Meanwhile, Arthur was led inside by a fat woman."Linda isn't back yet. Do you want to wait for her?" The woman went into the kitchen and made a cup of coffee for Arthur. Arthur scanned the surroundings. The three-story building wasn't spacious, yet it was filled with items scattered all around.The woman was into boarding, taking in a dozen or so foreign students. Naturally, there were many things around."This place might not be the best environment, but I treat them all very well," the fat woman explained with a smile.Arthur didn't take the coffee. He merely retrieved a check to pass to the woman. "This is Linda's living expenses for the next year. If it isn't enough, ask me for more."The woman looked at the number on the check and smiled widely. She immediately placed it in her pocket. "You're ever so generous, but …" she continued asking curiously, "All these years, you have given Linda so much money, yet you refuse to tell her who you are."Arthur said with displeasure, "

Late at night, the casino downtown was still lively, with people engrossed in gambling and alcohol. Amidst the crowd, a young girl rushed into the casino. Wading through the people, she took the elevator up to the fifth floor. The moment she stepped out of the casino, she heard the sound of someone wailing.Her heart sank. She quickly headed over to the source of the screams, which were barely muffled by the door.She pushed the door open and yelled, "Stop! I've brought your money here!"Everyone looked at her and stopped their beating. The man on the floor already had a swollen face beyond recognizable. The young girl's heart hurt badly. Tears almost fell. "Aston, are you alright?""Oh, is this your little girlfriend?" The man sitting on the couch with crossed legs whistled. "Not bad, Aston Chambers. You lucky bastard.""L—let Aston go! I—I have money!" Her voice trembled. She mustered up the courage to walk up to them. "How much does Aston owe you? I'll pay you back.""Can yo

After they left, Yvonne looked away.Gwen asked coldly, "What are you looking at?""Nothing, I just find it strange." In a foreign country far away, there would be a girl whose eyes looked extremely like Stephen's. Yvonne did not think much about that matter. She only felt that it was a coincidence. After all, doppelgangers did exist in the world.She held Gwen's arm and changed the topic while smiling, "Gwen, you were so cool just now!"Gwen glared at Yvonne curtly. "Stop with your flattery. I'm not that easily coaxed.""Come on, I've apologized a thousand times to you already. I promise I won't put myself in danger before giving you a heads-up. I'm serious. Don't you believe me?" Yvonne said.Ever since her talk with Mark, Gwen has been mad at her. Yvonne had tried many ways to coax her. She even followed Gwen along when she found out that Gwen was going to the city to check on the casino. It was too bad that it did nothing much.Gwen was determined that Yvonne learned her l

When the plane landed, it was night in Northerna City. Xavier received Monica's call, saying that Kayla had been recovering well for the past two days and that she'd been constantly asking to see him.Xavier hung up, turned to inform Arthur, and left. Arthur furrowed his brows in displeasure. Caleb looked at Arthur, secretly delighted. Since Arthur had found out about Yvonne being the director of Xenia's Auction, he guessed that the old man would have even more thoughts against Kayla.However, Caleb didn't even think that Arthur was forming a dangerous plan.…At the hospital, Monica immediately got up when she saw that Xavier had arrived. "Xavier, you're here."Seeing Xavier, Kayla's pale face finally looked better. She smiled. "Xav, I missed you."Xavier spoke expressionlessly: "You're much better.""Yes!" Kayla had been on medication for some time. On top of that, Monica had told her that Xavier was going to marry her. The good news had motivated her, and she slowly got bet

The first thing Yvonne did when she returned to the city was to hold a meeting at Miller Jewels. In her absence, Nicole had led the team well. The designs were almost done.During the meeting, Yvonne pointed out the issues with the designs and taught them on the spot how to edit them with improvements. The other colleagues listened to her attentively. On the contrary, Nicole was distracted. Yvonne had to call her twice before she snapped out of it.After the meeting, Yvonne asked Nicole to stay back. She asked Nicole in concern, "Is the year-end show too much pressure on you?"Nicole lowered her gaze and said feebly, "I'm sorry, Ms. Miller. I still think I'm not the right person for it. My colleagues in the other departments were right. I just graduated college …""This wasn't your attitude when I left." Yvonne furrowed her brows. "Tell me, who's gossiping behind your back that they dare to even question their boss' decision so freely?""No." Nicole waved her hands. "They're right

