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
The light rain poured continuously for more than a week.That day, it finally stopped. Stephen headed to Miller Villa to pick up Yvonne. He bumped into Elvin, who was standing by the door, staring at him.While Yvonne was packing up, Elvin warned Stephen sternly, "Don't you dare bully my mommy."After the last time Stephen had come to the Miller Villa, Yvonne had finally come out of her room and started eating.Although Elvin was reluctant, he had to admit that Stephen indeed had a way to cheer his mother up.Stephen looked at Elvin, finding him extremely adorable. Elvin was truly his mother's protector. He was just about to say something when he saw Yvonne coming out in a black dress. Elvin turned around and headed inside.Yvonne walked over to Stephen. "What did Elvin say to you?""He told me to look after you." Stephen turned around and opened the car door. He chuckled gently and said, "You brought your son up well."Yvonne was confused. "What?"Stephen offered no expla
"That child is the real Mark Miller, right?" Stephen asked."Yes." Yvonne nodded. "The real Mark Miller has been dead a long time ago. The Mark Miller now …"Perhaps he was just a substitute for Jennifer.Thinking about that, Yvonne furrowed her brows. "Do you think Mark knows about this?""You might have to ask him." Stephen looked at Truman's grave with mixed feelings."If Mark doesn't know about this, the truth might very well destroy him."If a child who had grown up holding a grudge was suddenly told that the grudge he had been holding was all fake … Anyone would lose it.Especially Mark, who was such an arrogant man. He might react in an extreme manner.Yvonne and Stephen had the same thoughts. They had decided that they wouldn't bring it up with Mark unless necessary.After all, no one knew what the consequences were for messing with a monster. No one could afford to bear the consequences, either."Let's go," Yvonne said, walking away.Stephen took one last look at th
After that day, the weather got better. The temperature rose once more.Yvonne rested at home for a few days before returning to Miller Jewels. She had just entered her office when Nicole came in."Ms. Miller, there's news about Katie Jewels again."Nicole handed the iPad in her hand to Yvonne. Katie Jewels' official social media had announced half an hour ago that they would be collaborating with Lexi Doyle. They said that they wanted the public to fully enjoy the true national style of jewelry.Yvonne furrowed her brows. So Katie had wanted to see Lexi at the art exhibition back then because of this?"Do you think that it's too much of a coincidence? Our new collection is focused on our national style. By announcing this, isn't Katie Jewels clearly trying to go up against us?" Nicole was furious. Katie Jewels had damaged the reputation of many jewelry brands in the industry with their so-called resistance to selling at premium prices.At that moment, they were going after Yvo
Soon, the server added another set of cutlery for Yvonne. Sensing the odd atmosphere in the room, he left quickly.Katie sneered. "I never thought that you would be so shameless, Ms. Miller. All just to snatch a deal."Yvonne smiled. "If you want to talk about shamelessness, who could compare to you, Ms. Jones? If you had any sense of decency, you wouldn't try to drag Ms. Doyle down with you."Katie's expression changed. "What nonsense are you talking about?""I'm just stating a fact." Yvonne put her hand on the table and leaned back in her chair. She looked relaxed yet domineering at the same time.She glanced at Katie teasingly. "Say, does Ms. Doyle know that the news of her collaboration with Katie Jewels has been published all over the internet?"Lexi was baffled. "What?""I see. Ms. Doyle doesn't know about it." Yvonne smiled. "It looks like someone had planned to act first and ask for forgiveness later."Katie was indeed in the wrong on this matter. She had intended to
Yvonne reacted quickly. She grabbed Katie by the wrist and snapped it back.Katie felt as if her joint was dislocating. She was in so much pain that she gritted her teeth. "Yvonne, let me go!"Yvonne smiled. "Let you go? Do you think I'm an idiot?"She cruelly added pressure to Katie's hand. A crack sounded, and Katie let out a miserable wail!Yvonne let Katie go, and the latter slumped to the floor. Yvonne looked at her icily with a smile. "Katie, treat this as a lesson. Just stick to your lane and do your business. Don't constantly think about trying to go up against Miller Jewels. Who the hell do you think you are? You're nothing to me."With that, she turned and left.Katie looked at Yvonne's back with reddened eyes. Suddenly, she felt discomfort in her stomach, and she hurled, puking all the tea that she had drunk a moment ago.She furrowed her brows and looked at the puddle on the floor. Her mind was in a mess.…That afternoon, Katie Jewels took down the news about th
Katie Jewels was the butt of the joke now. The next day, they were the gossip of the day for everyone in the industry, including Miller Jewels.The entire design department was talking about the incident that morning. Nicole brought coffee for Yvonne, wanting to chat with her about the incident. But she bumped into Yvonne on a call."Ms. Doyle, you're being too polite. To be honest, I had my own selfish reasons for stopping you from signing the contract. A great artist like you helping a competitor is too huge of a threat to me."Yvonne stayed on the phone and gestured to Nicole to place the coffee on her desk."Are you serious? If you really want to do it, it would be our honor."Upon hearing that, Nicole was reluctant to leave. She looked at Yvonne eagerly. Was Lexi Doyle going to work with Miller Jewels? That would surely piss Katie off to no end!"Sure, we'll have to talk in detail. I'll find some time to visit you."After a few more exchanges of pleasantries, Yvonne hung
In the end, the dinner became a meeting instead. Hence, the entire meal took longer than an hour to finish.After discussing all the plans, Caleb couldn't help but praise Yvonne. "What a ruthless plan! Not only will it drive a wedge between them, but it will also completely destroy Noah's plan to return to Anderson Group.""This is the consequence they have to bear," Yvonne said lazily, yet with a hint of frost."You're right." Caleb stood up and rubbed his tummy. "Thank you for dinner tonight. I'll take it as compensation for my help. It's late. I should leave.""Goodbye, we won't send you off," Stephen interjected as if he had been waiting for Caleb to leave.Caleb was amused. "Alright. I know my way around here better than you, Mr. Anderson. You don't have to send me off."Stephen cast Caleb a sharp gaze. He should shut up and leave!Caleb raised an eyebrow in amusement. Then, he left happily. He had to admit it—teasing Stephen was indeed quite fun.Yvonne could see what t