephen looked at her so sincerely that Yvonne felt rather uneasy. She looked away and grumbled, "I don't need your help. Stay out of this."Stephen ignored her. He shrugged Yvonne off and quickly followed Leonard and the others.Yvonne wasn't really interested in golf. She followed along while listening to them happily chat about golf. She felt a little bored.The golf course was hu
Meanwhile, Yvonne pulled Stephen over. She questioned him with furrowed brows. "Why are you going to the Annual Executive Meeting?"Stephen looked into Yvonne's eyes. "How many times do you want me to tell you?""Then, how many times do you want me to warn you?" Yvonne sounded exasperated. "Don't you know what sort of organization Emerald Group is? Don't you know the type of people you're going up against? Even the two old men you saw just now. They're extremely cunning!""Even if I'm heading into the lion's den, if you're going, I'm going too." Stephen continued, "Also, I'm not doing this for you. Emerald Group came after my grandfather. I'm not going to let it go just like that.""But …" Yvonne hesitated. "I can help you talk to them about this, but—"Stephen snickered. "Getting a woman to help me fight my battles? How much of a wuss do you think I am? I fought hard to attend the Annual Executive Meeting. You have no right to stop me. Who are you to stop me?"Stephen leaned
They entered a room. The server sent in some fruits and alcohol before leaving the room and closing the door.Instantly, the room was silent.Claude started a topic, recounting how fun it was to play golf with Stephen the other day."You sure hid your identity well! We only found out that you're the CEO of Anderson Group when we went back and looked into you!"Stephen nodded. "Compared to the two of you, my achievements are nothing."Leonard exclaimed, "You're being too modest!"Listening to their conversation, Mark raised an eyebrow with interest. "Mr. Anderson, I don't think you came all the way here just for a round of golf, right?"Stephen looked at Mark with an equally pompous stance. "I'm here to see you too. You promised to work together, yet you hurt my family. Aren't you going to give me an explanation?"Mark chuckled nonchalantly. "Mr. Anderson, what are you talking about? I have no idea. When did I hurt your family?""My grandfather fell into the lake, and then ther
Mark had no intention of looking in her bag. He choked Yvonne even harder. Yvonne continued to look at him firmly.When she was on the brink of suffocation, Yvonne suddenly had an illusion. She seemed to have seen Mark when he was young. He'd had a lollipop in his mouth.Leonard rebuked, "Enough! Are you really going to murder someone right in front of our eyes?"Mark let go. His expression was ugly.Leonard looked at the documents in Yvonne's bag. They were all the clients that Hope Health Services had served all these years. On top of that, there were reports on the profit that Hope and Miller Jewels had made.Money wasn't the main thing. The most important thing was the connections. Hope was internationally renowned. The people that they were in contact with were way beyond Emerald Group's imagination.If Yvonne became a Principal, Emerald Group would surely advance with the resources she had.Leonard and Claude looked at each other. Leonard said in all seriousness, "Clau
Later, Yvonne asked the server to bring her a first-aid kit. She stitched up Stephen's wound herself.Thanks to the numbing cream, Stephen no longer felt pain. He let Yvonne work on his wound while he scrolled through the internet with his other hand.Just as Yvonne had said, she was all over the internet at the moment.First, it was Miller Jewels. They announced that they would donate 70% of their profits from the year-end collection to Tara Foundation.Then, there was news about a gala that the founders of Tara Foundation were holding. They invited all the women entrepreneurs Tara Foundation had invested in to come and share their success stories.The gala was broadcast live to the public, showing them that many women had their lives changed because of the Tara Foundation!Everyone was singing praises for Yvonne at that moment. Her name was trending on the internet, and it was still gaining traction.Mark couldn't do anything to Yvonne when she had such high-profile attention.