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.
In the video, Gwen was seriously injured. She was tied up to the bow of the yacht. The yacht cruised through the waves. The salty waves splashing on Gwen's injuries were bound to be extremely painful!Only Mark, that monster, would come up with such ruthless ways of torture!On the way to the docks, Yvonne was so furious that she almost bled from gritting her teeth.When she got onto the yacht and saw Gwen covered in blood and seawater, her fury reached its peak. She rushed to Gwen but was stopped by a few men in black."Mark! I dare you to come at me! I'm the one going up against you! It has nothing to do with Gwen!" Yvonne yelled hysterically. She had never lost her composure this way before.Mark held a glass of wine in his hand. He smiled at her mischievously. "Do you think I'm dumb? She belongs to the Group, yet she has always been helping you, an outsider." Mark raised an eyebrow. "Since I can't do anything to you, I can only vent my anger on her. But she's a tough one
In the end, Mark still handed Gwen over to Yvonne. Before Gwen lost complete consciousness, the last thing she saw was Mark leaving without looking back.She had followed Mark for more than ten years. In the end, she had been abandoned as if she were a piece of trash. He didn't even look back.Gwen was completely disappointed. Her heart sank.She only came around three days later.Yvonne had just given Gwen a round of acupuncture when she saw the latter slowly opening her eyes. She was delighted. "Gwen, you're up!"Gwen looked terrible. She looked at Yvonne in a daze."We're at Xenia's. I've been treating you for the past few days. You're seriously injured. You need bedrest for some time. If not, your injuries will leave a scar," Yvonne gently explained in a tone of guilt.Gwen had been whipped. Every whip had torn her flesh apart. On top of that, she had been drenched in seawater. It was extremely troublesome to deal with.Yvonne had almost cried while cleaning Gwen's wounds.
The driver dropped Yvonne off at the entrance of a garden tearoom. A server immediately led Yvonne in.Inside, it smelled of tea and flowers. The moment Yvonne entered the tearoom, she was attracted to the smell. Her worries seemed to have lessened, too.Yvonne approached Leonard and Claude. She said with a smile, "You two sure know how to pick a place. ""You were just always too busy dealing with the auction house in the past. If not, how could you not have known that such a great place exists?"Then, Claude gestured for Yvonne to sit. "Come and try Leonard's tea."Yvonne sat down and looked at Leonard, who was brewing his tea in silence. Yvonne didn't dare let her guard down in front of these two old, sly foxes.Leonard seemed to have noticed it. He handed Yvonne a cup of tea and said casually, "You're one of the Principals now too. We're equals."Yvonne immediately said, "How could I dare to consider you two my equals? In terms of age, you two could be my grandfathers! H
Leonard and Claude had first met Mark when he was 10 years old. Mark had been fighting his way through the slums at the border ever since he was young. He had been filled with hostility. He had fought as if he had nothing to lose.Whenever the people at the mines had mentioned him, they had often said he was just an orphan brat.The other children had constantly ganged up on Mark just because there had been no one to protect him. Once, he had smashed another child's head with a rock.The parents of that child had been violent people too. They had gotten a few thugs to beat Mark up.It had been a rainy day. Mark had been sprawled on the ground, brutally beaten up. He had been covered in blood, rainwater, and mud.He had been injured all over and couldn't even move. However, the murderous intent in his eyes had never diminished. It only grew even more intense instead.Just as a hammer had been about to hit his head, Leonard and Claude had intervened and stopped it.Ever since th
"No," Yvonne subconsciously denied it. She immediately felt sheepish, so she looked away. "I was just thinking about how my official stamp should be here soon."Gwen nodded. "It should be."Right at this moment, the door opened. Mark entered and approached Yvonne without any expression on his face. He threw a little bag and a folder of documents at her.Yvonne caught them and roughly glanced at the folder. It was all the businesses that were given to her.Not bad. Leonard and Claude had given her quite a lot. Other than her original jewelry brand and auction house, they had also given her an entire mining area at the border. She had even gotten a well-known drug company.Her net worth had just gone up by billions of dollars.She looked at Mark and smiled. "Thank you for bringing this to me, Mark."Mark's expression darkened. "Don't get too cocky so soon." He hadn't wanted to make this trip, but Leonard and Claude wouldn't budge. They found all sorts of excuses to force him to
Soon, Gwen's condition got better. The handover of the businesses was almost done as well. Hence, Yvonne no longer had a reason to stay.Before leaving, Yvonne constantly reminded Gwen to care about her wounds. Gwen laughed at her. Yvonne was younger than her but still nagged her like her mother.Yvonne was relieved to see that Gwen was in the mood to joke.When Yvonne reached the airport, she saw Stephen. She wasn't surprised. After all, the island wasn't huge. Checking when her private flight would take off was a piece of cake for Stephen.Yvonne said to him curtly, "You'll have to pay for the entire trip if you're coming on board."Stephen chuckled. "I've never heard of hitching a plane ride."Yvonne rolled her eyes at him. "If you don't want to, fine. You can go to the city to find a direct flight."If Stephen hadn't taken the knife attack on her behalf, she wouldn't want to take him with her.Stephen stopped teasing her and followed her into the plane.As the plane took o
"Why did you do that?" Ariel shrieked and glared at Katie with reddened eyes. "Why did you post things about me online!"Katie was stunned. "I—I'm doing this for your own good.""For my own good?" Ariel laughed, tears falling down her face. "You posted about my privacy on the internet and let the world laugh at me! But you say you're doing this for my own good? Katie, I have always treated you as my best friend. Why are you doing this to me? You're the one who made me end up in the hospital. Do you know that?"When Ariel had seen the news that night, she'd experienced a huge blow after realizing her best friend had betrayed her. Her depression had flared up. She had laid in bed, twitching, until she passed out.Jodie had tried calling her multiple times. When she couldn't reach Ariel, she had rushed over to her house and sent her to the hospital.For the few days she was in the hospital, Ariel had been constantly crying. No one could get close to her. She could only sleep after