"If you two think it's inappropriate, I can leave." Stephen was about to leave, but Yvonne held him back.

She smiled at Claude and Leonard. "Stephen is one of our own. He might even be able to help."

Leonard smiled benevolently. "Yvonne is right. An extra friend is a good thing.

"Stephen, have a seat. Sorry for the misunderstanding just now."

Leonard got Stephen to take a seat, and he poured him a cup of tea.

Stephen lowered his gaze and said nothing. Just by sitting there, he was giving off a suffocating air of dominance.

Claude and Leonard looked at him for a while before Claude said, "I heard that Yvonne had passed out after drinking Jane's cocktail."

Yvonne chuckled. "Yes, Ms. Ford's cocktail sure was potent. I was careless. I drank it all without understanding what I was drinking."

"I know Jane best. She's too spoiled." Claude sighed.

"Luckily, this didn't become a huge problem."

Although Claude hadn't said it explicitly, Yvonne understood that he knew exactly what Jan