Fiona said, “Bring Yvette home for dinner tomorrow.”Lance’s mind was a mess.“I’m busy.”His tone was harsh, and Fiona could hear it.She sneered.“What, did that woman make up some nonsense, which made you think that I’m the devil who broke you up?”Lance pursed his lips. “Mom…”“Don’t call me mom! If you don’t come back tomorrow with Yvette, just change your last name to Locke!”That was Whitney’s last name.Fiona then hung up the phone ruthlessly.She became suspicious because of Mrs. Sally’s phone call, which made her investigate the company.There were rumors going around the company about Lance and Whitney having an affair in the stairway that day.Fiona did not believe that Lance would have an extramarital affair and do such a shameless thing.The only possibility was that Whitney deliberately made a show of it to others so that people would misunderstand their relationship.Fiona had seen such tactics long ago.Fiona was the only one who could explain what happe
Lance’s tone was gentle. He looked at her patiently with guilt and adoration in his eyes.After thinking about it all night, Lance felt that the best way to solve this problem was to explain it clearly.Last night, they had too many misunderstandings, and he was too irritated, so he was not sensible enough.Yvette had also been drinking and was not sober enough.However, they had completely calmed down today.Seeing as Yvette did not make a sound, Lance paused and changed from rubbing her wrist to holding her hand.“Don’t overthink things. We’ll be together forever and ever.”He then brought her hand to his lips and gently kissed it.Yvette was stunned. She was soft-hearted and did not attack him as aggressively as before.She just kept looking at Lance.She was trying to see if he was lying or if he had any difference between today and last night.Be together forever and ever.It sounded so childish, but those words went straight to her heart.Yvette had to admit that she
Lance spoke decisively.He did not drag his feet, and he was not sympathetic or indecisive like the day before.Whitney’s face turned pale.“Is our past that embarrassing? You promised to marry me and even said that marriage doesn’t matter to you…”Her words were almost incoherent.Lance coldly interrupted her.“You know full well that our past was nothing. Even if it wasn’t you back then, I’d still say the same thing. I didn’t say that because of you.”Whitney’s body swayed, and her face was glum.Her eyes were bloodshot as she held back her tears.“I accompanied you through your toughest time. I don’t believe that you’ll forget that.”Lance’s eyes turned colder.“I could get through that time because of myself, not because you turned around the situation for me. Don’t think so highly of yourself.”Whitney sucked in a breath, finally realizing that Lance had changed.Actually, he did not change.Lance used to be more lenient toward women, but here he was, refuting her wi
Everyone had seen enough drama and felt relieved.Fortunately, Lance did not let them down.His words just now were incredibly satisfying. He did not give Whitney any opportunity, which should be the way a good husband treated his ex-girlfriend.Everyone was happy for Yvette because this meant that they had no problem in their relationship.Yesterday must have been a misunderstanding.Lance did not go to his office. Instead, he went in the direction of Yvette’s office.He knocked on the door, but there was no response.However, he could hear a soft voice speaking inside.He paused for a moment before pushing the door in.Yvette was talking to someone on the phone with a relaxed expression.While Yvette spoke, she looked up at Lance and finally looked away casually. Her voice was dull, and she sounded familiar with the person.“I know, impulsiveness is the devil. Of course, I’m not worried about it. Don’t I still have you?”Lance walked inside and sat on the sofa to wait for
Nicole said, “Don’t do anything to her as long as she doesn’t actively seek you out. Let Lance settle his own affairs.”Yvette pursed her lips. “I think so too. I don’t wanna get my hands dirty!”The two ladies talked for a while longer.Nicole noticed that Yvette did not have the same negative emotions as yesterday, so she finally hung up the phone feeling reassured.Clayton hugged Nicole from behind and let out a laugh.“You’re really taking matters into your own hands, huh? Are the company’s affairs still not enough to keep you busy?”Nicole sighed helplessly. “Well, I don’t have a choice. If it was anyone else, they could probably let go of it after a few years. But Yvette’s different. She’ll definitely get a divorce as long as she finds out Lance has an affair. She might look like she doesn’t care about anything on the surface, but she gives her all when she likes someone.”Clayton rubbed Nicole’s neck and kissed her.“Well, Lance is really unlucky to have such an ex.”Ni
The meeting room was dead silent.Lance stared at Yvette intently, trying to see if she was doing this just to provoke him.However, she was not.It looked as if Yvette had made this decision long ago, and all she had left to do was announce it in this meeting.Lance’s face was gloomy as he looked at her in silence for a few seconds.“You’re unprepared for this, so there’s no way you can go. It’s more appropriate for someone else to deal with this.”Yvette expected Lance’s objection.Her eyes were arched when she spoke.“It’s because I’m unprepared that the people at Cali won’t be on guard. How do you think the people at Cali would respond if it was a well-prepared director instead of me, who doesn’t know anything?”Lance’s face was taut as he stared at her without speaking.Someone at the table nodded in agreement. “That makes sense.”In an instant, Lance’s cold and stern gaze swept over to that person.Even if everyone else agreed, they did not dare to voice their agreeme
The assistant smiled calmly. “Mr. Collins, I haven’t been notified of that arrangement. If there are any personnel changes, the human resource staff will contact you.”Mr. Collins’s face was pale, and he left looking defeated.The assistant looked away dully and thought, ‘Luckily, I’ve been on Yvette’s side!’Lance pulled Yvette back into the office. Yvette’s struggle was futile, so she became a little impatient.Once they were inside, she broke away and rubbed her wrist with one hand.Yvette thought, ‘My poor wrist! It was crushed twice today!’She looked at Lance with dissatisfaction. “What are you doing? Did you take the wrong meds today?”Lance stood there with his fists slightly clenched.“Why didn’t you discuss with me first?”He was referring to the business trip to Cali.Yvette’s expression was dull as she raised an eyebrow.“This is a company issue, so it should be discussed in the office. Why should I discuss it with you first? It wasn’t too late to let you know ju
After all, if Yvette had a fallout with Lance, why would she still be in the mood to care about the company’s stock?Yvette silently looked at the door and retracted her smile.After some thought, she called her mother to tell her about this matter.Mrs. Quimbey hesitated for a full minute before she asked, “Do you really want to go?”Yvette responded. “I’ll never be able to stand on my own if I don't go. I can’t live under your wing and the Sheldon family’s wing for the rest of my life, right?”Mrs. Quimbey sighed. Yvette probably gave this some thought.“You can go, but you must pay attention to the dangers there. Although I want you to grow up, I don’t want anything to happen to you. Got it?”Yvette’s eyes were sore as she answered.“I know, Mom. But Lance won’t let me go. Can you tell Aunt Fiona about this? If she agrees to it, then it’ll be much easier to convince Lance.”Mrs. Quimbey paused. “Okay, I’ll tell her.”After a few seconds, Mrs. Quimbey continued, “I heard th