Lloyd stayed in Yvonne's room until late at night, filling her in on every single detail about Curtis, from his past to his present and even his trivial daily habits.Only after listening to Lloyd did Yvonne finally get to know more about Curtis as a person. In the end, Lloyd suddenly realized that he might have said too much. Before leaving, he made Yvonne promise to keep it a secret.Yvonne promised him, and Lloyd returned to his room relieved.That night, Yvonne had a long dream. She was on a street with ruins all around her. In the distance, a group of men were engaged in a gunfight. They were retreating while firing back.Even though it was far away, she could hear the bullets. Slowly, the scene turned bloody. She blinked and saw bodies falling in front of her. Their blood splashed onto her clothes, dying them red.She lowered her head to see the fallen men. One of them was Curtis."Ah!" Yvonne woke up in shock. She looked up at the ceiling with widened eyes, gasping for air

"I've said it before. No matter what, I'll be on your side." Caleb smiled. "Pregnancy isn't a small matter. It'll be hard to hide it if you're doing it alone. Now you have a partner. I can help you as well if you need anything. Just trust me. I promise I won't tell a single soul."Seeing how Yvonne remained silent, Caleb used his sister as an excuse. "Even if you don't believe me, you should believe Rachel! If I were to do anything to you, she'd kill me. Even if I didn't care about how you saved my life, I still have to think about Rachel. She's my only sister; I don't want to become enemies with her."That finally convinced Yvonne. Although Caleb sounded a little glib, his eyes were clear with sincerity. It didn't seem like he had any malicious intentions.Yvonne's icy gaze melted a little. "If you do anything wrong, forget Rachel coming at you; I wouldn't let you get off that easily either."Caleb smiled. "Of course." He continued asking with curiosity, "What are you planning to

"No, I'm just …" Rachel bit her tongue and gave in. "Alright, I'll cut to the chase. Stanley's birthday is on Friday. They're planning to hold a party.""Stanley invited you?" Yvonne asked."No. Things got so awkward between us the last time. How could he possibly invite me?" Hearing the grudging tone in Rachel's voice, Yvonne couldn't help but laugh. "Are you regretting rejecting him?""No. I've already said it—that doesn't count as a rejection." Rachel bit her lips and said feebly, "I just yelled at him. Don't tell me we can't become friends just because of that?""If you could still be friends, Stanley would have invited you," Yvonne said seriously.Rachel was speechless and depressed. Why did Yvonne's words make her feel so terrible?Yvonne asked, "So, what are you planning to do now? Are you just going to go?""No, Stanley didn't invite me, but James did. I was wondering whether Stanley asked him to invite me …" Rachel stopped halfway because she thought she was being a l

The most important thing about a party is that it has to be lively. To make Stanley happy, James had invited almost half of Northerna City's heirs and heiresses. He used up all the space in Euphoria Smith for Stanley's party.Stanley was the main star of the night, so naturally, people came up to him and gave him their wishes wherever he went.Rachel and Yvonne were sitting by the booth on the upper floor. When they looked down, they saw Stanley talking to a few ladies.One of them, a short-haired lady, was speaking to Stanley so animatedly that she even placed her arm around his shoulder. Her body was pressing onto his, but Stanley didn't even move away or reject her advances.Even with the loud music booming, Yvonne could imagine Rachel gritting her teeth. She took one glance at her friend to see her giving the short-hair lady a death stare. Yvonne suppressed her urge to laugh and deliberately teased Rachel, saying, "She looks like she's quite close to Stanley."Rachel said noth

As Stephen and Stanley took their seats, the booth became cramped. Rachel pulled Yvonne to the side to give them space, and she couldn't help but look at Stanley. At the thought of how close he seemed to the short-haired lady just now, Rachel was filled with unease. She soon turned to look the other way.Stanley secretly glanced at Rache, his heart hurting a little. He sighed and forced a casual smile. "I'm really happy that you all came today. Thank you.""We're your brothers! Don't mention it!" James put his arm around Stanley's shoulder and teased him. "If you really want to thank someone, thank Yvonne. If she hadn't come, Stephen wouldn't have come either."At that, two frosty gazes immediately landed on him. James wasn't afraid of them since there were many people there and it was a celebration that day. He sniggered and tried to liven the atmosphere by raising his glass. "Come, let's make a toast to Stanley! May he always be lucky and healthy!"No one listened to him, so the

