That evening, Stephen drove Elvin back to Miller Villa. When he spotted the sullen look on Lloyd's face, he asked, "What happened?"Lloyd shook his head in response. "Nothing. We went to Chuck's place this morning, but we couldn't find anything there. I just feel annoyed, that's all.""Seriously, Lloyd. You've been gloomy the whole day." Yvonne's amused voice drifted from behind Lloyd.Stephen looked at her, a small smile now playing on his lips. "Are you done with your business?""I wanted to call you at first, but then I remembered that I would get to see you once El is done with school for the day. I might as well save my phone credits for another day."Yvonne then giggled. "Would you like to stay for dinner?""Sure thing."Seeing as Stephen had agreed to the offer instantly, Julian raised his hand as well. "Ms. Miller, may I have a spot at the table as well?""No problem. Come on in."Yvonne led the group into the villa.While Stephen busied himself with preparing the ing
Chuck smiled at Yvonne as he walked into the office. "Hello, Ms. Miller," he said in greeting.Yvonne leaned against her desk, a piece of paper trapped between her fingers. "This is the formula of the drowsy incense that you want, Mr. Jensen."Pleased, Chuck reached out to grab the formula.Unexpectedly, Yvonne curled her fingers instantly, thus balling up the paper in her palm. Naturally, Chuck failed to grab the formula.A glint of anger appeared in his eyes. "What are you doing, Ms. Miller?""I suddenly remembered something," Yvonne stated while pretending to look curiously. "I heard that Mark came to Northerna City. Did he personally come here just to visit you? Did he ask you any questions related to Gwen?""He visited you as well?" Chuck asked instinctively.Yvonne just smiled. "It seems that Mark did ask you about Gwen."Since Mark was a Principal, he kept himself updated with the allocation of human resources within Emerald Group.During this period, Yvonne had arran
Over the following week, Yvonne didn't hear back from Chuck after their meeting.Her men reported back to her during this period of time. None of them could spot anything out of the ordinary. Chuck would either work at home or attend business gatherings. Other than that, all seemed fine.Left without a choice, Yvonne could only wait patiently for the day when Chuck would either fess up or screw up.At the same time, she also caught wind of the news involving Noah and Katie. Rachel had excellent sources when it came to gossip in the upper echelons of society. Apparently, Noah had whisked Katie out of the hospital and into City Hall to divorce her.Katie kept screaming while kicking up a fuss in City Hall the whole time. In the end, a few of Noah's bodyguards had to hold her down and force her to sign the divorce papers.Once the procedure was done, Noah left City Hall swiftly after ditching Katie at the entrance.Rachel exaggerated the details and made the story extremely dram
Yvonne grabbed the documents from Rachel's hands. A similar look of astonishment took over her features the moment she laid her eyes on the contents."You're giving me 50% of Anderson Group's shares?"Those shares were worth hundreds of billions of dollars!It was no wonder Rachel suddenly looked so shocked. Yvonne had literally received a treasure trove, after all.Stephen's calm expression was in stark contrast to the women's shock. "You deserve the reward. Grandpa said you're the one who saved his life. Isn't his life as valuable as the shares?"Besides, Grandpa confiscated these shares from Noah. You helped us out big time, so you should accept the gift no matter what.""Well …" Yvonne frowned in response. "That's not it. You can't give me something this valuable."Stephen replied coolly, "I won't accept things that I've given away. The decision is final.""He's right!" Rachel thrust the empty folder into Yvonne's hands. "Stephen came all the way here just to give you
Noah shot back with a chuckle, "You wouldn't have been able to establish this company without my money in the first place. "Katie Jones, it's in your best interests to not jog my memory about the origins of this company."The sight of the cruel glint in Noah's eyes terrified Katie greatly. She released her hold on his wrist before stumbling backward hastily."Noah, y-you can't do this to me—""Then, pray tell, what should I do to you?"Noah started approaching Katie while snarling out, "When we were still married, you cheated on me with another man. Not to mention, you also caused irreversible damage to my physical constitution. "The fact that you committed those crimes is a good enough reason for me to kick you out without a penny to your name!"We've already gotten our divorce certificates, Katie. There's no need to take the conflict regarding our division of assets to court. You'd better get lost right now if you still have an ounce of rationality in you."The moment Noah
Three days later, Yvonne and Nicole headed toward Euphoria Smith as per the instructions on Noah's invitation.They took the elevator to the fifth floor. When the elevator doors slowly slid open, the first thing the women saw was a large billiard hall. A group of scions were having fun around one of the billiard tables.Of course, Yvonne was quick to spot Finlay, who was tied in front of a billiard table. She couldn't help but frown at the sight.Nicole noticed the man as well. The scene terrified her to the point that she dove behind Yvonne immediately.Finlay looked extremely bruised and battered at that point. His face was swollen, with splotches of black and blue dotting across his skin. Not only that, but he was also covered in his own blood.To make things worse, his jaws were forcibly pried open by two sticks. Drool mixed with blood kept trickling out of his mouth the whole time.At that moment, a billiard was launched in Finlay's direction.Nicole screwed her eyes shut o
Noah grabbed his cue once again while gazing into Yvonne's eyes. "What are we playing?"Yvonne's expression was a mask of innocence. "I don't really do cue sports. Let's play the eight-ball pool since it's the most basic game. What do you think, hmm?"Eight-ball pool was one of the easier cue games. The rule was to strike the ball and use its trajectory to pocket the other colored balls. In order to win the game, the last ball the player had to pocket was the black ball with the number "8" painted on it. If any of the players accidentally pocketed the black ball at any point during the game, the other player would automatically win.Noah smirked contemptuously upon hearing the suggestion. "Sure thing. If we were to play a relatively complicated round, people might think of me as someone who bullies an amateur in cue sports."Yvonne just smiled. "Precisely. You're quite meticulous, aren't you, Mr. Noah? In that case, why don't you let me go first? I'll have the first strike, i
The victor of the round was clear for all to see.Noah threw his cue away before ordering coldly, "Release him."The scions surrounding Finlay started untying him hurriedly upon receiving the order.Yvonne instructed Nicole to call an ambulance for Finlay. "I'll deal with the aftermath. You should go to the hospital with him once the ambulance arrives. Report to me if anything else happens later on."Nicole nodded in response. She started showering Yvonne with praise after that. "You're really amazing, Ms. Miller!"Yvonne just smiled as she grabbed the files from Nicole's bag. After that, she turned around to face Noah."Now that you've had your fun, it's time for us to talk business."Noah shot her a meaningful look before he started making his way toward the lounge. Yvonne followed him there. Just as she took her seat, she heard Noah's deep voice."To think that you're willing to go to such great lengths just to save a so-called stranger, Ms. Miller. Do you really think I'm t