Yvonne turned around to look at Katie. She frowned lightly and wondered how she had bumped into Katie at a place like this.Katie could guess what Yvonne was thinking. She smiled gleefully. "This is Lexi Doyle's art exhibition. Anyone can attend this event. Noah and I were looking for a painting to put in our new living room, so I came here to have a look."Any stranger would think that Katie had a happy love life.But Yvonne knew about her situation. In that moment, all she could think was that Katie was too naive.Yvonne raised an eyebrow. "Oh? Then why didn't Mr. Noah come with you? Are you the only one living in that house? He doesn't seem very concerned."Katie was shocked, and her expression turned foul. "He listens to me. I like him, so what's the issue?""Oh, really?" Yvonne put on an insincere smile.Katie was instantly worked up. She was about to say something when a staff member tugged at Yvonne.The staff member leaned in close to Yvonne and said, "Ms. Miller, Ms. D
Yvonne was about to ask more questions when knocks sounded on the door.Lexi suddenly returned to her senses and almost knocked over the teacup on the table. Tea spilled out of the cup and splashed onto the back of her hand. It was so hot that she shrank away.She grabbed some tissues and wiped her hand. Then, she looked at Yvonne and explained, "Ms. Miller, you must be mistaken. Not long after Jennifer's child was born, they died from a high fever. I was the one who went to the hospital with Jennifer back then." She continued, "The child was already dead by the time we got to the doctor. Jennifer never accepted the truth. "She kept the body close to her until it started to rot. Only then did she send it to the mortuary for cremation. You must have gotten the wrong person."Lexi was very sure about it.The knocks at the door hadn't stopped. Yvonne looked at Lexi for a while. She didn't know what to say for a moment.This was their first time meeting each other, and Lexi had
Katie forgot all about gaining Lexi's favor as she stumbled out of the art exhibition. On her way home, a thought occurred to her. She grabbed her phone and called Noah.But when she heard Noah's voice, she felt like she had just woken up from a dream. Coldness invaded her, and she hastily ended the call.She shivered and lost control of the steering wheel for a moment. Her car suddenly swerved.The car behind her didn't manage to dodge in time, so it rammed into her car.Katie stepped on the brakes. She jerked forward, feeling a little stunned.The driver of the other car walked up to her car and knocked on the window. "Watch where you're going! Didn't you learn how to signal when you're shifting to another lane? How—"Katie rolled down the car window and looked emotionlessly at the driver. "Is 3000 dollars enough? Give me your account number and I'll transfer it to you."The driver was surprised. No wonder she was driving a luxury car! She was so generous with her money!Af
At night, Yvonne sat cross-legged on the bed as she stared at the business card in front of her. She was in a daze.Lexi's words had been circling in her head ever since she had heard them.Yvonne's thoughts had been orderly before, but now they were a complete mess.While she was lost in thought, her phone rang. The sound pulled her back to reality.Yvonne sighed in relief when she saw that it was a call from Stephen. She held the phone against her ear and leaned back."What's the matter?"At that moment, Yvonne felt like a balloon that had run out of air. Even her voice sounded weak.Stephen was intrigued. "Did something happen?""I met Jennifer's old friend today. She told me that Jennifer's son had died a long time ago."Yvonne put a hand on her forehead. "I've been on this case for so long, but I got the wrong person in the end. I've been wasting my efforts all this while."Stephen was silent for a moment, deep in thought. Then, he said, "Maybe you found the right person
Yvonne followed the address Lexi had sent and arrived at a hidden coffee shop in an alley.When she walked in, she could smell the toasty scent of coffee. It was a comforting scent in the rainy weather.The waiter led Yvonne to the entrance of Lexi's private room.After the waiter left, Yvonne knocked on the door and walked in.There was already a pot of tea on the table. Lexi looked up at Yvonne and said, "You came right on time. I thought you would be late because of the rain.""I went out early. I couldn't make you wait, Ms. Doyle."Yvonne took a seat opposite Lexi. She politely received the teacup Lexi offered, then thanked her."Relax." Lexi smiled. "I used to be an employee at Miller Jewels, and you're the old president's granddaughter. Your status should be much higher than mine.""Oh, no, I'm just a businesswoman. How can I compare to an amazing artist like you?" Yvonne said humbly.Lexi smiled. "Your business is even more successful than your grandfather's back then
"That night, Jennifer called your grandfather. He answered the call, but he was impatient with her. He said it was pointless for her to come looking for him and she should look for the doctor instead. "Jennifer said that the child was no longer breathing, and the doctor was not willing to help. Your grandfather replied …"Lexi furrowed her brows and quoted what she had heard back then, word for word: "Our child shouldn't have been born. It's good that he died."To this day, whenever Lexi recalled how Jennifer had been that night, she thought she was in a nightmare.That stormy night, Jennifer had hugged her child's dead body. She had slumped onto the floor in the hospital corridors and cried hysterically.Her wails had accompanied the sound of the storm, making the situation seem even more grim."No! Impossible!" Yvonne slapped the table, pulling Lexi back to reality."How could my grandfather get together with a lady who had just graduated from university?" Yvonne said with
Yvonne was by the entrance of the coffee shop. She looked at the rainy sky, letting the cool breeze wash over her."Ma'am, do you not have an umbrella?" A server asked in concern. Yvonne turned to look at the server.He smiled and handed her an umbrella. "Take it. You're a guest of Ms. Doyle. We can't just let you go out in the rain. The weather around this time of year is usually quite bad. You should remember to carry an umbrella with you the next time you head out," he said kindly."Thank you." Yvonne accepted the umbrella and looked at the server leaving. A thought slowly came to her. She should pay her respects to her grandparents soon. But how was she going to face Truman this time?When she returned to Miller Villa, she headed straight for a room, saying she had no appetite for dinner.Everyone there noticed that something was off with her. Perhaps she had gotten into some trouble. Curtis and Lloyd discussed it among themselves for a long time but came to no conclusion.
Stephen said nothing further. He walked past Elvin and headed upstairs."I'm not done talking to you. Don't go …" Elvin was interrupted when Curtis came over and gave him a look. He said, "Since you think that Stephen made your mommy unhappy, you should let him deal with this. I'm sure you understand, right?"Elvin pursed his lips and muttered reluctantly, "Yes."He had called Stephen over because he understood. He couldn't bear to see his mother cooped up in her room all day without drinking or eating.Elvin looked upstairs, hoping that Stephen could properly cheer his mother up. If not, he would make Stephen pay!In her room, Yvonne heard a knock on the door. She popped her head out of her covers. "I don't want to eat. You guys go ahead."However, the knocks didn't stop. Annoyed by the constant knocking, she got out of bed and opened the door. She was stunned when she saw Stephen. "W—why are you here?""Elvin said I was the one who made you unhappy, so he got me to come and