"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
"No," said Stephen calmly. "I was just thinking how disappointed Grandpa would be if he truly had seen Noah back then."Yvonne was dazed. It was then that she realized she hadn't considered that at all. She had been too focused on coming up with a plan to deal with Noah.She couldn't help but feel apologetic when she thought about how smug she had been earlier. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have—""It's fine." Stephen cut her off softly. "Your plan is great. Let's just go with that, then. As usual, I'll look forward to hearing your good news."Yvonne looked at Stephen for a while before she smiled. She would certainly deliver a good show for Stephen when the time came.…Yvonne went ahead with the plan and didn't contact Katie.She was swamped for nearly the entire month. While she followed up on the project for Hope, she was also supervising the progress of Miller Jewels' new products.She was so busy that she almost forgot about Katie.That was until Katie texted her at no
At 7:00 pm on Wednesday, Miller Jewels kicked off its new product launch. This time, Yvonne entrusted the entire event to Nicole. She merely oversaw the launch without providing any input.Nicole certainly didn't disappoint. Each new piece was more exquisite and beautiful than the last, garnering constant praise from the guests.When the show ended, Nicole finally had some time. She asked Yvonne excitedly, "Ms. Miller, what did you think?"Smiling, Yvonne replied, "It was excellent. I'm even feeling a bit threatened. You're such an outstanding chief designer. If a competitor poached you, I would be in trouble."Nicole hurriedly waved her hands in refusal. "That's impossible! I plan to stay with Miller Jewels until I retire!""I was just joking." Yvonne chuckled. "However, I did have an idea after watching the show ..." Her tone turned serious. "Have you ever thought about taking over QT and becoming your own boss?"Nicole was surprised. "Ms. Miller, please don't pull my leg
Yvonne walked away as soon as she finished speaking, leaving behind a bewildered Katie. Yvonne's parting advice echoed in Katie's head. "It's time for you to think of a way out."Katie suddenly snapped out of it and quickly walked toward the front door.On the way home, Katie finally had a chance to fully process the fact that Philip had woken up.She went straight to the study as soon as she reached home. Inside, Noah was reading a financial newspaper. When he heard the door being pushed open, he looked up to find Katie hurrying into the room.He frowned. "Weren't you supposed to go see Yvonne today? Why are you back so soon?" "I've talked to her. Do you know what she told me?"Katie's face turned pale. She grabbed Noah's hand and said, "She told me that your grandfather has woken up!""What?" Noah was shocked. "Wasn't he in a vegetative state? How can he wake up?""Mr. Anderson Senior received treatment at Hope Health Services, and I’m sure you know how good Hope is at