Yvonne's attitude was cold. "Are you here to apologize on your mother's behalf?""Yes, she isn't in the right state of mind to see you." Xavier nodded. He was just about to say what he'd prepared, but Yvonne didn't give him the opportunity to do so. Without waiting, she coldly said, "Jasmine wronged my mother, so she should apologize to my mother."Xavier was speechless; his heart sank. How could Yvonne be so tactless? Tara Miller had already passed away. Was Yvonne asking Jasmine to die and look for her? "Ms. Miller, I know you're angry, but you won't be doing yourself any favors by making things too difficult." When Xavier met Yvonne's gaze, his eyes were no longer as calm as before. "I've heard about the incident too. Back then, Tara chose to forgive my mother. If not, this matter wouldn't have stayed hidden for so long.""So, if a thief has been forgiven, does that mean that they're no longer a thief?" Yvonne snickered. "My mother might have forgiven Jasmine, but that's beca

Thomas wanted to jump off a building. Rather than live life without purpose and be the butt of everyone's jokes, he should just die.Just when he was engrossed in this thought. A Porsche Cayenne suddenly stopped behind him. Two men in black got out of the car, grabbed him, and threw him into the car. Then the car sped off.Thomas was frightened half to death, trembling while looking at the man next to him. He only took one glance, and he did not dare to let out a single breath.The man had an air of frostiness about him. His angular face looked like the scythe of a grim reaper.Thomas gulped. "W—who are you?""You don't need to know who I am," the man said disdainfully. "I'm just going to ask you one thing—do you want to live?"Thomas looked at the car before looking at the man once more. He could see that the man wasn't any ordinary person, but he didn't know him either. Why was the man trying to help him? He said doubtfully, "Of course I want to live. Are you really going to he

Yvonne had just entered the private room when Peter arrived with the lady.Before Yvonne could react, a ball of red pounced on her, giving her a fright. "Ms. Miller! I've missed you so much!" The lady spoke coquettishly, hugging Yvonne without letting her go.Yvonne was amused. "You're going to be the director soon. Why are you still so childish?"Yvonne had met Amy Lawrence three years ago out of pure chance and had taken her in as a student in perfumery.Amy was different from Yvonne. Her family had always been in the perfume industry, so she'd received a rather systematic and formal education in perfumery ever since she was young.Yvonne, on the contrary, was pure talent. She'd never had any sort of systematic education. When they met, Amy was having some difficulties in perfumery. She'd even started to suspect that she was losing her sense of smell.In the end, it was Peter who introduced Amy to Yvonne and got Amy to learn from her.Amy hadn't let Yvonne down; she was doing

Ariel put Britney to bed before heading to the study.After a long resuscitation, Elizabeth was barely breathing. She didn't have much time. After the doctor left, the entire Anderson family was in the study, not saying a single word.Ariel's entrance broke the silence. Philip looked at her. "Is Britney asleep?""Yes." Ariel nodded and asked concernedly, "How is Grandma?"Philip sighed and shook his head, saying nothing. His meaning was clear. Ariel was instantly saddened. Her nose burned a little. "Why did this happen …"Hazel looked at Stephen and said sarcastically, "Your ex-wife knows medicine, right? Why don't you call her over to try? Perhaps she has the ability to revive someone."Hazel's comment crossed the line. Stephen gave her a furious look. Hazel cowered immediately. She grumbled softly, "Did I say anything wrong? Wasn't she so smug back then?""With Grandma's condition right now, even if Yvonne comes, she can't do anything. Why bother her? Besides, she doesn't ha

"What's wrong with Yvonne?" Noah asked in retort. "Is it just because she's Stephen's ex-wife?""Yes!" Hazel said firmly before adding, "Not only that—I just don't like her. Have you forgotten? She was the one who instigated Simone's incident back then.""That's in the past. You have to look forward. Be in the present." Noah said, his eyes gleaming. "Yvonne owns Miller Jewels, and Miller Jewels isn't the same as before. I've secretly looked into it. Ever since Yvonne returned, Miller Jewels has been making huge decisions. They're definitely going to be the top jewelry brand in the country. I'm sure you don't know about this yet, but Robinson Jewels has sold Jones Jewels to Yvonne. Once they hand over the shares, Miller Jewels will announce the news."Noah's gaze darkened. "How long has it been since Yvonne returned? How many incidents has she stirred up already? Where will you be able to find a powerful woman like her? If I could be with her, she could help my career immensely."Ha

