After a day of fun, Elvin quickly fell asleep at night. Yvonne tucked him in, turned off the lights, and quietly left the room.Stephen stood under the moonlight, waiting for her by the fence. Upon hearing the noise, he looked over and asked, "Is he asleep?" "Yes." Yvonne approached him and felt a little worried. "Where are you taking me? Is it far? Will it be safe to leave the two children here on their own?""They won't be alone." Stephen gestured for Yvonne to look down. Yvonne followed his line of sight and noticed that there were people dressed in black around the entrance and inside the house. She frowned. "When did you arrange for them to be there?""The night when we arrived at Guartique Town," he replied calmly. "Well, I didn't know what you were going to do. I figured it would be better to bring some men along." Then, he turned around and added, "Let's go.""Where are we going?"Stephen didn't reply to her. Although Yvonne was confused, she still left the hom
Since the madwoman didn't want to say anything, Yvonne and the rest had no choice but to stay in Guartique Town longer.Fortunately, the kids were more willing to have fun in town than go to school.That day, Yvonne finally received news that the madwoman wanted to meet her.Yvonne and Stephen immediately set off to look for her. The moment they entered and saw the madwoman sitting in the middle of the courtyard, they were stunned. The woman was no longer in a disheveled and crazy state. Last night, she had cleaned herself up and put on fresh clothes. Not only that, but she had also trimmed her messy hair. Although her hairstyle was slightly comical at the moment, she still looked neat. "Have a seat." She pointed at the two wicker chairs beside her. When Yvonne came to her senses, she slowly approached her. "Mrs. Johnson," she said after a moment of hesitation. Karen Johnson curled her lips into an amicable smile. "After years of pretending to be crazy, I've gotten used
"You're from Miller Jewels?" Karen squeezed out the words through gritted teeth. Yvonne was stunned. She wondered why Karen was being so hostile to her all of a sudden. The next second, Karen stood up abruptly and grabbed Yvonne's arm. She dragged her outside.Seeing that, Stephen caught Karen's shoulder at once and asked in a deep voice, "What's wrong?"Yvonne was also confused. "Weren't we chatting well just now? Why are you suddenly chasing me away?""If I had known that you were from Miller Jewels, I wouldn't even have let you into my house! Get out now! Or else don't blame me for using the broom to drive you out!" Karen reproached her sternly. "Buzz out! You are not welcome here!" Seeing how emotional Karen was, Yvonne could only give in. "Okay. We'll go back, but—""Out!"Karen had no intention of talking to them anymore. Her hand on Yvonne was trembling. She feared that Karen's health might be affected. So she gave Stephen a look, telling him to let Karen go. Step
The next morning, Yvonne was still asleep when she woke up to a series of knocks on the door. After tending to Elvin by her side, she draped a jacket over her body and opened the door. In her drowsy eyes, she saw the solemn expression on Stephen's face."What's wrong?""Mrs. Johnson is dead."Hearing that, Yvonne was instantly awake. "What?"She grabbed Stephen's arm, her gaze filled with incredulity. "It's impossible. Wasn't she fine yesterday?""Someone went to the river to fish this morning and found Mrs. Johnson's lifeless body. The riverside is now full of police personnel." "How ..." Yvonne found it hard to believe. She put on her jacket properly and stepped out of her room. "I'll go there and have a look!"The weather was gloomy, and even the air carried a sense of oppressiveness. At this moment, the old bridge was crowded with townspeople, and police had already cordoned off the area. It took Yvonne a while to get to the front of the crowd. Standing behind the p
Once she returned to Northerna City, Yvonne began investigating the records of Jennifer's employment at Miller Jewels. Yet, the HR department found no records of an employee named Jennifer Johnson despite scouring through all the records. It turned out that the HR supervisor reported that Miller Jewels had cleared out a batch of outdated files 20 years ago. Hence, Jennifer's information might have been inadvertently removed as well. Over the course of the past two decades, several batches of employees had worked at Miller Jewels. At this point, it was challenging to find anyone who could remember past employees. With all leads now cut off, Yvonne was frustrated for several days. On Friday morning, Rachel asked her to go to the hospital together. As soon as they met, Rachel noticed Yvonne wasn't in a good mood. "What's wrong? Has work not been going well lately?" Rachel asked. Yvonne shook her head and replied, "No, it's not that. I've been looking into someone, but the le
Ten minutes later, Rachel received some news that left her dumbfounded. "My goodness, can you believe it? Katie has been taking birth control pills, yet she's planning to conceive. Maybe she should consider having her brain checked rather than her uterus."Yvonne sensed something was amiss. "How come someone who's been taking contraceptives ended up at the hospital because of infertility?"Rachel processed Yvonne's words and asked thoughtfully, "Are you saying ... she didn't take the birth control pills voluntarily?""Yeah." Yvonne recalled Katie's expression when she left. It seemed highly likely that the diagnosis had greatly affected her. Yvonne guessed that Noah had resorted to such despicable measures without Katie's knowledge. He had chosen to slip the pills into her drinks rather than openly confront the issue. It was a choice that would inflict even deeper emotional wounds."Isn't it strange?"The wheels in Rachel's head were turning as she contemplated the issue. "Isn
Meanwhile, Yvonne didn’t pay much attention to the encounter with Katie at the hospital. Since the next day was a weekend, she had wanted to sleep in. However, the ringing of the doorbell early in the morning interrupted her peace. Yvonne opened the door and found Stephen standing with a lunch box in his hand. Britney was beside him too."Why are you here again?" Yvonne asked."I made some pastries this morning. I thought I could share it with you," Stephen replied with a smile.Stephen barged in and headed straight to the kitchen. Britney followed in after him, leaving Yvonne astonished at the door."Dad made bread and turned himself into a cat!" Britney ran up to Yvonne and exclaimed with delight. Her face beamed with innocence and cuteness.Yvonne chuckled as she crouched down and hugged Britney. Her heart melted at the sight of the little girl's adorable expression. "Is that so?"Britney nodded her head vigorously and made a cat gesture with her hands. Yvonne couldn't hel
Yvonne didn't send Stephen off when he left for his trip the next day. Instead, she sat in the office, staring blankly out the floor-to-ceiling windows.Memories of the time she had spent with Stephen filled her mind. In her daze, she saw Stephen's face appear before her as if in a daydream. She shook her head vigorously, clearing away the jumbled thoughts.Just then, Nicole entered the office. She presented the latest collection's design drafts for the upcoming season to Yvonne. Yvonne rubbed her temples and gestured to the empty seat at the table. "Put them aside for now. I'll take a look later."Following Yvonne's instruction, Nicole placed the design drafts aside. Then, she carefully brought up another matter. "Have you heard about Katie Jewels' latest brand ambassador?"Yvonne raised an eyebrow. "The brand has just been introduced. Yet they managed to secure a brand ambassador so quickly?""It seems their boss has taken on the role.""What?" Yvonne laughed. "Is Katie u