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
"From today onward, he'll be in charge of taking me to school.""What?" Yvonne was stunned. "Why?""No reason. Just tell him that for me." Then, Elvin looked at the computer screen once more, clearly ending the conversation.Yvonne got up and left. Her head hurt. Although Elvin was Stephen's child and he should put in some effort, Stephen was her ex-husband. Getting him to fetch Elvin every day was a little troublesome.Also, Yvonne couldn't understand what Elvin was trying to do. She thought that he hated Stephen. Why did he want Stephen to take him to kindergarten? Now he would have to see Stephen every day.Children sure were fickle-minded.Yvonne was lost in her thoughts when her phone rang. It was a reminder for her online meeting with Jim.She entered her study and turned on the computer. She logged into the meeting room to see the executives seated around the meeting table. Jim was at the head of the table, looking at the camera.Hope Health Services' headquarters were
"Ms. Long, someone from Anderson Group is waiting for you in your office. They say they are here to talk about an investment.""Anderson Group?" Annie found it hard to believe. She looked at her phone once more and made sure that it was a call from Lina and not some scammer."When have we ever brought up any investment project with Anderson Group?" Annie asked."From what I heard, Mr. Anderson had told them to come to talk to you. They said that Mr. Anderson is interested in the medical industry. He wanted to learn more about an old pharmaceutical brand like ours."Lina was in a daze as well. After all, this was Anderson Group they were talking about. the business titan group of Northerna City! A group like that asking to invest in Excel Pharma was a big deal!Annie thought the same too. Without asking any more questions, she rushed to her office.…When the Long brothers slowly arrived at Excel Pharma, Annie happened to be sending off people from Anderson Group in the lobby."
"Hello, Ms. Miller. I'm Anson Long, Annie's older brother.""And I'm Alvin Long, Annie's younger brother." The brothers introduced themselves and sat down, treating themselves as if they were invited guests.Yvonne looked at Annie in confusion. She hadn't mentioned that there would be anyone else coming over the phone.Annie clenched the menu tightly. She looked at them sternly. "Why are you two here? Ms. Miller had specifically invited me to talk. You two—""Annie, it's not very nice of you to say that. We're family. We're doing this for Excel Pharma. If the boss of Hope wants to make a deal with Excel Pharma, we should be here too. We want to thank Ms. Miller as well," Anson interrupted Annie with a smile. He gave Yvonne a flirtatious look.Alvin immediately chimed in, "Yes, Annie. This is a great thing. You can't just take it all for yourself, right?""You …" Annie was furious. They might have put it nicely, but they were just afraid that they wouldn't be able to gain anythi
In the end, they still hadn't finalized the deal.When the Long brothers left resentfully, Yvonne said to Annie, "In the future, you'll have to deal with your brothers like you did today. If anything has to do with Excel Pharma, you should be the boss. You can't let them control you."Yvonne furrowed her brows. "They know that you care about them because they are family, which is why they keep making things difficult for you."Annie slowly came to her senses. "Ms. Miller, were you only pretending to say all those things just now? You're not really going to give up on collaboration?""I'm not foolish. I won't give up on such a good project because of those two." Yvonne smiled. "I just can't stand them making things difficult for you."Annie was grateful. She had never thought that an outsider would help her. She smiled. "Ms. Miller, don't worry. I will remember everything you told me tonight. Thank you."Yvonne smiled and replied, "Good. I'll send the proposal to you soon. Let m