Chuck was still smiling. "Ms. Miller, I sincerely just want to collaborate with you. Don't overcomplicate matters. You'll make things difficult for me."Yvonne sneered, clearly not buying it."You know very well how this collaboration came about. I know whether you are sincere or not too." Yvonne leaned back. Her gaze was cold. "You keep playing all these games. Aren't you afraid that my patience will run out one day?"Chuck's smile faded a little. "Why do you have to make things so difficult?""If you want to maintain a good partnership, you should know where the line is." Yvonne tapped her fingers gently on the table. She enunciated, "Crossing the line won't be good for anyone."Neither of them was willing to back down.When they were silent at the same time, the atmosphere in the meeting room turned overbearing. Everyone else there didn't dare let out a single breath.Chuck looked at Yvonne and smiled stiffly. "You're way too serious, Ms. Miller."Yvonne smiled. "If you
Chuck left Hopeful Faith and returned to his mansion. He headed directly to the basement.Gwen was leaning against the corner of the cage, resting, when suddenly footsteps woke her up.Chuck kicked the food placed in front of the cage. "You're not eating or drinking! I'll see how long you can last!"Gwen opened her eyes and looked at him with icy contempt.Chuck got infuriated. He punched the cage so hard that it shook."Do you think Yvonne will come and rescue you soon?" Chuck sneered. "You can dream on! I've already gotten someone to use your ID to leave Northerna City. Even if Yvonne looks into it, she will only look toward the southwest. "She will never suspect that you're in my basement!"For the past few days, Chuck had been adding things to Gwen's meals so that he could deal with her easier. However, she hadn't been eating. To err on the safe side, he had to keep her locked up.Seeing the scattered food on the floor, he smiled. If she wasn't going to eat, fine. He d
Katie asked Yvonne to meet her at a coffee shop. She had cleared out the coffee shop beforehand. At that moment, she was the only one there as she sat in the corner booth.When she saw Yvonne entering, she stood up.Yvonne saw Katie's glare and smiled. "Here I thought you had some good news for me. It looks like you're here to interrogate me?""Yvonne, don't you play dumb!" Katie was furious. She questioned, "Why did you look for Finlay? What are you trying to do by interfering in my affairs?"Yvonne went in closer and asked with interest, "Your little Finlay has told you about it?""You!" Katie warned through gritted teeth, "Yvonne, if anything happens to me, you can dream of getting your evidence!""I know." Yvonne sat down and looked at Katie. "Which is why I wasn't planning on telling Noah. I just think having some leverage on you would make me feel better."Katie sat opposite Yvonne and slammed both hands on the table. She leaned forward domineeringly. "Stop with yo
"Finlay's girlfriend doesn't really know what happened, so she didn't come at me. That's why, Noah doesn't have any proof, even though he suspects me," Katie said. She could still remember how Noah had looked at her.Even now, her chin still hurt from Noah clutching it too hard.In order to prove her innocence, she had fired Finlay on the spot in front of Noah.After Noah left, she had secretly met Finlay and found out that Yvonne had looked for him.At that thought, Katie looked at Yvonne coldly. "What is the voice recording for? To threaten me?"Yvonne said distractedly, "It's just that you've been progressing too slowly. I'm a little impatient. If you want the horse to run, don't you have to whip it?""How dare you—" Katie was furious. "Do you think getting proof is that easy? Noah still hates me for ruining him. It won't be that quick to build trust. Just because there is no progress doesn't mean I'm not trying hard. "Didn't I send you a recording last time? At least it
Katie's heart skipped a beat. Seeing Noah closing in on her quickly, she was so scared that she retreated.Noah reached out and grabbed her by the neck. He pulled her forward. "Katie, you secretly met with Yvonne, yet you lied to me. What are you trying to do?"Katie looked at Noah's angry gaze in panic. How did he find out that she had gone to see Yvonne? She had been careful! There had been no one at the coffee shop!Did Noah send someone to follow her? Soon, he answered her question. "If I didn't get someone to keep an eye on you, I wouldn't have found out you're the woman who stabbed me in the back."Katie was exposed. She panicked. She subconsciously defended herself, "N—no. It's not what you think. How could I possibly—"Noah clutched her neck tighter. "How dare you deny it?""N—no. No." Katie spoke with difficulty, "I was forced. Yvonne wants me to investigate you."Noah furrowed his brows. He lessened his grip on Katie. "Investigate me about what?""She wants to col
Katie was perplexed. She looked at Noah, lost. "W—why?" She glanced at the knife."Don't be afraid. Noah raised his other hand, showing that he was cutting an apple. "I was just cutting an apple for you."Then, he continued cutting the apple while saying, "Continue meeting with Yvonne. Take this chance to get closer to her. I want to see what she is up to."Katie soon understood. He was trying to make her a double agent.Seeing the knife in his hands, she could imagine that if she shook her head, the knife would probably land on her neck instead of the apple.Thus, she pondered for a while before nodding. "Alright.""Good girl." Noah had finished cutting the apple. He placed the knife down and handed a slice of apple to Katie. "If you're always such a good girl, I won't make things difficult for you."Katie quickly accepted the apple with a lowered gaze. She didn't dare look Noah in the eyes.He reached his hand out toward her head. She was so frightened that she scrunche
At 4:00 pm on the dot, Yvonne arrived at the coffee shop.When she took her seat, she teased, "You really have to whip a horse for it to run."Katie pushed the ledger toward Yvonne. From the corner of her eye, she secretly snuck a glance at the figure under the tree outside the coffee shop.From the moment she had entered the coffee shop, that man had been pacing back and forth around the tree. It was most likely someone Noah had arranged to spy on her.So Noah was still suspicious of her."How did you get this ledger?" Yvonne's question pulled Katie's focus back.Katie looked at Yvonne flipping through the ledger. "Have a closer look."Yvonne looked at Katie dubiously before slowly flipping through the pages once more. She realized that a note was written on one of the blank pages."Noah has found out about me. He told me to give you this. "He wants me to gain your trust and help him find out about your plans and Stephen's as well. I think someone is following me, but I ca
That night, Yvonne called Jim to ask about Philip's situation.Jim read a few of his vitals to Yvonne and said pensively, "He should be coming around, but no one knows why he isn’t. Perhaps subconsciously, he doesn't want to …"Jim was standing by the window of Philip's room. He could see him lying in bed.Jim furrowed his brows in slight distress. "Could it be that he knows who did this to him, so he doesn't want to wake up and face reality?"Yvonne thought for a while. "It's possible. Some comatose patients will develop a tiny hint of consciousness after they have been treated. Perhaps this consciousness is preventing Mr. Anderson Senior from waking up."If Jim was right, Philip's coming around would be a huge threat to Noah! This piece of news gave her a more solid idea for her plan.Her thoughts were running wild when she heard Jim say, "I heard from Conan that he plans to work with a team from Well Spring to further develop Hopeful Faith. What do you think about that?"Yv