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
"Do I need you to meddle in my business?" Noah was angry. "Carmen is the acting president of Anderson Group. You attended her banquet as my fiancée and made a fool of yourself in front of her. Now you're saying you did it to help me out?" Letting out a laugh in exasperation, he grabbed Katie's chin."Because of what happened last night, Carmen has an extremely poor impression of you. She will definitely favor Stephen more at the shareholders' meeting next time.""How can someone as dumb as you have the guts to make trouble at the banquet? I'm seriously wondering if you're someone sent by Stephen to stay by my side!" As soon as he finished speaking, he fiercely shoved Katie's face away. Katie's cheeks stung. She didn't dare turn around to look at Noah. "I ... I wanted Ms. Lynch to know that Yvonne isn't a decent person either. Ms. Lynch didn't even spare me a glance, yet she treated Yvonne so warmly. Why? I'm your fiancée! Yvonne is just someone who was kicked out of the And
Yvonne wasn't going anywhere too far this time. Besides, it was also the weekend. Considering that she hadn't taken Elvin out to have some fun in a long time, she decided to take him with her. When Elvin heard about it, he maintained a calm expression. Although he said that only kids enjoyed going out to play, his actions revealed how he truly felt. After returning home from school on Friday, he went to his room and packed his bag.Walking down the stairs with her bag, Yvonne couldn't help but chuckle upon seeing Elvin waiting in the living room. "You're fast. Have you done packing your things?"Elvin hummed in response, seemingly a little awkward. Yvonne was amused by how cute he was. She was about to approach him when she heard the doorbell ring. She put her bag down and went over to open the door. The moment she did, she saw a very excited Britney. "Aunt Yvonne!" Britney hugged Yvonne's thigh and acted like a spoiled child. "Daddy is cooking today!" Yvonne was slig
All of a sudden, a loud noise came from the kitchen.Yvonne immediately ran over, forgetting the question she had asked Curtis earlier. Curtis breathed a long sigh and followed after her, only to find the kitchen in a complete mess. The pot had been shattered into several pieces.It sure seemed like someone had fought a battle in there.Suppressing her anger, Yvonne asked, "Are you here to ruin my kitchen or cook?""I made a slight error." Stephen crouched down and cleaned up the mess on the floor. No matter how chaotic the situation was, he seemed to be able to handle it skillfully.Yvonne didn't know why her anger dissipated in an instant. What could she expect from a wealthy man who rarely did housework?She turned around and fetched some cleaning tools. "Go ahead with the rest. I'll clean these up." Hearing that, Stephen went along with her and continued to prepare the remaining dishes. When Yvonne was done cleaning up the mess, she looked over at Stephen. He was wa
Hearing that, Yvonne turned around and met Stephen's gaze. Under the dim light in the car, his eyes were particularly bright. It was as if he could see through her. Yvonne was slightly stunned before she looked away. "Knowing too much won't do you any good. Let's part ways when we reach Guartique Town." "Are you going there to investigate Mark?" he asked.Yvonne didn't want to talk about it. She ignored him and leaned against the window with her eyes closed. Seeing that, Stephen stared at her side profile for a long time. He didn't ask her anything else. Silence enveloped the car throughout the five-hour journey By the time they arrived at Guartique Town, it was already early in the morning. Everywhere was dark. They carried the children and headed toward the homestay. Yvonne had booked the entire place for the sake of convenience. The landlord, Raymond Styles, was waiting in the living room. As soon as he saw Stephen and the rest, he assumed that they were a family of f
"Jennifer Johnson." Fearing that she would arouse his suspicion, Yvonne added, "She was my mother's friend. I often heard my mom talking about her. I thought of paying her a visit since I'm here." Raymond nodded. "I see. I was wondering how you would know Jennifer considering your age." "Do you know her?" Yvonne sensed a shimmer of hope. "Yes. Everyone in this town knows her." Raymond let out a heavy sigh. "She was a renowned university student here. No one has managed to surpass her record for college entrance exam scores to this day. Unfortunately ... she went missing.""Missing?" Yvonne pretended to be shocked. "What happened? My mom also couldn't reach her. She thought Jennifer had involved herself in something important." "We're not sure either. She has been missing for over 20 years. Her mentally ill mother has never stopped looking for her. That's why everyone here knows Jennifer's name." He continued regretfully, "Jennifer came from a relatively fine family. Howe