Yvonne was clenching her fists so tightly that her knuckles were turning white."How much for a night, Yvonne?""What are you wearing? It's filthy. Where's your dress?""Take your clothes off. We want to see you naked."They were filthy. Yvonne thought these men were filthier than her.Someone muttered, "Stop it. It's Lara's birthday today."Only then did everyone go and wish Lara a happy birthday.Lara calmly said, "It's your birthday too, Yvonne. You remember?"Yvonne stayed silent.Sandra was there, and she pushed Yvonne. "What, are you mute?"Yvonne faltered and fell onto the chest of a guy behind her."Tim, look! Your true love is throwing herself at you.""Tim, you liked her in high school, didn't you? Come on, just pay her and sleep with her."Some people started taking the piss out of Tim. Tim looked at Yvonne in disgust. "I never liked her. Stop saying that."Yvonne was used to this. All of them were demons, but they had no idea. Tim courted her since Grade 10, a
On the way to the hospital, Yvonne held onto Christopher's shirt tightly, trying to find even the tiniest sense of security. When she escaped the room, Yvonne had grabbed onto him like he was her lifeline.Christopher frowned at her. She was as pale as a ghost, but he remembered that she was as beautiful as a blooming flower when he saw her a few years ago.When they arrived at the hospital, James nervously asked, "Why don't I do this, sir? You get home and get changed." He tried to take Yvonne.Christopher shot him an icy look and went around him, taking Yvonne straight to the emergency department.James inhaled sharply. He thought Christopher was acting weird."Don't touch me…" Yvonne was struggling in her half-conscious state, and she looked worse and worse as time went by. Anyone could see she had gone through a harrowing experience. "Don't touch me! Don't touch me, all of you."The nurse tried to check on her, but she was struggling too hard. "Dr. Grounds, the patient won'
He shouldn't have meddled."Mr. Gunther!" A nervous James quickly sprayed alcohol on Christopher the moment he came out of the ward. He wanted to disinfect Christopher from head to toe.His boss hated hospitals, and he wouldn't even step foot in one if he could, and yet he took that filthy woman into a hospital. He was utterly shocked. "Mr. Gunther, the footage is here. Should I—""No!" Christopher was angry, and a bit impatient.James shut up. He knew Christopher was mad, so he quickly followed him. "Mr. Gunther, Ms. Starr might be Mr. Zacharias' ex-fiancee, but the contract is voided. She has no relations to the Gunthers either. She also faked being a rich lady, so you can just ignore her."Christopher said nothing."And I heard she is quite the promiscuous woman. She even got pregnant once. Looking at how gaunt she is, she might have STDs…" James muttered, and then he felt a chill down his spine.Christopher looked at James coldly and took the antibacterial wet tissue from hi
"What are you doing?" Yvonne came in and saw the nanny kicking Brady. Without thinking, she slammed the nanny away and held Brady in her arms. With a trembling voice, she said, "Mommy's here, Brady. It's okay now."Brady was in pain, and he cried. "Mommy."Yvonne shivered as she held Brady, and she looked at the people around her. They would even bully a child. Even the servants of the Gunthers were disgusting.The nanny mocked imperiously, "Your son is a thief just like you. He stole Danny's toy and ruined it. Like mother, like son.""I heard he's a bastard. Who knows who his father is? Bet he's no good too. What can a thief and a random man give birth to anyway?""If something's wrong with the pup, then something must be wrong with the bitch."The servants were all mocking Brady and Yvonne, just because Yvonne used to be a princess, and now she was lower than them. Just because Brady had no father."Brady, don't listen to them." Yvonne covered Brady's ears. She didn't want him
Yvonne looked at the nanny in terror and quickly scrambled backward. What she said reminded Yvonne of her days in prison.Right after she was sent to prison, everyone started bullying her. If the other inmates said her stuff was missing, no one would trust Yvonne no matter what she said. They would tear her clothes and make her give the items back.Mariam watched Yvonne as she held her child and retreated in fear. She mused, 'Yvonne, once the princess of the Starrs and the school belle of Ashton University. She used to be beautiful and a valedictorian.'They said Yvonne was a talented woman both in ballet and piano. She had more talent than Mariam, a product of elite education. Even though they were both Seaton socialites, Mariam was always overshadowed by Yvonne.Mariam smirked. For some reason, she felt smug. Yvonne got into Ashton University of Seaton with top score, but during the summer of her junior year, she was ousted as a criminal and thrown into prison.The woman of ever
Leonard frowned at Zacharias. "Why is Yvonne here?""You seem to care about her, Leonard." Zacharias angrily approached Leonard. "I remember you being there at the banquet, but then you went missing halfway through. Who did you meet up with? Don't tell me you're the father of Yvonne's child."Zacharias didn't let Yvonne's infidelity slide. He kept searching for the man she slept with. Out of everyone he looked into, on the top of the list in terms of time and motive was Leonard. Being the pride of the Starrs, Yvonne had a lot of suitors. Yvonne was Leonard's first love. Everyone thought of her as an innocent swan, but these people didn't see Yvonne for who she really was: evil, filthy, lowly, and a compulsive liar.Yvonne raised her head in shock. She wondered if Leonard was the man on that night. Zacharias must've looked into it, or he wouldn't accuse Leonard that easily, especially not when Mariam was around.Leonard didn't explain himself.Brady blinked, staring at Leonard. "Ar
"That child isn't mine," explained Leonard without thinking."Stop lying!" Mariam didn't believe him.Jordan frowned. "I don't care who that child's father is. Just deal with them."Leonard's palms were sweating. Jordan was deliberately giving him an ultimatum. He wanted him to deal with Yvonne and get back at Leonard for Mariam.Mariam looked at Leonard, gloating, "Show me how you deal with Yvonne and the bastard. If you get rid of them nicely, perhaps my father will help your family."Leonard shot Mariam a glare and sneered before leaving.Once he was gone, Mariam held her father's arm and swung it around. "Dad, why didn't you let me talk?""If you're half as mature and capable as Christopher, I wouldn't even worry about you two as much." Jordan sighed. "Marriage and love mean nothing. Hold something he treasures, and you can control him however you want."Mariam smiled. She was looking forward to whatever Leonard might do. Perhaps he would harm Yvonne and the child to save h
Zacharias was at the Night Bar, leaning against a couch and looking exhausted. Lara got into a car crash because of him. For the reputation of the Gunthers and the Starrs, he must take care of her.Zacharias massaged his forehead, the air around him suffocating."Oh, Leonard's here.""Zacharias, your brother-in-law's here," Zacharias' friend joked.Leonard walked into the room and frowned at Zacharias. "You boys leave."Zacharias' friends exchanged a look. This was the affair of the Gunthers, so they left.Zacharias was still lounging on the couch. He lit up a cigarette and languidly asked, "What is it, Leonard?"Leonar was still frowning. He clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white. "My family's project in city east got in trouble, and we need the Gunthers' help. We need someone to meet up with Vesuvius Corporation's Mr. Jonas."When Leonard's parents heard that Leonard and Zacharias got into a fight, they forced him to apologize. After all, their family's company was at