Stephen reached out and straightened Yvonne's head. "You're not an old mule. You're the prettiest horse ever.""And you don't tie me down. You help me roam free," Stephen said seriously.Right at that moment, Gwen coughed.Yvonne's ears blushed. She subconsciously pushed Stephen away and turned around to face Gwen. "Gwen, when did you get up?""I woke up at a bad time." Gwen looked at Stephen before looking at Yvonne. "Why is Claude involved too?""It's a long story. Why don't you—""I want to hear about it now," Gwen interrupted Yvonne. She didn't sound as weak as the day before.Yvonne explained roughly, "Chuck was someone Claude and Leonard arranged. They intended to get him to trick Mark and find the opportunity to join forces with me to go up against Mark."At the mention of Mark, Gwen's face paled a little. Yvonne changed the topic immediately. "No matter who Chuck belongs to, I won't let him off the hook that easily. "Claude will definitely not let things end just
Although Gwen seemed to have calmed down, Yvonne was still worried. She hired a few nurses to look after Gwen.Gwen listened to Yvonne's arrangement without saying anything. She sat in bed, engrossed in her own thoughts.Yvonne knew that Gwen still needed time to digest everything, so she didn't force her. She sat for a while before leaving the room.Stephen followed behind her. "Are you planning to use Chuck to sow discord between Mark, Claude, and Leonard?" Yvonne stopped in her tracks. She turned back to look at Stephen. "How did you guess it?""Perhaps I understand you well?" Stephen retorted with a smile.Yvonne rolled her eyes at him. "You don't understand me well. You're just as smart as me. Perhaps …"Even smarter than me.But her pride wouldn't let her finish her sentence.In a short time, Stephen had already guessed what she was thinking. He must have thought about her plan a few times.In the past, Yvonne had thought that Stephen had just been speculating. But in
After Yvonne had a call with the nurse from the hospital at night, she saw Elvin staring at her with a serious expression.Yvonne extended her arms and beckoned Elvin over. "Come here. Let me hug you."Elvin looked up at Yvonne after she pulled him into her arms. "Mommy, is something making you upset?"Yvonne had been so busy dealing with Gwen the past few days that she hadn't been home.After she had come home that day, Elvin had observed her carefully and noticed that she seemed to be feeling down. She clearly had something on her mind.Elvin cupped Yvonne's face and asked, "Mommy, did the evil man bully you?"For a moment, Elvin and Stephen's faces overlapped in her mind. Stephen had also cupped her face earlier that day.His image popped into her head, making her shudder. She took Elvin's hands away and said, "He didn't bully me. A lot of things have happened recently, and I feel a little helpless.""Really?" Elvin was unconvinced as he took a closer look at Yvonne. "Is i
Yvonne accepted the envelopes and extracted two invitations from within. They were for Claude's upcoming birthday banquet. "One of these invitations is for Stephen. My grandfather invited him too," Jane informed her. With a charming chuckle, she continued, "I told you I'm going to have plenty of chances to meet him. Look, my opportunity has arrived." Yvonne frowned. With a hint of displeasure in her voice, she replied, "I have received the invitation and will attend the banquet punctually next weekend." "Sure," Jane acknowledged.After Yvonne drove away, Jane smirked to herself in satisfaction. After all, she couldn't guarantee that Yvonne would just be attending a simple birthday banquet.…Yvonne reached the hospital and bumped into Caleb in the corridor. Before she could ask anything, he handed her a document. He smiled slightly. "This is the evidence I obtained online. It should be enough to destroy Chuck’s reputation." Yvonne accepted the document and looked at C
Yvonne's laughter bubbled forth."Help you? Mark, you're reading too much into it. "I just didn't want your presence to become a nuisance for me. After all, even catching a glimpse of you makes me feel angry about what happened with Gwen."Besides, this is, at its core, a competition between you, Claude, and Leonard. Why should I shoulder the blame for their quarrels? I'm certainly no fool."She glanced at Mark's retreating figure and continued, "Of course, if you choose not to heed my advice, you can always confront them directly. "It's really none of my business."Mark remained silent for a long time. He seemed to be deep in thought, questioning if he could trust Yvonne's words.Yvonne, on the other hand, had little interest in debating further. She walked past Mark and strode away without looking back.Still feeling the discomfort from being choked earlier, Yvonne cleared her throat. She was about to go to the bar and get a glass of cold water to soothe her throat.As fat
When Yvonne saw the photo the care worker had sent her, she immediately recognized Gwen's handwriting. Every single word seemed to have been written with unwavering determination."Yvonne, I'm sorry. I can't stay. I owe you too much. I have to find a way to make it up to you. "Don't worry. I won't try to take my life again. Until I make everything up to you, my life is yours."Yvonne looked at the message for a long time until her sight became blurry. She realized that tears had welled up in her eyes.She wiped away the tears and smiled bitterly at her phone. "I don't need anything from you, silly girl."…Gwen had left just like that.Yvonne didn't have anyone look for her. She knew that Gwen would keep her word. Since Gwen had promised that she wouldn't take her life, she would surely be living peacefully somewhere in the world.This time, Gwen was truly trying to hide from her. So no matter how much Yvonne tried, she wouldn't be able to find her.Yvonne took a few da
"Do you really care that much whether Mark comes or not?" Leonard asked in retort ambiguously."I'm just casually asking. After all, I haven't seen him in quite a while. I thought we could use this occasion to meet." Yvonne smiled and asked, "You two don't want us to meet?"Leonard smiled. "Of course not. What we want to see the most is you two coexisting peacefully. This would help Emerald Group grow better.""How generous of you two." Yvonne smiled, yet every word was like a jab at them.Their smiles faltered a little. Claude waved his hand. "Alright, let's not just stand here. You two have come a long way. Get some rest in your rooms.""Thank you, Claude." Yvonne nodded and followed the house staff into the mansion.When Yvonne and Stephen left, Claude dropped his smile. "What is on with that girl? Is she really planning to come at me because of Chuck Jensen?""She's not capable of that." Leonard said pensively, "But we shouldn't underestimate her. I always feel like
Yvonne finished unpacking. As she left her room, Stephen coincidentally opened his door too. Yvonne leaned against the door. She asked with a light smile, "Do you want me to give you a massage?"Stephen said calmly, "You heard?""Yes. It looks like Ms. Ford really has feelings for you. If not, she wouldn't have come looking for you so quickly." Yvonne smirked. "You sure have your way with the ladies."Stephen ignored her teasing. He changed the subject. "Are you heading out to look for Chuck?"Yvonne was surprised. "How did you know?""Just a guess."Stephen walked over to Yvonne. He had initially thought of asking her to go for a walk with him. They could use the excuse of having a tour of the place to see if they could find out where Chuck was. Unexpectedly, Yvonne had the same idea.Stephen said pensively, "Jane said that they sent Chuck over to Claude, but that doesn't mean he would be hiding here.""I know." Yvonne stopped smiling. "Anyway, I'm just going for a w