Katie was anxiously lying on the bed at the medical imaging unit.In the end, she didn't get the answer she wanted. "Ms. Jones, your condition is even worse than the last time. The gestational sac has shrunk, which means there is a high chance of miscarriage."Katie's heart dropped as she looked at her gynecologist in disbelief. Since Hazel was outside the room, Katie dared not throw a tantrum. She could only cry quietly.A few moments later, Katie wiped her tears away. She calmly instructed, "Just do what I told you to do. Give me a report with normal results, and I'll transfer the money to you soon.""But …" The gynecologist was hesitant. "The condition of your pregnancy isn't something you can hide for long, you—""All you need to worry about now is giving me that report. I will handle the rest." Katie interrupted, standing up.She turned away from the gynecologist and tried to regain her composure. By the time the gynecologist handed her the report, Katie's expression
"I just wanted to ask, what is Katie's actual condition?" Yvonne asked. "Ms. Jones is …" Remembering Katie's instructions, the gynecologist answered hesitantly, "Everything seems normal with her pregnancy.""Is that so?" Yvonne raised her eyebrow slightly."From what I heard, the results provided by the prenatal department last week stated that there was no fetal heartbeat. So did the prenatal department make a mistake or did you …"Yvonne deliberately paused for a moment, her gaze somewhat casual. "Considering how young you look, I'm guessing you're a fairly new doctor. It wouldn't be surprising if you didn't know the consequences of a forged report."Upon hearing the term "forged report," the gynecologist's face became flushed, and her legs went weak.She knew the power Yvonne yielded in the medical field. It would be a piece of cake if Yvonne wanted to wreck anyone's medical career. Given the current circumstances, the gynecologist no longer dared to cover up for Katie.
"Mark invited me to a meeting next month." Stephen was silent for a while before continuing, "In fact, Emerald Group had invited me several times a long time ago. They say it was a meeting for the world's wealthiest people."A private gathering exclusively for influential people. That would undoubtedly involve many favors and under-the-table deals.Stephen had always declined the invitation because he felt it was too troublesome to deal with them.After being turned down twice, the Group had never invited Stephen again. This time, Mark had personally invited him, saying that Yvonne would be attending as a Principal. Stephen had no reason to turn him down.Yvonne furrowed her brows, lost in thought. She couldn't understand what Mark was up to."We'll know once we're there, right?"Hearing Stephen's voice, Yvonne came to her senses. "I'm only afraid we're walking into the lion's den, and we won't be able to come out of it."Stephen found her adorable, looking so serious. "Don't
At Miller Villa, Yvonne and the others had just had their breakfast when they heard the doorbell ring.Lloyd opened the door to see Stephen in casual wear. He found it odd. "Mr. Anderson, why are you dressed that way?""To go camping." Stephen looked at Yvonne and Elvin. "I've packed everything. You can just come along. Britney is waiting for you in the car."Yvonne was stunned. Stephen had spared no time in taking action.As usual, Elvin ignored him and headed upstairs."I'll go and ask Elvin," Yvonne said before following up the stairs. When she entered his room, Yvonne asked, "Don't you want to go?"Elvin said nothing. Yvonne went in closer and persuaded him. "Look at how good the weather is. Wouldn't it be a pity not to go camping? Why should you give up such good weather because of an evil man?"Elvin looked at the blue skies outside and furrowed his brows. He was conflicted.Yvonne looked at the new drone he had on this table and tried one more time. "Didn't you alway
Yvonne turned to Stephen and said, "I'll go and take a look."Stephen stood still, his eyes following her as she walked toward Elvin.The boy's parents yanked Elvin away from their son instantly and gave him a push.Elvin staggered for a bit. If it hadn't been for Yvonne, he would have fallen down.Yvonne glared at them, making the couple shiver in fear.Yet the boy's mother managed to keep herself together for the sake of her son. "What are you looking at? Do you think you have a say in this? Your son started it first! Look at how he bullied my son!" Yvonne refuted mockingly, "But I saw your son take the first swing.""N—nonsense! He's such an angel; there's no way he would've done that!" The mother clasped the boy in her embrace and wiped the tears from his face. "Sweetheart, why don't you tell Mommy how he bullied you?""He … grabbed my hand …" The boy sobbed. "It was so painful …"The mother glared at Yvonne menacingly after hearing what her son said. "Did you hear that
The boy's father smiled sheepishly. "It's common for kids to bicker. As adults, we don't have to make things complicated over something trivial like this, right?"When Yvonne saw him suddenly determined to make peace, she snickered. "Now you want to brush things off after the truth has been revealed. Did you think it was going to be that easy?"She turned toward the boy's mother. "You and your son owe us an apology. I can tell from your behavior that you're a really 'good' role model for your son."No wonder he chose to resort to violence rather than apologize when he was in the wrong. So is this your way of parenting?"Sensing Yvonne's sarcasm, the boy's mother retorted hastily, "Don't you dare fool me! That little girl is one of yours as well. Of course she'll side with you! You just want to bully us peasants because you're rich and powerful! Just how ridiculous is this?"She attempted to egg the crowd on, yelling with all her might, "Everyone, this is how rich people are! The
When they were back at the campsite, Yvonne murmured, "If it hadn't been for you, I would have slapped that woman.""Oh yeah?"Stephen smiled a little. "You should've hinted at me. I could have just appeared afterward.""Nevermind." Yvonne waved airily. "My hand would have hurt if I really had slapped her. She's just that thick-faced."Stephen chuckled. Yvonne was still as cute as she used to be when she was angry.Yvonne pulled Elvin over and asked him tenderly, "Did that boy hurt you just now?"Elvin shook his head, shifting his gaze toward Stephen. He had just realized how it felt to be cared for by his father.Back when he had been studying overseas, he had been bullied by other kids for not having a father. So when that boy's mother had insulted him earlier, Elvin hadn't felt anything in particular. He was already used to it.The only thing that had made him feel strange was seeing Stephen stand up for him as his father. He had even claimed Elvin as his son.Elvin h
"Mr. Anderson. Ms. Miller."Julian approached the couple with an embarrassed look. He hadn't wanted to interrupt them since they looked to be in their world.However, the boy's parents had taken too long to settle the payment. The boy's father had also talked his wife into apologizing to them.He followed Julian, dragging both his son and his reluctant wife along. He immediately put on an awkward smile once he saw Stephen. "Mr. Anderson, we went overboard this morning. Now that we've paid for the damages, we're here to formally apologize to you as well. Could you please just let us off the hook this time?" He looked down at Stephen's feet and also made sure that his son had hung his head in shame. The boy's mother was embarrassed by her husband. There was no way she would lower her head. Yvonne glanced at her. "What's the matter? It seems like you don't think you're in the wrong.""It's nothing like that," the boy's father replied in an instant while grabbing his wife h