"Stephen's mother was Old Mr. Robinson's favorite daughter, but she died giving birth after she got married into the Anderson family. Although her death wasn't related to the Andersonx, Old Mr. Robinson hadn't been willing to listen to anything back then. He took Stephen away forcefully and took it out on him. It wasn't easy for Stephen; we couldn't even recognize him when he returned to Anderson Mansion."Yvonne was speechless. She couldn't get Noah's words out of her head. Even after she got back to Oceanic Villa, she couldn't shake what she'd just found out.She'd thought that taking her to the birthday celebration had been a piece of cake for him. Who knew it had been so difficult for him? Why had he been willing to do this for her?Yvonne arrived at Stephen's door unconsciously. Hotheadedly, she raised her hand and knocked on the door. Disturbed from his sleep, Stephen opened the door in an irritable mood.The next moment, Yvonne's body fell into his arms.Stephen could smell
"It's just that I heard something about you and the Robinson family." Yvonne winced. "I thought I needed to thank you in person for what you did." After she finished speaking, she sensed that his mood had gone cold. He leaned back, feeling displeased. "Who told you that?""Noah,." Yvonne answered him honestly but didn't plan to explain the details. She wasn't a person without a sense of propriety. If Stephen didn't want to speak about it, she wouldn't either. "I'm not interested in it, and I don't want to pry into your past." She turned to Stephen with sincere eyes. "I was just surprised. Why did you help me despite that?"Stephen was startled. He stared at Yvonne for a long time, unable to explain his feelings. She seemed to soothe his anger away. He hadn't felt anything like this before. It was an unfamiliar experience for him.Yvonne felt weird. "Why are you looking at me like that? Are the answers on my face?"Stephen recovered. "No." He closed his eyes and explained in a dee
Monica pretended she didn't notice Jasmine's distant and cold tone. She asked hurriedly, "Jasmine, are you still mad at me? That night, I was—""Mrs. Jones, there's no rush for you to explain anything. Take care of Kayla." Jasmine took a deep breath and said calmly, "Besides, Xavier and Kayla's marriage isn't urgent. After all, they're both still young. That's it. I'll talk to you later. I'm busy at the moment." The call ended abruptly.Monica grabbed her phone tightly. Her eyes glowed with anger. She'd spent so much effort and money to please Jasmine for so many years. How could she give up like this? Not to mention that Jasmine didn't have the final say in their marriage.Monica raised one corner of her upper lips. Her smile grew sinister....After returning to Robinson Residence, Jasmine told Arthur what had happened before going to her room. She wanted to talk to Xavier, but he came to find her first. "I heard that you went to see Yvonne."Jasmine heard him speak and turned
Yvonne received a call from Jasmine a week later. She was in a meeting with the design department to confirm the details of the upcoming products when she got the call, so she called Jasmine back after the meeting ended.Jasmine invited her to attend a gathering for the wives of the rich and famous socialites. Yvonne wanted to decline her invitation, but Jasmine added, "There's no harm in having more connections in Northerna City. They love jewelry. Perhaps they could be potential clients. You'll probably benefit by attending." She had a point, and her words moved Yvonne.Yvonne arrived at the open-air restaurant on time, according to the address and time Jasmine gave her. The whole restaurant had been reserved for the private wine-tasting party. Yvonne could see the wives chatting and laughing. Jasmine was the first to turn her head toward the door when she heard the bell ring. She'd been waiting for Yvonne.Jasmine was from a good social background, and she also had a good charact
"Mrs. Robinson, you're from a good family, and you also married well. Everyone thinks that you're lucky." Monica placed her hand on the back of Jasmine's hand. Jasmine wanted to draw her hand away, but Monica grabbed her hand tightly.Jasmine started to panic. "What do you want?"Monica leaned forward and looked directly into her eyes. "I just want to be friends with you. After Xavier and Kayla get married, we'll be closer sisters.""I'm not the one who decides this. It needs Old Mr. Robinson's—" Jasmine tried to reject her, but Monica placed a finger before her pursed lips and hushed her. "You have no other choice." Monica whispered in Jasmine's ear, "Do you want to guess what would happen if I told everyone what had really happened at the jewelry design competition back then?"Jasmine's face fell after she heard Monica's threat. Monica smiled. "Don't worry. Tara died long ago, and the sketches are in my hands. Nobody, except me, will know that you plagiarized her work."If Monic
"There's only one copy of the recording, and I've just deleted it." Xavier put his phone back in his pocket. "Just consider it a favor, and now you owe me one. Not a big deal, isn't it?"Yvonne crossed her arms. She tried to be patient and looked at him. "Mr. Robinson, what kind of tricks are you planning this time? Get to the point.""I didn't plan to play tricks on you." Xavier smiled with narrowed eyes. "I want you. I will compete with Stephen fair and square." Once again, Yvonne couldn't figure out what exactly he was trying to do. She suspected that he'd been born without a brain. "I deleted the recording to show my sincerity for us to get to know each other all over again." He held out his hand to Yvonne. "Ms. Miller, why don't we forget our grudges from the past?"She stared at his hand. "I'm sorry. I'm a person who holds grudges. Besides, I'm quite faithful." She took a few steps back and held her hands behind her body. She laughed at Xavier. "Also, I always thought that you
Far away in Northerna City, Yvonne had no idea that Xavier had betrayed her. She didn't take what he'd said to her to heart. She only thought he was making fun of her because he was bored. She didn't expect that he was being serious. However, the whole company was talking about the flowers that were being sent to Miller Jewels every day at the same time.Although Yvonne threw all of them into the trash can, she couldn't stop people from gossiping and decided to let it go. After all, if she tried to explain it now, she would look like she was covering up something. It would be better if she pretended nothing had happened.Since Andy had found out that Miller Jewels' collaboration with international companies had gone up in smoke, he occasionally called to ask about Miller Jewels' current situation. He was relieved when he found out that everything was running smoothly. He couldn't help but feel a sense of injustice toward her. "It was the organization's fault this time. You made so
Three days later, Yvonne slept in since it was a weekend. By the time she went downstairs, Stephen had already had his breakfast and was reading a financial newspaper.Tabitha and Alfie couldn't be happier since Stephen had recovered his sight; they even looked at Yvonne with extra tenderness in their eyes. Before this, they had respected her as Mrs. Anderson, but now they treated her as a lucky charm.Tabitha specifically waited for Yvonne to sit down before she went to prepare a special meal for her. The breakfast she made for Yvonne was even more lavish than Stephen's.Yvonne took a bite of her croissant and couldn't help but throw a flaunting glance at Stephen.Without lifting his gaze, Stephen said, "Come out with me tonight. You'll find out more when we get there." His last words shut down the question that had been about to leave Yvonne's mouth. She furrowed her brows, curious about his secretive behavior.Yvonne was in suspense for the rest of the day. In the evening, sh