Elvin took Britney away, and she followed him, tugging at the corner of his shirt as she sobbed with snot building up in her nose. Once they'd reached a corner, Elvin freed his shirt from her grip and looked at her seriously. "Who's your stepmother?"Britney shook her head and said sadly, "I don't want a stepmother."Elvin said impatiently, "I'm asking you, who is going to become your stepmother?"Britney sniffled. "It's Aunt Ariel. She said she's going to become my Mommy.""Ariel Clarke?" Elvin thought about the news he'd seen online. He seemed to recall that Ariel Clarke was the woman who'd been by Stephen's side all these years. Seeing Britney nodding, Elvin furrowed his brows even tighter. Was Stephen really going to marry her?"Okay." Elvin was about to turn and leave.Britney quickly grabbed his hand. "Don't go. I'm scared."Elvin stopped in his tracks and turned to look at her. "Are you afraid of your stepmother?""Yes." Britney blinked her teary eyes. She looked pitif

Arthur saw the news online. He called one of the old staff members of the company and found out that Xavier had sold Jones Jewels to Miller Jewels at an extremely low price. Naturally, he was infuriated. That price wasn't even one percent of what Robinson Jewels had invested in Jones Jewels! Xavier wasn't an idiot. He would only sell at this price because Yvonne had leverage over Jasmine!Yvonne was such a manipulative and scheming woman; she would surely do something like that! Not only had she humiliated the Robinsons, but she also had such a huge advantage over them! The more Arthur thought about it, the angrier he got. His chest tightened, and he had to take some pills to calm himself down. Leaning back on his chair, he looked at the ceiling with hostility in his eyes.He had to settle the score with Yvonne sooner or later!…As Yvonne was having breakfast the next morning, Curtis reported to her, saying, "Thomas has gone missing. We only found records of him leaving the co

"No." Yvonne concealed her sudden disappointment and smiled at Rachel. "I was just thinking how great it was that I could gain some fame from their engagement."Rachel stared at Yvonne for a while before looking away when she couldn't find anything amiss in her friend's expression. "You sure are positive, but this is good. Every time you're trending, Ariel gets compared to you. After a long time, they finally know who's better."Rachel thought for a while. "All these comparisons pit you and Ariel against each other in some way. The more you shine, the less admiration Ariel gets.""I don't want to be compared to her." With that, Yvonne turned around and headed to the kitchen. She wasn't interested in topics like these at all.Rachel followed behind her and said, "I heard Stanley say that the only reason Stephen and Ariel are getting engaged so quickly is because Mrs. Robinson Senior is dying."Yvonne paused a moment before resuming making her tea. "Stephen sure is a great-grandchil

Jax smiled and entered. He walked over to her desk and sat in front of her properly. Those who didn't know any better would think that the famous singer was there for an interview.Yvonne was feeling helpless. "What do I need to do to make you give up?""Ms. Miller, please have a look at my script first." Jax handed the document over to her respectfully. "I know you've been busy recently, so I didn't come to disturb you. I've stayed home and spent many nights writing this script. Look at the dark circles around my eyes." Jax pointed at his eyes and said pleadingly, "Please just have a look at it."Yvonne was a little conflicted. She sensed that Jax most likely wouldn't leave if she didn't go through the script.Seeing Yvonne flip through the script, Jax's eyes sparkled with eagerness and hope.Yvonne went through the pages, getting more and more perplexed as she flipped through them. Was that a script for a music video? Why did it look more like an advertisement proposal?Other t

The engagement ceremony started. On stage, Ariel stood in front of Stephen, looking at him with a gaze filled with bliss and love. She'd waited for this day for far too long.In the past, no matter how close she'd stood next to Stephen, she'd always felt that he was beyond her reach and way out of her league. She never thought that this man would one day be so close to her, right within her reach. Without knowing it, tears welled up in her eyes.Hearing the emcee remind them about the process, Ariel quickly collected her thoughts and smiled. She bent down, about to prepare to receive the ring that Britney would bring on a ring bearer pillow.The ceremony had been rehearsed beforehand. Now, Britney and another little boy walked to the stage with the ring bearer pillow. All Ariel needed to do was accept the pillow and for Stephen to put the ring on her, and the entire ceremony was done.At that moment, Ariel's hand was on the pillow. Just as she was about to praise Britney, the child