Yvonne had never thought that the charity gala would be such a huge affair. On the way there, Regina said, "Just treat it as a gathering for good friends. It's really informal."When Yvonne arrived, she realized that all of the city's wealthiest people had joined the charity gala. Every single one of them was worth millions! Yvonne turned to smile at Regina. "Regina, I thought you said that it's just a normal gathering of friends?"Regina smiled back and replied, "In our circle, this is a normal gathering, right?"Yvonne had no comeback to that. "You're right.""I'll take you to a good friend of mine—the main star of the night." Regina waded through the crowd of glamorous people and led Yvonne inside.From a distance, Yvonne noticed a woman who was surrounded by a group of people. She had an air of extraordinary elegance about her. In a sea of women dressed in gowns, she'd opted for a sharp-looking suit instead. She had a head of gray hair, and her smile was confident. Age had o

Yvonne turned back to spot Hazel walking over to her quickly with her high heels clacking on the floor. Noah followed behind his mother. Hazel looked displeased. She suspected that Yvonne attended the gala on purpose after learning that Noah would be there as well. Hazel assumed that Carmen would never have invited someone of Yvonne's status.Hazel looked at Regina and asked angrily, "Did you bring her here? What would Carmen say if she found out that you brought some uncultured swine to the gala?"Regina frowned. "Watch your mouth. Look at how you're behaving right now—you look more like an uncultured swine.""How dare you …" Hazel was infuriated.Noah gently grabbed Hazel's hand and looked at Regina apologetically. "Ms. Dawson, my mother spoke out of turn. I apologize on her behalf."Then, he turned to say to Hazel, "Mom, we're at Carmen's gala tonight. Don't cause a scene and end up offending her."Carmen had worked with Philip for a long time, and her words still held some

Yvonne slowly finished her dessert and then snickered. "Ms. Clarke, you're from a family of scholars. Don't you have a brain?"Ariel frowned a little. "What do you mean?"Yvonne leaned back and crossed her legs, looking relaxed yet a little domineering."The womb is ours, and a baby grows in the womb. Women have the right to give birth to children if they please. Why can't we just have children for our own sake?"Yvonne tutted, pretending to be troubled, and said, "Unless you think that wombs also belong to men? That women exist only to produce children for men?"Then, Yvonne pretended as though a thought had suddenly occurred to her. She smiled. "I almost forgot. You chose to get your tubes tied because of a man. Now I understand why you would say something like that.""You b—" Ariel suppressed her anger, and her ears burned bright red. She uttered through gritted teeth, "Yvonne, you have nothing to be smug about. Don't think that you've won just because Stephen might pay more

After the announcement about the foundation, many people went over to congratulate Yvonne. She had no choice but to drink every time they raised their glasses to her. Even if she only took a sip every time, she'd drunk a few glasses of red wine in the end.In the distance, Julian went up to Stephen. "Sir, do you want to help Ms. Miller?""No need." Stephen looked at Yvonne and smiled. "It's a happy day for her. Let her drink more."He guessed that Yvonne was overjoyed and wanted to celebrate by drinking.When Noah came into her sight, her gaze turned a little colder. "Congratulations, Ms. Miller." Noah extended his glass toward her, but she didn't clink glasses with him."Thank you, Mr. Noah." Then, Yvonne downed the remaining wine in her glass.Noah was secretly unhappy about it. Drinking without clinking glasses with him was clearly showing disrespect.He waved his hand at the server. "Can't you see that Ms. Miller's glass is empty?"The server nodded and frantically topped u

Noah knew that they were in the wrong. Hence, he forcefully tugged on Hazel's arm, hinting at her to stop talking.Although Hazel timidly hid behind Noah, she was still glaring daggers at Yvonne.Noah was well-known for his philandering playboy ways. This was the first time he'd been embarrassed in front of so many people, so he couldn't help but panic. Swallowing his anger, he cast a glance at Yvonne, as if asking her for help."Ms. Miller, we should just settle our misunderstanding privately. What do you say?"Yvonne pursed her lips and looked at Noah with fear in her eyes, making herself seem pitiful. Only Noah could see how cruel and calculative Yvonne was. She clearly had no intention of letting this slide. Carmen wasn't one to accept women being mistreated. She looked at Noah sternly. "I've always thought you were courageous enough to face your mistakes. Why don't you clear the air right here and now?"Stephen and Julian walked closer so they could watch the drama unfold b

