Yvonne entered and realized she hadn't asked the woman's name. "You are?"The woman smiled gently. "I'm Ms. Long's assistant at Excel Pharma. You can call me Lina. Ms. Long wants to meet you."Yvonne nodded. "Alright, lead the way."She deliberately let Lina walk ahead of her. Thinking about the kiss once more, she rubbed her temples and touched her blushing face. She shook her head violently. She must have gone mad! How could she have kissed Stephen? She should drink less in the future! Alcohol was the culprit!Just as Yvonne was lost in her thoughts, Lina stopped in her tracks. "Ms. Miller, this is Ms. Long.""Hello, I'm Annie Long." A slender, fair hand reached out to Yvonne.Yvonne looked up to see a woman smiling at her. There was an air of maturity in her smile. Yvonne immediately discerned that she was a tough woman.Yvonne had heard of Excel Pharma. They were one of the oldest pharmaceutical businesses in the country. They had started off with alternative medicine. H
"I have an older brother and a younger one. When my father decided to pass the business on to me, it caused quite a huge controversy. But I've managed to handle it for the past two years."Annie chuckled as if trying to seem relaxed.Her assistant, Lina, could no longer hold back. "Ms. Long, you didn't have it easy! I know it better than anyone else. Please don't blame me for saying this, but your brothers are too much!"Lina had been working for Annie ever since she had joined Excel Pharma. She had personally seen how Annie's brothers had constantly made things difficult for her.They always spoke about how Annie was inferior to them because she was a woman. They thought that their father had made a huge mistake in choosing her as the heir to the business. They even planned to take Excel Pharma back for themselves after their father's death!Who on earth would eagerly hope that their father would drop dead and covet their sister's business?Hence, Lina was furious when she hea
"Although I'm the owner of Hope, my grandpa, Jim, has been the one managing it all these years. I'll have to ask his opinion on such a huge matter." Yvonne smiled and asked, "I wonder if you could give me some time?"Annie was surprised. She frantically replied, "O—of course! I'll wait for your reply all day long."Seeing how a tough woman was being nervous like a little girl, Yvonne smiled even wider. Annie was a really interesting woman.After Yvonne left, Lina moved closer to Annie. "Ms. Long, I didn't mishear, right? Ms. Miller is really interested in working with Excel Pharma?""Hmm." Annie nodded. As she looked at Yvonne leaving, she couldn't help but feel touched.Lina was elated. "Amazing! I saw Chuck Jensen of Well Spring Pharma approach Ms. Miller as well. I was worried that she would look down on us. Who would have thought that she would be willing to give us a chance?""Yes, I was quite surprised too." Annie was lost in thought. She had met with many people in the
Yvonne's heart was beating wildly, but she had to put on a facade. After all, Stephen clearly looked like he was deliberately teasing her! He must be annoyed that she had kissed him and run away!She reached out and played with his tie. She raised an eyebrow. "Since when did you become so traditional, Mr. Anderson? Must we label ourselves to do adult things?""What?" Stephen smiled gently. "Are you taking this for a test ride before deciding to buy it?"Yvonne was baffled. Would it kill him to flirt a little?She flung his tie away and looked at him. "If you want to put it that way, you're really a ride that has been rejected multiple times."Stephen was stunned. What arrogant words! Yvonne yawned. "I'm really tired. I've already said what I needed to say. There's no need to continue this, right?"Stephen hesitated for a while before taking a step back. "Who was the woman who looked for you?""Someone from Excel Pharma. She wants to work with Hope." Yvonne lazily hugged he
Gwen shook her head. "No. I wouldn't dare to think that way. I just think that this field is way too new for me …""Ms. Hawk, don't worry," Chuck said with a smile."I'm just borrowing someone from Mark to get closer to Ms. Miller. I won't need you to do anything medical-related. "I heard from Mark that you're Ms. Miller's best friend in Emerald Group. So I boldly asked him to loan you to me. If not, I wouldn't have dared to take one of Mark's beloved staff away from him."Chuck's words eased the tense and dangerous atmosphere.However, Gwen didn't feel relaxed at all. She thought that Chuck wasn't an easy man to deal with. In fact, how he used his smile to cover his intentions seemed even more terrifying to her."Do you understand now? Why aren't you thanking Mr. Jensen for holding you in such high regard?" Mark spoke coldly.Gwen came to her senses. With a remaining sliver of hope, she asked, "Mark, is this really what you want to do?" She understood that Mark's real intent
"Yvonne Miller, you bitch! I won't stop until I kill you today!" Hazel yelled while rushing over to Yvonne. "How dare you hurt Noah? I will never forgive you!"Yvonne reacted quickly. She sprang up and grabbed Hazel's hand. She twisted it behind Hazel and pinned her to the desk.Hazel couldn't move, but she continued to shout. "Yvonne, I have long known what a slut you are! What else can you do other than seduce men? Let me tell you, a woman like you—"Yvonne stuffed a ball of paper in Hazel's mouth, muffling her yells.The office door was still open, and everyone in the corridors could hear what Hazel said. Everyone from the secretary's office popped their heads out to have a look.Hayden was flustered. "Ms. Miller, I'm sorry. I tried to stop her, but she …"Seeing how disheveled Hayden looked, Yvonne could tell that it was Hazel's doing. Hayden was just an assistant. How could she have stopped Hazel?Yvonne waved Hayden away. "It's fine. Please close the door. This woman a
"Don't get so worked up. Let me explain," Katie said with a smile. "Think about it. If I were to admit that I was the one who hurt Noah, do you think I'd still be able to stay with the Anderson family? Besides, Noah is still wondering how I escaped death. "I'm afraid he might link it to you, so I had to set you up this time. That way, you'll be clear of all suspicions, right? You wanted me to stay close to Noah to gather evidence. So I'll have to make him trust me."Yvonne could tell that Katie had prepared this speech. She chuckled in fury. "That better be the truth. If you have any other intentions, don't blame me for being merciless. Katie, if I can rescue you, I can destroy you too. If you cause me any more trouble, I don't mind finding another person to plant near Noah." Then, Yvonne hung up.Katie placed her phone down, smiling ambiguously."Ms. Jones, these are the documents that needed to be signed while you were away."Hearing his voice, Katie looked up at her assist
After the Hazel fiasco, Yvonne no longer had the mood to work. She attended to some simple matters before leaving work early.When she returned to Miller Villa, she headed to Elvin's room to check in on him. When she saw him studying hard under the teacher's guidance, she gently closed the door.Yvonne hadn't let Elvin go to kindergarten since his photos had been posted online. His teacher had called a few times, saying that his teachers and friends missed him. They hoped that he would return. However, Yvonne refused because she was still worried.Elvin had a special identity. It would be too late to regret not being careful if someone really did something and left a scar on him.After giving it much thought, Yvonne felt more relieved to have Elvin under her watch.Yvonne headed downstairs. An hour later, the teacher came downstairs. Yvonne smiled and approached him. "How is Elvin doing?""Elvin is a very smart kid. He's much more mature than children his age. You don't have to