Soon, Gwen's condition got better. The handover of the businesses was almost done as well. Hence, Yvonne no longer had a reason to stay.Before leaving, Yvonne constantly reminded Gwen to care about her wounds. Gwen laughed at her. Yvonne was younger than her but still nagged her like her mother.Yvonne was relieved to see that Gwen was in the mood to joke.When Yvonne reached the airport, she saw Stephen. She wasn't surprised. After all, the island wasn't huge. Checking when her private flight would take off was a piece of cake for Stephen.Yvonne said to him curtly, "You'll have to pay for the entire trip if you're coming on board."Stephen chuckled. "I've never heard of hitching a plane ride."Yvonne rolled her eyes at him. "If you don't want to, fine. You can go to the city to find a direct flight."If Stephen hadn't taken the knife attack on her behalf, she wouldn't want to take him with her.Stephen stopped teasing her and followed her into the plane.As the plane took o

"Why did you do that?" Ariel shrieked and glared at Katie with reddened eyes. "Why did you post things about me online!"Katie was stunned. "I—I'm doing this for your own good.""For my own good?" Ariel laughed, tears falling down her face. "You posted about my privacy on the internet and let the world laugh at me! But you say you're doing this for my own good? Katie, I have always treated you as my best friend. Why are you doing this to me? You're the one who made me end up in the hospital. Do you know that?"When Ariel had seen the news that night, she'd experienced a huge blow after realizing her best friend had betrayed her. Her depression had flared up. She had laid in bed, twitching, until she passed out.Jodie had tried calling her multiple times. When she couldn't reach Ariel, she had rushed over to her house and sent her to the hospital.For the few days she was in the hospital, Ariel had been constantly crying. No one could get close to her. She could only sleep after

Before Stephen left the airport, he saw Julian running over to him. "Sir, Ms. Clarke. She …"Halfway through, Julian realized Yvonne was standing behind Stephen. He shut up immediately.Yvonne took off her sunglasses and said casually, "What happened to her? I would like to know too."Julian looked at Stephen. After receiving permission, he reported truthfully, "This morning, Ms. Clarke had tried to kill herself in her ward. Luckily, the nurses noticed in time to stop her bleeding. But …" Julian looked troubled. "There were too many people in the hospital, so the news of Ms. Clarke trying to take her life was leaked. Someone even took photos of it. The internet is going crazy again."The people who had stood up for Yvonne by saying that Ariel was just trying to gain sympathy were now facing backlash. They were blamed for being the straw that broke the camel's back and making Ariel take her life.The uproar on the internet was much larger than the one the night before.Julian wa

"Ariel, what is it? I thought you always wanted to see Stephen?"Jodie went over to pull the blanket away. However, Ariel clutched onto her blanket even tighter. Blood was seeping through the dressing on her wrist."Go away! I don't want to see you!" Ariel shrieked. They could hear her choke up.Ariel didn't need a mirror to know that she was extremely ugly at that moment! How could she let Stephen see her this way?Stephen furrowed his brows and stopped Jodie. "Forget about it."Jodie stopped and looked at Stephen apologetically. "I'm sorry, Mr. Anderson. Ariel's moods haven't been too stable recently. She …"Jodie sighed. "I blame myself. I shouldn't have told Katie about Ariel's condition. I never thought she would be that sort of person!"Stephen's gaze darkened. "Katie was behind this?""Yes." Jodie nodded. "We have been keeping a tight lid on Ariel's condition all this while. What Ariel needs now is peace. "How could she risk such a thing? You saw it for yourself. Ariel

Ever since Katie had formed her studio, she had been recruiting aggressively, regardless of cost.Not only had she poached many of Miller Jewels' staff, but also QT's staff.Some time ago, the studio had officially launched its jewelry collection. Although it was only sold online, their sales were quite good. They had pretty designs and a lower price than the market rate.Katie had even proclaimed that they wanted to go against the premium of luxury brands and create a national brand that offered great jewelry at a lower price.The majority of the consumers agreed with her. If things continued to go this way, it would surely affect the other brands' sales."At a lower price?" Yvonne smiled slyly.Katie was really doing whatever she liked just because she had her own mine!Andy looked at Yvonne, and chills ran down his back.He knew from experience that whenever Yvonne had that expression, she was scheming against someone! That person would usually end up in a bad state too!"Y

