"Yvonne, Mr. Jensen would like to meet you," Gwen said.Yvonne's heart sank, and her mood dipped. "Alright, give me the time and place." Chuck knew how to manipulate her. By having Gwen deliver the message over the phone, he was leaving Yvonne no way to refuse. Gwen knew exactly why Yvonne had agreed and felt a pang of discomfort. "I'll send the details to you." "Okay," Yvonne replied. Then, she asked, "Did Chuck pick on you?" "No. Don't worry about me." With that, Gwen hung up. As she put the phone away, a glass of red wine was pushed toward her. "Did Ms. Miller agree to meet?" Chuck asked. "Yes." Gwen took the glass. She didn't spare Chuck a glance as she raised it to her lips and downed it. Chuck chuckled. "As expected of Mark's assistant. You are quite useful.” Gwen tossed the glass into the trash can. The crisp sound of glass shattering echoed in the room. "I only deal with matters within the scope of my work. I suggest that you handle the rest yourself, M
Soon, the Long brothers reached the lakeside pavilion. They greeted Chuck and Yvonne enthusiastically. Smiling, Anson said, "Ms. Miller, we meet again. Fate seems to have its ways!" However, Yvonne ignored him. An awkward silence followed. The smile on Anson's face faded. He cursed inwardly. Who did Yvonne think she was? Chuck intervened, saying, "Please, have a seat and some tea." Anson smiled again. "Thank you, Mr. Jensen." As the Long brothers took their seats, the lakeside pavilion became a bit crowded. Chuck was about to pour tea for them, but Alvin was quick on his feet. He took the teapot from Chuck. "I have the lowest status here, so it's only right that I pour tea for you both. How could I let you do it, Mr. Jensen?" Yvonne frowned at Alvin's sycophantic behavior. These two brothers' personalities were worlds apart from Annie's. No wonder their father had entrusted Annie with Excel Pharma rather than his two sons. Anson took a sip of tea, barely registe
Yvonne tightly clenched her fists under the stone table before relaxing them. Her gaze was unwavering. "Mr. Jensen, I told you that this is a deal between us. Why bother getting Excel Pharma involved?"Chuck smiled. "I'm curious as to why a small business like Excel Pharma is a priority over Well Spring Pharma. Are you stalling, Ms. Miller, or …" He paused and lowered his voice. "Do you not want to work with Well Spring Pharma at all?"Yvonne gritted her teeth. It seemed like Chuck was determined to get an answer from her. "So this is how forceful you are when you do business, Mr. Jensen," Yvonne said. Instantly, tension rose in the air. The Long brothers became nervous as well. Were they on a battlefield? The standoff between these two titans in the pharmaceutical industry was too scary!Suddenly, someone called for help from a distance. "Somebody! Help! Call an ambulance!" The group turned around. They saw a man lying on the ground at the end of the corridor, while
"Your acupuncture technique is very similar to that of a friend of mine. I haven't seen it in many years," Chuck said pensively. Now that he thought about it, it had been almost 30 years. Time sure passed by quickly."Most acupuncture techniques are similar. Even if they have any differences, they're really subtle. Maybe you're wrong, Mr. Jensen." Yvonne thought about how old Jim was. There was no way he could be friends with Chuck.She secretly sized Chuck up. He looked just like a businessman, not someone who knew about alternative medicine.Chuck sensed the suspicion in Yvonne's gaze. He merely smiled. "I studied alternative medicine before I left the country. I understand quite a bit of acupuncture."Yvonne was stunned. "You've studied it before?""Do I not look like it?" Chuck asked before smiling self-deprecatingly. "I mean, you're right. I've been immersed in proper medicine for a long time abroad. I've given up on alternative medicine for some time now. "When I fir
The screen was covered in coding.Yvonne furrowed her brows. She looked even more confused. "Why are you looking at this?""Elvin wanted me to study it." Stephen said seriously, "He asked me to come over today. He said he had a mission for me. He wants me to edit this program.""You know how to write programs too?""No."Yvonne was baffled."But I can learn." Stephen looked at the screen once again with determination. "Elvin is right. If I want to get closer to him, we need to have the same language."Yvonne looked at Stephen for a while. He clearly wasn't joking!"I mean, this stuff is really complicated. Also, it's pointless for you to learn it. Aren't you just wasting your time?" Yvonne asked. "Elvin is just a kid. You don't have to take him so seriously. I'll go and talk to him right now. His fun has gone too far. How could he force you to do such a thing?"Yvonne was just about to head upstairs when Stephen pulled her back by the wrist."This isn't just fun." Steph
"You were the one who told me both Well Spring Pharma and Excel Pharma were interested in collaborating with you. That's why I chose to invest in the latter," Stephen explained."Out of these two companies, I would prefer it if you worked with Excel Pharma. "But I couldn't make it too obvious. That's the biggest reason I chose to invest in them. At least, they would be able to make a better offer to you."Yvonne furrowed her brows. She had never imagined that there was such a childish reason behind this generous investment. "What if I chose not to work with Excel Pharma? It could take a long time for your investment to yield returns," Yvonne said. Stephen chuckled and denied the possibility. "I've already investigated Excel Pharma. I was sure you wouldn't refuse Ms. Long’s offer." Yvonne rolled her eyes at him and muttered, "You say that as if you knew me that well—" "As it turns out, I wasn't wrong, was I?" Stephen looked at Yvonne with amusement in his eyes. Although
"Everyone should be aware that Yvonne Miller is the woman behind Hope Health Services," Stephen calmly stated. "Hope Health Services intends to cooperate with Excel Pharma. In the future, Excel Pharma will be responsible for Hope's pharmaceutical business."As for Hope's domestic and international influence, no further explanation is needed, right? If we don't invest in Excel Pharma now, should we wait until other people become aware of this news?"So are we just waiting for the stakes to rise so that we can compete with others?"With that said, Stephen looked at Noah and said, "Since you have opinions about this investment project, I'd like to hear them."Noah spread his hands and indifferently said, "What opinions could I possibly have? "Mr. Anderson relied on a woman to gain insider information, which in turn helped the company make more money. I should be thanking you instead.""You …"Julian could no longer sit still. He was about to confront Noah, but Stephen held him b
Julian was still fuming from the incident when Stephen suddenly said, "Find a programmer in the company and send them to my office." Julian was momentarily taken aback. "What?"Stephen explained, "I have a question that requires professional expertise."Julian was dumbfounded. Since when did Stephen become interested in programming?"Sir, you can just hand over the program to me, and I'll find someone to help you with it. Why bother having someone come to your office?""I need to understand the programming process." Stephen impatiently glared at Julian. "Now you're even questioning my orders?"Julian hurriedly said in a panic, "Of course not. I was just curious about it."Stephen had just confronted Noah moments ago, and now he was suddenly asking about computer programming.What exactly was going on in Stephen’s head? His train of thought was simply too baffling!"Then, why are you still standing here?" Julian snapped out of his thoughts when he heard Stephen's question.