Nicole ran out of the office to a nearby café. She'd just pushed open the door when she heard Dorothy Sanders, her mother, call out to her affectionately, "Nicole, over here!"Her voice attracted many disgruntled looks from other customers. Dorothy was unabashedly proud of it. "My daughter Nicole works at Miller Jewels! She's amazing! Her boss likes her a lot! You all work nearby, right? Please take good care of my daughter—""Mom!" Nicole anxiously yelled and frantically pulled Dorothy to a booth. "What are you talking about? I'm just a newcomer. What have you been telling other people?""That's why you're amazing! You're just a newcomer, yet you've already represented your company in a competition! The other older employees couldn't even compete with you!" Dorothy spoke loudly. Nicole wanted to shut her mouth badly."If you're going to spew any further nonsense, just go!" Nicole warned through gritted teeth.Dorothy stopped and affectionately held Nicole's hand. "Nicole, it took

Soon after, Yvonne learned that Dorothy had visited Nicole. Her assistant, Hayden, briefed her on Nicole's situation before cussing up a storm. "Seriously, her family are all leeches! Her father and older brother never bother with job-hunting, whereas her older sister, who's now married, keeps asking her for money from time to time!"Yvonne was silent for a moment. "Tell Nicole to come here.""Okay."Soon, Hayden led Nicole into the office.The latter knew that the news of her mother's visit was now circulating around the company, and she looked very guilty. "I'm sorry for causing a negative impact on the company's reputation, Ms. Miller. I—""This has nothing to do with you." Yvonne flashed the younger woman a smile before gesturing for her to take a seat. "My main concern is that your work performance is being affected due to your family troubles. Is there anything I can help you with regarding that matter?""N—no!" Nicole waved hastily in response. "This is my personal matter,

After having countless meetings in just one week, Yvonne and the design department were finally able to decide on the drafts for the year-end show.That day, Yvonne treated everyone in the department to a meal in order to reward them for their hard work. She'd intended to attend the gathering as well, but she received a phone call from Philip at the last minute. He informed her that Elizabeth was feeling unwell and requested Yvonne's assistance.Only when Yvonne arrived at Anderson Manor did she notice Stephen there as well. As she gazed at Philip's smiling expression, she had a feeling that the latter had planned the whole thing deliberately.Meanwhile, Elizabeth lay on her bed in her room with one hand pressed against her chest. She looked like she hadn't been able to catch her breath.After Yvonne checked the old woman's vitals and grabbed her medical bag, she heard the latter muttering in disbelief, "Are you sure you can do this?""If you don't trust me, you can always ask Haz

"Camille's the reason why my mother died in labor. I witnessed her slipping drugs into my mother's food. I was too young back then, so I didn't have the strength or the ability to stop Camille from doing that."After that, Charles locked me in my room because he didn't want me to meet up with the police, who were investigating the case. Hence, I jumped out the window from the third floor and broke my legs in the process. Still, I cried and screamed at the top of my lungs that Camille was the murderer, but—"At this point, Stephen started chuckling coldly. "Charles claimed that I was too emotional from losing my mother at such a young age, and that was why I was babbling nonsense."Many years had already passed since the incident, yet Stephen refused to recall those painful memories.After all, the years when he'd been forced to endure all the torment at Robinson Residence, watched his own mother die due to birth complications in front of his own eyes, and witnessed Camille get marr

That day, Curtis and his men moved to a village that was still within the city district. Someone showed up outside their rented apartment right after they left.Yvonne was relieved upon hearing that Curtis and his subordinates had transferred their base of operations successfully. At least Stephen wouldn't be able to track down Curtis for the time being. He wouldn't confront her as long as he didn't have any substantial evidence.Now wasn't the time for Stephen to find out the truth.The moment Yvonne put down her phone, Hayden strode into her office, ready to report the latest news to her. "Ms. Miller, we've received the compensation from Jones Jewels. The jewels that Mr. Oatway purchased for us have been transported to Bright Gems."Naturally, receiving a barrage of good news put Yvonne in a good mood. "Alright," she replied smilingly. "Mr. Jones would never expect that the stock he'd sold at such a low price would end up in our hands." Hayden felt satisfied and happy for Yvonn