"Sure." Yvonne pulled out a chair and sat down. "How much money do you want? Just name your price."Emma was overjoyed by Yvonne's generosity. She immediately held up five fingers."You want 500 thousand dollars?" Yvonne asked.Emma was shocked. She only wanted fifty thousand dollars! This woman was gullible!She swallowed and nodded."Sure. That's not a lot." Yvonne took out her phone and made a call to the finance department after asking Emma for a bank account."Transfer 500 thousand dollars to this account," ordered Yvonne.Emma couldn't hide her excitement at her words. She grabbed Yvonne's hand and exclaimed, "What do you want me to do? Just say the word, and I'll do it!""I want information on a certain someone." Yvonne withdrew her hand. "I heard you helped smuggle Mark and his mother across the border."Emma paled and instinctively backed up. "Take ... take back your money. I ... I can't tell you about Mark."She mumbled, "No wonder I heard a gunshot earlier. Mark'
Back when they had been in the transport vehicle, a young hoodlum named Ron Callum had also been on board with them.Perhaps Ron had heard rumors about them because he had known that the man of the house had abandoned Mark and his mother. That was why the mother-and-son duo had decided to leave.One night, Ron had accidentally bumped into Mark. He had grabbed Mark, demanding an apology from him.Yet despite his young age, Mark had been as stubborn as a mule. He had stared coldly at Ron, which only infuriated him further.Ron had cursed, saying, "You're a bastard who got abandoned by his father! And your mother is a mistress! Why are you acting all high and mighty?"Before he had managed to finish his insult, Mark had swung at him.Although Mark had been small in size, he'd still packed a mean punch. Ron had spat out a mouthful of blood from the hit. Enraged, he had immediately started beating Mark mercilessly in the compartment.At that time, Mark's mother had still been sick.
Katie followed behind Noah. Her expression darkened before she quickly put on a smile. "It went well. If everything goes smoothly, we should be able to get the goods shortly.""Is that so?" Noah sat down on the couch, gesturing for Katie to sit beside him.Katie nestled into Noah's embrace. She told him about the interesting things she had seen and heard at the mines over the past few days.Toward the end, Katie looked up at Noah. "During my trip, I found out Mark was the owner of the mines. Do you know who Mark is? He's a Principal of the Emerald Group. I didn't expect my father to have connections to someone like him!"Noah's eyes darkened at the name.Although it was just a brief moment, it didn't escape Katie's notice.She knew something was up, and her mind raced. With how things are turning out, she had to take the gamble. She didn't want to become Yvonne's pawn!"Noah, why are you being so quiet?" Katie asked. "Do you know who Mark is?"Noah retorted, "Why would I kn
Noah suddenly choked Katie and pinned her to the couch. He coldly threatened, "Katie, I didn't even hesitate when I tried to kill my grandfather. Do you think I would spare you? Dead men tell no lies."Katie showed no fear. "Won't it arouse suspicion from Stephen if you kill me now? Noah Anderson, I'm not afraid to die. I'm just worried ..."Katie raised her hand and grabbed Noah's arm with a small smile. "My death will only bring you trouble."It had only been a month since Philip's accident. If Noah's woman were to get into an accident as well, especially when she was his alibi for New Year's Eve, it would surely arouse some suspicions.Noah couldn't possibly be unaware of this."Instead of letting someone else take advantage of our fight, we should join hands to solve the problem at hand." Katie sensed that Noah's grip had loosened slightly."Noah, we've always been together. Hurting you wouldn't benefit me either. I said those things because I know I don't hold much weigh
Yvonne's heart sank. She hadn't expected Stephen to figure it out so quickly!She acted surprised and gave Stephen a shocked look. "Is Katie already on the move?"Stephen could see through Yvonne's act. He smirked and played along. "So, it was you. Tell me, how did you manage it?"Yvonne shrugged. "It was nothing, really. What you should be curious about is what Katie did.""But aren't you curious how many stocks Noah sold?" Stephen asked.Yvonne pretended to be curious. "So, how many stocks did he sell?""It was worth about 200 million dollars." Stephen huffed."That much?" Yvonne feigned surprise. "Katie is quite ruthless. Just 84.5 million dollars would have been enough."She continued, "However, the fact that Noah was willing to take out such a large sum of money meant that Katie has something over him. It's safe to assume that Noah and Mark conspired together to hurt Philip."Yvonne pondered for a moment. "But now that they've reached an agreement, we won't be able to mak
"Oh?" Yvonne arched her brow slightly and spared a glance at Noah. "What a great day, indeed." It turned out that Noah had not only invested 200 million dollars, but he had also involved himself in it.Katie was such a greedy woman. Recollecting herself, Yvonne picked up her glass of fruit juice and proposed a toast to Katie. "Congratulations on successfully marrying into a wealthy family as you wished, Ms. Jones." Katie frowned. She could sense Yvonne's sarcasm. Then, she curled up the corners of her lips into a bright smile. "It looks like I'll be your sister-in-law in the future. Despite everything that has happened, we still end up becoming family."Yvonne chuckled. "Well, you'll first need to have luck."Katie's face fell at once. "What do you mean?"Staring into her eyes, Yvonne continued, "What's with the change of mood? I'm just saying that I won't make the same mistake again. I didn't say anything about you not being able to get married into the Anderson family."
While Yvonne was thinking about how to ask Stephen to go back first, she heard him unbuckle his seatbelt. He got out of the car and looked at Caleb. "Do you have so much free time lately, Mr. Turner?"The atmosphere between them was nowhere near amicable.Curling up his lips, Caleb replied, "I'm not as free as you, Mr. Anderson."Although they had only exchanged a few words, Yvonne could sense the growing tension in the air. Feeling her head throb, she cleared her throat to ease the stalemate in front of her. Then, she looked at Stephen. "It's late now. Go home first, Mr. Anderson. Thanks for the dinner tonight."After saying that, she walked toward Caleb and said in a soft voice, "I need your help with something."Caleb didn't ask anything further. He simply followed Yvonne into the villa. As Stephen stared at their receding figures, his expression darkened. …Less than half an hour later, Caleb came out and saw that Stephen was still standing by his car. He couldn't hel
Yvonne had asked Caleb to investigate Mark's mother, Jennifer. Ever since then, she had been patiently waiting for his news. During this time, Carmen got someone to send an invitation to Miller Jewels to invite Yvonne to a banquet. Yvonne showed up at the venue on time.Carmen was surrounded by a group of wealthy ladies. The moment she looked up and saw Yvonne, her eyes instantly brightened. "Please excuse me. I need to go greet my friend over there."As she spoke, she gave the champagne to the waiter and stepped away from the crowd. Katie was standing not far away. She had been waiting for the people around Carmen to disperse. Upon seeing Carmen was on her own now, Katie approached her with a glass of champagne. However, Carmen continued walking ahead. It seemed as though she hadn't seen Katie. Katie followed Carmen's line of sight, only to see Yvonne in a long, red dress in the distance. She resembled an alluring rose.Several other guests had noticed Yvonne too. They kn