For the sake of the lead mine, Neil agreed to have lunch with Yvonne.It appeared that Yvonne had been sure that Neil would accept her invitation. She had booked a table in advance at a high-end restaurant. Their table was in a prime spot by the window.Once they sat down, the waiter served decanted red wine.Neil was surprised. "You were confident that I would accept your invitation?""Yes." Yvonne chuckled. "After all, I had everything under control. I have at least that much confidence.""Under your control? Or Stephen's?" Neil laughed. "No matter what, it's still remarkable."Yvonne detected a hint of mockery in his tone. It sounded as though he believed that she had attained her position because of Stephen's backing."Even at this point, you're prejudiced against me because I'm a woman?"Yvonne calmly raised the wine glass. "Do you think Mr. Anderson helped me simply out of affection? If so, I'm afraid you have underestimated him."Neil fell speechless.This woman wa
When a few men in black barged through the door, Stephen was sitting on the couch, casually looking at Mark approaching him.Mark sneered. "Were you waiting for me?""You can say that." Stephen leaned back and pointed at the armchair next to him. "Have a seat.""No need. I'll say what I need to say and leave." Mark walked closer and looked at Stephen with disdain. "Do you know what you are doing?""I do." Stephen said calmly, "Are you here to tell me to stop?"Mark's gaze darkened. He smirked. "I wanted to, but judging by your attitude right now, I guess you probably won't listen."While saying that, Mark placed his foot on the coffee table and leaned in toward Stephen with an overbearing air."Since you won't listen to my advice, I won't waste my breath." Mark's gaze sharpened with a hint of mischief. "I'm going to see how Anderson Group goes down with Yvonne and how you answer to the shareholders or that old man of yours at home."Stephen merely snickered. "Great. I'm a
"I just wish you could take a look at Jade." Howard said eagerly, "The doctors all say that you're amazing and that you're as great as Ms. Y. Jade came around thanks to your treatment plan. Perhaps you might have a way of helping her regain her memories."While Yvonne had been gone, Jade's situation hadn't shown any improvement. Howard knew that Yvonne was a busy woman, so he didn't dare push her for updates. He kept his worries to himself.That was when he had overheard the doctors privately discussing Jade's treatment among themselves. Chuck's name had popped up from time to time. After finding out about Chuck, Howard had decided to come to look for him.However, he had been worried that an important man like Chuck wouldn't want to meet with him.Howard was a little worried when he heard no response from Chuck. "Mr. Jensen, didn't you say you would help me?""Of course, I want to help you." Chuck looked troubled. "But before this, tell me. Did you tell Ms. Miller and Sir Jim t
For the following week, Chuck treated Jade every night, with Howard covering for him.Although Howard kept the secret well, Jim still sensed something was off.That day, he stopped Howard and asked tentatively, "You seem to be in a good mood recently. Did something good happen?""No." Howard denied it. "Jade hasn't regained her memory. I'm still worried. What could make me happy?"Jim sized Howard up suspiciously and asked, "So why don't you ever ask when Yvonne is coming back?" He still remembered how Howard had kept asking him when Yvonne was returning after she had only just left. Yet Howard hadn't asked about Yvonne once that week."I know she's busy." Howard smiled bitterly. "I'm just one of her lowly subordinates. How would I dare expect her to be only focused on Jade?"Jim frowned. "You can't think of it that way. Yvonne might be busy, but she has always been thinking about Jade. "She even called to ask about Jade yesterday. I've gone through Jade's medical records
Late at night, at Hope Health Services' infirmary, the sound of a glass bottle smashing into pieces cut through the silent night.The doctor and nurse on shift quickly ran into the ward to see Chuck standing by the side of the bed and Jade curling up, shivering under the covers on the bed.Howard soon ran in. "What happened?"The doctor recognized Chuck. He immediately asked, "Mr. Jensen, what are you doing here?"Howard replied without missing a beat, "I got him here. Don't tell Ms. Miller and Old Jim about this."The doctor furrowed his brows. "Is Mr. Jensen treating the patient? If so, this isn't a small matter. We have a responsibility. What if the patient—""I'm Jade's father. I'll bear the responsibility," Howard interrupted. He quickly walked over to the bed and tried to pull the covers open, but Jade had clutched them tightly."Jade, it's me. What happened to you?" Howard asked in concern."N-No … No ..." Jade muttered. She kept trembling. She was overcome with extreme
"It's too much of an honor for you to be here at Hope, Mr. Jensen," Jim said with a darkened gaze. "Please leave as soon as possible. If not, don't blame me for being rude to you."Under Jim's stern gaze, Chuck slowly finished his coffee and stood up. "Alright, since I'm not welcome, I'll leave."Jim was a little caught off guard by Chuck's cooperation. Seeing Chuck leave, Jim blurted, "Are you really treating Jade sincerely, or do you have ulterior motives?"Chuck stopped in his tracks. "If I said I was doing it sincerely, would you believe me?"Jim was silent.Chuck chuckled. "Sir Jim, you have too much prejudice against me. Why bother asking me this?"Jim furrowed his brows. Seeing Chuck walking further away from him, he instructed his subordinate, "Go and keep an eye on Chuck. Make sure he leaves the headquarters, then report it back to me.""Yes, sir."Chuck had left the café not long after when he realized he was being followed. He got in the car and made a call. "How i
After Chuck left, Jade's condition deteriorated day by day. Sometimes, she would even sleep for the entire afternoon.However, they couldn't find the cause of the problem. Even Jim was panicking, let alone Howard.Howard might not say anything, but different emotions and resentment were bubbling up in him, driving him mad.That day, Howard looked at the doctors around Jade's bed. None of them could come up with a solid treatment plan. He could no longer hold back. He yelled, "Can you guys do it or not?"He shoved the doctors away and said loudly, "How long is my daughter going to continue to stay in bed?""We have been trying to come up with a solu—""Well, have you come up with it yet?" Howard was furious. The more he looked at the doctors, the more useless he thought they were. They were all doctors, but why could only Chuck get Jade better?With such a comparison, Howard was extremely unhappy with Chuck being forced to leave. When Jim came into Jade's ward to pacify the s
When Jim had made Chuck leave, he had immediately called and informed Yvonne about what had happened.However, back then, he hadn't gotten a clear idea about the situation, so he hadn't explained much to Yvonne.Later, he had tried asking Howard a few times, but the latter had been emotionally fraught, so Jim hadn't been able to get anything out of him.Now that Yvonne was asking him about it, he tried to piece a few clues together for her."According to Howard, the night that Chuck was caught, Jade seemed to have remembered some things before she passed out." Jim sighed. "Which was why Howard was sure that if the doctors hadn't shown up, Jade could have regained her memory that night.""How sure is he that Jade had successfully recalled those memories?" Yvonne asked."He said that Jade was very frightened. She kept pleading. It was a pity that she ended up having a fever that night. After the fever subsided, she no longer remembered anything."Jim furrowed his brows and looke