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
Before Stephen left the airport, he saw Julian running over to him. "Sir, Ms. Clarke. She …"Halfway through, Julian realized Yvonne was standing behind Stephen. He shut up immediately.Yvonne took off her sunglasses and said casually, "What happened to her? I would like to know too."Julian looked at Stephen. After receiving permission, he reported truthfully, "This morning, Ms. Clarke had tried to kill herself in her ward. Luckily, the nurses noticed in time to stop her bleeding. But …" Julian looked troubled. "There were too many people in the hospital, so the news of Ms. Clarke trying to take her life was leaked. Someone even took photos of it. The internet is going crazy again."The people who had stood up for Yvonne by saying that Ariel was just trying to gain sympathy were now facing backlash. They were blamed for being the straw that broke the camel's back and making Ariel take her life.The uproar on the internet was much larger than the one the night before.Julian wa
"Ariel, what is it? I thought you always wanted to see Stephen?"Jodie went over to pull the blanket away. However, Ariel clutched onto her blanket even tighter. Blood was seeping through the dressing on her wrist."Go away! I don't want to see you!" Ariel shrieked. They could hear her choke up.Ariel didn't need a mirror to know that she was extremely ugly at that moment! How could she let Stephen see her this way?Stephen furrowed his brows and stopped Jodie. "Forget about it."Jodie stopped and looked at Stephen apologetically. "I'm sorry, Mr. Anderson. Ariel's moods haven't been too stable recently. She …"Jodie sighed. "I blame myself. I shouldn't have told Katie about Ariel's condition. I never thought she would be that sort of person!"Stephen's gaze darkened. "Katie was behind this?""Yes." Jodie nodded. "We have been keeping a tight lid on Ariel's condition all this while. What Ariel needs now is peace. "How could she risk such a thing? You saw it for yourself. Ariel
Ever since Katie had formed her studio, she had been recruiting aggressively, regardless of cost.Not only had she poached many of Miller Jewels' staff, but also QT's staff.Some time ago, the studio had officially launched its jewelry collection. Although it was only sold online, their sales were quite good. They had pretty designs and a lower price than the market rate.Katie had even proclaimed that they wanted to go against the premium of luxury brands and create a national brand that offered great jewelry at a lower price.The majority of the consumers agreed with her. If things continued to go this way, it would surely affect the other brands' sales."At a lower price?" Yvonne smiled slyly.Katie was really doing whatever she liked just because she had her own mine!Andy looked at Yvonne, and chills ran down his back.He knew from experience that whenever Yvonne had that expression, she was scheming against someone! That person would usually end up in a bad state too!"Y