Yvonne didn't need to turn around to smell the familiar woody scent.She firmly grabbed Stephen's wrist and slipped out of his clutches. She spun around and placed his hand behind his back. It was a pity that she was rather intoxicated, so she wasn't as strong as usual. She was instantly pulled into Stephen's arms once more.This time, Stephen was prepared, so Yvonne couldn't break free no matter how she tried. She glared at Stephen. "Let me go.""Let me take you home."Stephen looked at her glare and found it strange. "Did I offend you or something?"Under the influence of alcohol, Yvonne's bottled-up emotions felt magnified. She only felt angry when she looked at Stephen."What? Do I have to put up a friendly face for my ex-husband?""What did you say?" Stephen wasn't going to argue with a drunk person. He picked Yvonne up and headed to his Maybach.Yvonne's legs were in the air. "Put me down! You— Ah!"Sensing Stephen letting her go, Yvonne instinctively grabbed his suit.

"When I went to get Mr. Elvin this morning, I opened the door to find that he wasn't in his room. His bag is gone too. Then, I went through the surveillance footage and found out that he left home at 6.30 am. Curtis has already gone to look for him. I came up to tell you, so we could split up into two groups."Yvonne had already put on her coat while listening to Llyod's explanation. She headed out straight away without even washing up.Lloyd followed closely behind her and got into her car. He'd barely buckled his seat belt when the car sped away. The momentum that had forced him back scared him. He secretly held onto his seat belt tightly, praying to God to keep them safe.…Half an hour later, the Anderson family received a call from the kindergarten. "Why isn't Britney in school today? Is she feeling sick?" Britney's teacher asked in concern."Nonsense! I had someone send her to school in the morning!" Philip's expression darkened. "I'll head over right there! You better find

Yvonne didn't say anything even as the call ended, but she'd managed to compose herself. She wiped her tears away and started the car once more.At noon, Lloyd received a call from Curtis. "Mr. Elvin brought Stephen's illegitimate daughter home." Curtis had been extremely cautious; he'd been paying attention to the surveillance footage of Miller Villa while he'd been searching for Elvin outside. He was relieved when he finally saw Elvin and Britney sitting in the living area. At the same time, his head hurt. This brat ran out without telling anyone and even brought another child back home! How brazen!…An hour later, Yvonne returned home in a rush. She had a stormy expression on her face. "Elvin Miller, do you know what the hell you're doing?"Her voice frightened Britney, who quickly moved behind Elvin and looked at Yvonne timidly. Elvin's mother was scary!Elvin looked up and puffed his chest courageously. "I do know.""What do you know?" Yvonne's eyes reddened, and she ch

Elvin raised his hand and showed his watch to Yvonne. "Britney reached out to me through this. Uncle Caleb gave it to me; he said I could contact my friends with it."Seeing how innocent Elvin looked, Yvonne thought for a while and sighed in relief. She ruffled Elvin's hair. "It's fine. I was just asking."She considered the incident carefully. How much trouble could a smart kid get into? It was best if she left it alone.…That night, Yvonne put Elvin to bed and returned to her room to shower. As soon as she'd left, Elvin opened his eyes and fished out his laptop and earphones from beneath his bed. Then, he hid under his blanket. He had to make sure that Britney had returned home safely.In her room, Yvonne had finished showering and was wiping her hair dry on the couch. She took her phone and decided to text Stephen. "Has Britney returned to Oceania Villa? Did Mr. Anderson Senior say anything?"Stephen soon replied, "I told him that Britney ran to a nearby playground." He'd u

The next morning, Yvonne planned to wake Elvin up herself, but Elvin was up even before her. He was already having breakfast at the dining table.Yvonne was a little surprised. "Honey, why are you up so early?""I couldn't sleep." Elvin held his glass of milk with both hands and took a sip. He looked rather troubled. Yvonne poured herself a glass of milk and sat down next to Elvin. "You're so young. Why couldn't you sleep? What were you thinking about?"Elvin lowered his head and said nothing.Yvonne picked up a piece of toast and put some jam on it before passing it to Elvin. "Eat up. I'll drop you off at school."Elvin finished his milk but didn't touch the piece of toast. He looked up at Yvonne and asked seriously, "Mommy, do you still like that evil man?"At first, Yvonne was stunned, but then she chuckled. "You're just five years old. What do you know about feelings?""I just want to know." Elvin looked Yvonne straight in the eye.Yvonne found it strange. "Why are you s