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
It was two weeks until the wedding.That day, Katie was trying on her custom-made wedding gown when she heard the news about Lexi Doyle collaborating with Miller Jewels. She was so furious that she wasn't even willing to try on the dress.She pushed the store's staff away. "I'm not in the mood."Coincidentally, Hazel entered the dressing room right at this moment and heard what Katie said."You're a bride-to-be. Why are you so angry? Are the staff not treating you nicely?"Katie turned to look when she heard Hazel. "Hi, Mom.""No, not yet. You and Noah aren't married yet." Hazel took a seat on the couch and signaled for the staff to give them the room.When they were finally alone, Hazel looked at Katie. "I don't know what you did to make Noah want to marry you and give you so much money. He didn't tell me, so I won't ask him. But don't think that you can do whatever you want just because you're marrying into our family."Katie finally understood what was going on. Hazel had de
The first son of the Anderson family was getting married. Naturally, it was a grand affair. Even though Noah wasn't willing to get married, he was already at his wedding. So he could only play his part as the loving groom. He smiled and welcomed the guestsAs the bride and groom exchanged rings, the audience broke into applause. The wedding ended without any hiccups. Katie was finally Mrs. Noah Anderson. Everyone went over to congratulate them."Congratulations on your marriage!""Mr. Anderson, you are one lucky man! Look at how gorgeous your bride looks today!"Katie smiled until her cheeks were sore. She made an excuse, saying she had to get changed. She slipped away from the guests and went back to her room.The wedding gown was heavy. She was so exhausted that she didn't want to move, so she let the servants help her out of the wedding gown. She felt much more relaxed.After changing into an evening gown, Katie waved her hands for the servants to leave her alone. She planned
Noah looked at them. He couldn't help lingering a little longer on Yvonne. Among all the women there, she was the most gorgeous one that day.He looked at Stephen once more with a hint of jealousy.Soon, he changed into a gentle smile. "Stephen, I'm glad you could make it.""It's your wedding. How could I not come?" Stephen smiled vaguely. "Everyone is saying that we don't get along. If I hadn't come, wouldn't that just make the rumor true?"Stephen said in a hushed tone, his voice extremely charming yet icy, "By then, you might be happy, but I'll be the unlucky one."Noah's smile was plastered on his face. Yvonne pretended to be curious. She looked around. "Why can't I see the bride? She'd sent me an invitation. Why isn't she here?""She's resting in her room," Noah said without any change in his expression. "I'll get her to come and greet the guests soon.""I see." Yvonne smiled. "You're such a thoughtful husband."Under the lights, her smile was dazzling. Noah was in
The entire sound system was shut down.In a fit of rage, Noah thought of Stephen. He quickly went over to Stephen and threw a punch at him without saying anything.Stephen stumbled and knocked over the tower of champagne flutes. The floor was covered with glass shards. He was drenched too.He raised his hand and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. He looked at Noah. "Noah, what's the meaning of this?""It's you! You're slandering me!"Seeing Noah go for Stephen once more, Yvonne took a step in between them. She looked at Noah coldly. "Do you think that you'll be clear of the crimes you've committed by creating a diversion?""You …" Noah gritted his teeth. "You two are in this together!"Yvonne smiled. "Everyone heard what your wife said. How do you still have the nerve to blame it on us? Stephen and I had long guessed that Mr. Anderson Senior's incident was no accident. "The truth is out now. Not only are you not remorseful, but you even want to drag your cousin do