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
As soon as Katie finished speaking, the other guests began to whisper among themselves about it. Ariel was stunned. She couldn't think of anything to say and simply stared at Katie in shock. At this moment, Katie seemed so unfamiliar to her, unlike the person she had thought she was. Jodie couldn't stand it anymore. Pulling a long face, she retorted, "Katie, stop dragging Yvonne down! Aren't you aware of what you did? Ariel trusted you so much, yet you abused her trust and hurt her repeatedly! Do you even deserve to be her friend?" "I ... I only wanted to help her." Katie remained aggrieved. "Since you believe Yvonne's words, whatever I say is going to be useless." "Oh? What did I say?" Yvonne's voice came through before she stepped into the scene. Standing in between Katie and Ariel, Yvonne looked at Ariel and asked, "Ms. Clarke, did I say anything that drove a wedge between you two?"Ariel shook her head."I only taught you how to deal with those who casually leak medic
Yvonne went over to wash her hands. She had no intention to talk about Katie. Looking at her, Ariel said softly, "Thank you for just now." If it hadn't been for Yvonne, Ariel would probably have collapsed again under Katie's barrage of questions. Her resilience was extremely fragile at the moment. After washing her hands, Yvonne wiped them dry with a tissue and casually leaned against the side of the washbasin. "I was just speaking for myself. You don't have to thank me. But you should toughen up. Don't let anyone speak nonsense about you. Even if you can't think of anything to retort, you should just slap their faces so that they shut up on the spot." As soon as Yvonne finished speaking, she threw the tissue into the bin and headed to leave.However, Ariel grabbed her hand and asked timidly. "Yvonne, I've made a lot of mistakes before. Why are you still willing to help me?"Yvonne heaved a sigh. "I'm not helping you." Why hadn't she noticed that Ariel was such a self-abs
"She was a victim. Back then, she thought she could hide the truth by insisting that the child she was carrying was mine. Sadly, the truth was bound to be revealed sooner or later." At the time, when he'd found out that Ariel had slept with Benjamin, he had thought of confronting the situation. However, Ariel came from a well-known family. So he had realized that revealing the truth would not only ruin her reputation but also her life. Despite having to bear the criticism of being a heartless man, Stephen had remained resolute about Ariel getting the abortion. He had kept the truth hidden throughout the years for the sake of Ariel's dignity. Pulling himself out of his memories, Stephen spoke again after a moment of silence. "That child shouldn't have been born, nor should she have insisted that I was the child's father." Hearing that, Yvonne was so shocked that she was at a loss for words. She subconsciously reduced the force of her hands on his eyes. Stephen caught sight o