"Since I didn't ask you to drink, you have no right to ask me not to get angry," Yvonne said harshly, albeit calmly.Katie quietly clenched her fists tightly and forced an ugly smile. "Yvonne, must you make this situation so ugly? If anything were to happen to Kayla, Mom and Dad would—""I'll bear the consequences alone." Stephen looked at Katie lazily. "I have Kayla. I'm the person you should be looking for. It has nothing to do with Yvonne.""Mr. Anderson, I've been begging you, yet you—""Why should I listen to you?" Stephen retorted coldly and frowned, looking as malicious as Yvonne.At that moment, Katie finally understood that they were just treating her like an idiot! She instantly felt offended and was at a loss for words. She internally cursed Monica. Why did her mother have to force her here to embarrass herself? Seeing how the others treated her like she didn't even exist, Katie stomped her feet in frustration and left.After Katie left, Rachel leaned in closer to Yvon

"First Xavier, now Caleb." Stephen lowered his gaze and said with a dangerous tone, "Yvonne, are you trying to make me go green with jealousy?"Yvonne was a little astonished and couldn't help but snicker. She'd never thought that Stephen could be so entertaining. Yvonne's laughter made Stephen's heart flutter. His heart was beating quickly, even making his breathing a little stunted. Unable to control himself, Stephen went in closer. The next second, Yvonne placed her finger on his lips. She looked up at him and smiled with mockery. "Stephen, not keeping it in your pants after drinking isn't a good habit."Stephen kissed the finger and looked at Yvonne with desire. It was thuggish yet sexy.In that short moment, Yvonne seemed to have been electrocuted. She quickly retracted her finger and glared at him. "How dare you!"Stephen chuckled, and the air around them reeked warmly of alcohol.Yvonne pushed Stephen away and warned him, "Don't assume that you can do whatever you like ju

That night, Yvonne was just about to lie in bed after washing up when she received Rachel's message. Rachel was outside Miller Villa, wanting to crash there for the night. Yvonne went downstairs to get Rachel. Seeing her friend looking dejected, Yvonne asked in concern. "What happened? Did things not go well with Stanley?""It did. I also gave him my gift." Rachel sat cross-legged on the rug. She looked up at Yvonne. "That short-haired lady is his cousin. She's always been close to him.""Oh, so it's his cousin." Yvonne sat down next to Rachel, rather curious. "So, he explained everything to you, right? Why are you still feeling this way?""I don't know." Rachel lowered her head and muttered, "I've apologized to him and given him his birthday gift. Everything went according to plan, but I still don't feel quite right."In the washroom, Stanley had accepted her gift and her apology with a smile. He said, "I've given it a lot of thought. I sprung it on you, which scared you. It's onl

On his way, Xavier called Stephen, but he didn't answer. Instead, Stephen directly sent him an address. Xavier opened the map to take a look. The address was a warehouse by the dock. He guessed that this was where Kayla was locked up.An hour later, he arrived at the warehouse.He got out of the car to see the Maybach parked nearby. Stephen was standing by the car, looking at the sea. Xavier approached him, asking, "You've agreed to let Kayla go?""Hmm." Stephen didn't turn around. "Even now, you're still going to marry Kayla?" Xavier was stunned. He hadn't expected that Stephen would care about this matter. Then he smiled nonchalantly and said, "What? Were you afraid that I would fight you for Yvonne?""Since when have you ever beat me?" Stephen retorted coldly. Xavier chuckled. "Ever so smug." Then he looked at the horizon where Stephen was looking, saying slowly, "Yvonne isn't any ordinary woman. Even if I don't fight you for her, she might not be yours either. From what I h

Monica was stunned at first. Then she sobbed and yelled indignantly, hitting Thomas. "How dare you hit me! Yvonne already hit me before, and now you're hitting me too! I don't want to live anymore!"Thomas kept retreating and finally grabbed her hands after much difficulty. The nurse on shift knocked and entered the door. "It's late at night. Be quiet. Don't disturb the other patients."Monica bit her lips and stopped making any noise, merely glaring at Thomas.Thomas was annoyed. He pushed Monica away. "We fell into Yvonne's trap this time. I won't let this go.""What else can you do?" Monica wiped away her tears. "We haven't even gathered the money to pay her back. There's still an abundance of stock in the warehouse, and we …""I've sold off the stock at a low price." Thinking about it only increased Thomas' fury. He punched the wall hard. "That bastard Jack! He was always pretending to be close to me. Now that I'm in trouble, he's the first one to hit me when I'm down!"Monic