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
"Mark has arranged for me to help Mr. Jensen out for the time being," Gwen explained.Yvonne sneered. "Mark again. He didn't cause me any trouble on the cruise. It turns out he had something else planned.""Ms. Miller, don't be mistaken. I was the one who asked Mark to arrange it for me," Chuck said. "I really want both of our companies to work together. I got him to get me someone who is familiar with you, so I could get closer to you."Yvonne looked at Chuck. "Mr. Jensen, I had already told you clearly. The things that you want involve too many aspects. I have to have a meeting internally to decide."She narrowed her eyes. "Why are you in such a rush?"Chuck could see that Gwen's appearance had irritated Yvonne. But now he also knew how much Gwen meant to her. That was a good thing."I'm not here today because I want to force you to make a decision. I had just arrived in Northerna City, and I'm not familiar with the place. The only friend I could think of was you, Ms. Miller.
"No," Yvonne answered before Gwen could respond. "I'm just a little tired today. I don't have the energy to host Gwen, so I just let her be."Her tone was filled with resentment.Curtis wanted to ask more questions, but Yvonne headed upstairs without looking back. Helpless, he looked at Gwen. "Gwen, don't think of Yvonne as a Principal. Sometimes, she's just like a young woman. She's not that old after all. If she's done anything wrong, don't take it to heart."Gwen looked upstairs dejectedly. She murmured, "I was the one who disappointed her this time."Curtis didn't hear her clearly. "What did you say?"Gwen shook her head. "Nothing." She looked at Curtis and smiled. "Yvonne is lucky to have you by her side, caring for her.""I'm just a disabled person. How can I care for her? She's the one looking out for me. A few days ago, she even fell asleep on the couch with a book in her hand. The book was on treating my legs."Curtis smiled. "I'm one who's lucky to have her."Se
Yvonne's head hurt thinking about it. "I don't know either."She rubbed her temples. "Chuck Jensen is so eager to work with Hope. I think he has other intentions."Yvonne completely disliked Chuck for what he did."But Gwen is with Chuck. If this collaboration doesn't work, Mark might punish Gwen."Yvonne was torn. She looked at Stephen dejectedly. "What should I do?""Will you listen to me?" Stephen asked in retort.Yvonne immediately thought of what he was going to say. She rolled her eyes. "You heartless capitalist."Stephen chuckled in amusement. "You have your answer, right? Why do you insist on making me the bad person?"Yvonne would never be able to leave Gwen alone. That meant that regardless of Chuck's intentions, she would still try to make things work. She would have to be careful not to let Hope suffer any losses in the collaboration. She would rather put all the risk on herself than let Gwen be in danger.Stephen had already known Yvonne would choose this. He ha