Lance’s eyes visibly darkened.Yvette’s reaction was not what he had expected.She was upset.If it was before, Yvette would have been happy as hell, but now, there was no joy to be seen.His heart skipped a beat.“Yvette, are you still blaming me?”Yvette lifted her eyelids. “What exactly are you referring to?”This meant that Lance had already done quite a few things that made her upset.Since their marriage, the two of them had never encountered such a big disagreement.Lance pursed his lips and looked at her, not letting go of a single emotion on her face. “Whitney’s matter.”Yvette smiled indifferently. “It’s all in the past, isn’t it?”Lance rubbed his temples.“You can tell me if you’re upset about anything.”Yvette said, “I knew of her existence before we got married, and she’s not a threat to me, so I’m not upset. I also have exes, so I understand. You don’t have to explain yourself so many times because of that.”At the mention of her ex-boyfriend, Lance felt hi
In the afternoon, Lance and Yvette went to Fiona’s place. Yvette had already prepared a gift for her.Lance got the driver to pick them up and drop them off at his mother’s house.Thus, he and Yvette sat in the back, but the two of them did not speak for a while.The driver felt a little uncomfortable.In the past, Yvette would always chatter non-stop. Although Lance listened inattentively, he still answered her questions and responded to everything she said. They were all used to it.Suddenly, they were so quiet, so the driver was not used to it.Since they did not speak, the driver also dared not say a word.They arrived at Fiona’s house like that.It was a small villa that was not too big with a front and back garden and a good view.Lance bought the villa here back when this plot of land was first developed. It was very expensive.The nanny smiled and came over to open the door.“You’re finally here! Madam has been busy around the house all day.”Lance nodded and took Y
Fiona saw that Yvette did not have much of a reaction, as if this was just a trivial matter.However, Lance and Yvette’s interaction was obviously not the same as before. They were a lot more distant.In particular, Yvette’s gaze when she looked at Lance was not as bright as before.As someone who had been through this before, Fiona understood what that meant.“Right, but she showed up again with ulterior motives. Even if she’s not worth anything, it’s better to keep your guard up. It wasn’t easy for you to be together, and I don’t want you two to misunderstand each other because of her.”Lance said, “Mom…”Fiona shot him a look, signaling him not to interrupt her.“I disagreed when you first got together with Whitney back then, and it’s not because our family backgrounds didn't match. To be honest, our family’s standing was not that great at that time. We were in such a precarious situation, so we can’t really pick on her either. But this woman used your contacts to achieve her
Fiona sighed. She solemnly looked at Yvette.“Whitney’s return must have caused you a lot of damage. I want to apologize to you for this. When she left back then, she was the one who came to me and asked me for a sum of money, saying that she was going abroad for further studies. I didn’t give it to her, but she offered to break up with Lance in exchange for the money. I thought that she wouldn’t come back again. I didn’t think that she would be so jealous of your happiness, so much so that she deliberately came back to stir up trouble. Clearly, she succeeded, didn’t she?”Yvette was slightly stunned. She pursed her lips and unconsciously clenched her fist.She did not know what to say.It turned out that Fiona had long noticed that something was not right between them.Lance calmed down after a while. His voice was deep and raspy with such strong resentment. He gritted his teeth and said, “You should’ve told me earlier.”Fiona looked at her son. Her eyes gradually reddened.“Ba
Yvette did not refuse. She was now at an impasse with Lance not because of Whitney. It was because of the Cali business trip.However, Lance liked to mix up the two matters.Lance’s office.Lance sat on the sofa and pointed to the opposite side, looking like he was ready to negotiate.“Let’s sit and talk.”Yvette sat there, but she did not start the conversation.The assistant outside sensed a cold tension between Lance and Yvette. Out of curiosity, the assistant brazenly went into the office to deliver coffee.The originally calm Lance suddenly had bloodshot eyes. He coldly yelled, “Get out!”The assistant was so scared that he left in a hurry.Yvette looked at Lance, who rarely loses his temper, and suddenly laughed.Lance looked at her coldly.“What are you laughing at?”Yvette said, “You wanted to yell at me instead, right?”Lance wrinkled his eyebrows. Yvette did not give him a chance to speak.“I really want to go, and it’s not because I’m mad at you. I want to try
“I know that you’re not such a person, but that doesn’t mean that others aren’t like that.”Yvette stroked Lance’s hair, which had a different texture from her own soft hair. However, Lance used the same brand of shampoo as hers, so she loved that scent.Her heart softened for a moment.“I can’t keep hiding behind you all the time, right? In the future, people will talk about my lack of achievements and that I’m only capable of marrying a good man. I am lucky, but I also deserve this kind of luck.”Yvette finished speaking and looked at Lance’s handsome face. She reached out to caress his face.“Lance, don’t you think so?”Lance looked at her with a deep gaze.It was rare for Yvette to be so gentle and calm. She was like a changed person that grew up overnight.He wanted to say no so badly, but he knew that he could not stop her.She must go.The determination in her eyes was simply unshakeable.No one could stop her.Since the dust settled, Lance was not so troubled anymor
Yvette wrinkled her brows slightly.“I still wanna go! I can’t exactly say that it’s to prove myself since I know my strength, but I just want to have the chance to be able to stand on my own for a while.”Nicole looked at her and nodded. “Be safe then. Call me if you need anything.”Yvette sighed. “But getting there is now a problem!”“So, you won’t go if he won’t let you?”Nicole knew Yvette like the back of her hand. It was just that Yvette’s brain was fried for a moment.Yvette froze. After some thought, she immediately stood up.“Lil N, I knew you’d have the most tricks up your sleeves!”After saying that, Yvette did not say another word and ran out with her bag.Coincidentally, Logan came in with Yvette’s coffee, which spilled all over him when he tried to avoid Yvette.Yvette patted Logan’s shoulder.“Thanks, Logan!”Logan was still frozen in place, but the woman in front of him had disappeared.Nicole laughed.Logan asked, “President, what’s wrong with Ms. Quimbey
Clayton turned his head to the side and smiled at Nicole gently.“I’ll send you to the set first. It’s on the way anyway.”Nicole thought, ‘On the way? Isn’t it in the opposite direction of his office?’However, Nicole still smiled very gratefully.“Sure, it’s great that it’s on the way!”Clayton’s mood improved when he heard her ungenuine laughter.Nicole was bored on the road, so she happily video-called Floyd, who was at home.Floyd was holding Chatty and telling her a story.Chatty looked very impatient. From time to time, she would deliberately throw the things in front of her on the floor.However, Floyd was still very supportive.“Chatty, do you think that Grandpa’s storytelling is amazing that you love it so much? Come, Grandpa will read you a piece from this quantum mechanics textbook…”Nicole rubbed her forehead.“Dad, let Chatty go!”Floyd said, “Education should start from infancy! I used to be too busy with work and have no time to teach you and your brothers.