"Elvin, you don't understand the adult world yet. Go and have your dinner. I'll—""No!" Elvin shrugged Yvonne off and looked at her angrily. "I already said I don't like that evil man. Why won't you listen to me? Why must only children listen to adults?"Yvonne was a little embarrassed in front of Caleb. But she was more angry about Elvin's words. With a darkened gaze, she said, "If you don't want dinner, you won't get it."Then, she ordered Lloyd. "Take Elvin to his room."Lloyd frantically went forward and grabbed Elvin's hand. Even he felt awkward, let alone Yvonne.Elvin still looked indignant when he was taken away. Yvonne looked at Caleb and smiled bitterly. "I'm sorry for that."Caleb looked upstairs and said gently, "You should probably find an opportunity to talk to Elvin properly about Stephen.""There is no need. I don't want anything to do with hi—""Is that so?" Caleb interrupted her, looking serious.Yvonne was a little taken aback. She didn't know why she felt a

Jodie led Yvonne to the side of the van. "Ariel is inside alone. Go in. I'll keep an eye out."For the past two days, the paparazzi had been stalking Ariel like crazy. They had had to go through many detours after leaving the hospital to avoid the paparazzi who were tailing them.Jodie was tense. She was afraid that more things would happen. Seeing how nervous Jodie looked, Yvonne could imagine what a hell of a situation they were in at that moment. They must have been hounded to death by the paparazzi.Yvonne opened the door and got in the van. The lights in the van were dim, but she could see that Ariel's face was as pale as a sheet. She looked rather lifeless in the dark corner.Yvonne jumped. "You …"Ariel shook her head. "I'm fine." In order to sound more convincing, Ariel forced a smile.Yvonne furrowed her brows. She never thought that a heiress like Ariel could end up in such a haggard state. Ariel said cautiously, "I just want you to say that the things online were n

In her ward, Ariel had just finished breakfast. She was looking much better.Jodie said with a smile, "It seems like a huge weight is off your shoulder.""Hmm, after meeting with Yvonne yesterday, I'm feeling much better."Right at this moment, Katie entered and overheard what Ariel said. She was instantly infuriated. "So it was Yvonne who told you to go up against me! Ariel, have you gone mad? Don't you know who the enemy is?""No, I'm thinking as clearly as ever." Ariel said indifferently, "This time around, I finally see people for who they are. I guess ending up in the hospital was worth it.""You …" Katie was infuriated. "You've been brainwashed by Yvonne! I've already said it! I was doing it for your own good! Everything was going well, you—""I can't afford this kindness from you." After a night of thinking, Ariel felt extremely peaceful at that moment. She no longer wanted to be used by anyone."Katie, if you want to go up against Yvonne, do it on your own. Don't use

On the one hand, the mines at the borders were shut down. On the other hand, Katie had a huge number of pre-orders online.Everything had always been smooth sailing for the studio. Katie had never expected that the first problem she would encounter would be so tricky.She had three consecutive urgent meetings because of that. All the staff agreed that the studio was a newly founded jewelry brand. So they couldn't fail their customers. It would be a big blow to their reputation.After a discussion, they finally decided on a plan. They would first buy a batch of gems from a gem supplier in the country to get through the crisis.Katie would personally go to the border to understand the situation after that.However, they needed a lot of money to purchase the gems. At the same time, the costs would increase.The business was making a small profit to begin with. After the crisis, they probably would have made quite a significant loss.Seeing that the staff were all a little hesitan

Katie relayed the key points of the meeting to Noah. When she finished, Noah questioned, "Do you still need money?" Katie lowered her head and avoided his gaze. "As the end of the year is approaching, the local gem dealers don't have much stock. Since we need it quickly, they might … "Noticing Noah's anger, Katie changed the topic. "But don't worry! We just need to get through this period. "Once we finalize a deal with the new owner, we will be able to recover this sum quickly. You know that our pre-sale volume this time is very promising. This proves that our brand still has great potential … ""That's enough." Noah didn't want to listen anymore. He had lost his appetite. He felt nauseated just looking at the food on the table. "I can only give you one million dollars, not a penny more." With that, Noah turned to leave. But Katie grabbed his hand. "How is one million dollars enough? Noah, you … "Noah warned coldly, "Katie, don't push your luck." He was warning her that s