The day before she left, Yvonne deliberately made some time to visit Jade.When she arrived at the garden, she saw Jade sitting under a tree in the distance, reading stories to children. It was a lovely scene to behold.After Howard's funeral, Jade had cried for an entire night. The following day, she had resumed as if nothing had happened. Not only was she properly getting her treatment, but she also helped the nurses out from time to time.It seemed as if Jade had woven a tough cocoon around herself in one night, hiding all her fragility and grief inside."Aren't you going to go there?" Stephen asked.Yvonne came to her senses. She shook her head. "It's fine just like this.""Are you afraid that you would remind her of Howard?" Stephen looked at Yvonne. "You shouldn't blame yourself for Howard's death—"Yvonne snickered bitterly, interrupting Stephen's words."Jade is still young. She shouldn't grow up with hatred and grudges on her shoulders. I'll help her deal with all
That afternoon, the new boss held an executive meeting.Before it was time for the meeting, the meeting room was already filled with a crowd. Everyone was discussing amongst themselves.Ten minutes later, when the meeting doors opened, the room fell into pin-drop silence.Dressed in a business suit, Yvonne walked directly over to the head of the table. She said with a smile, "Hello, everyone. I'm Yvonne Miller, your new boss."The meeting room broke out in an uproar. Everyone was bewildered. "A-Are you joking?""Am I dreaming? Our rival has become our boss? How absurd is this?"Hearing their comments, Yvonne smiled. "It is indeed quite absurd, but it's the truth."Then, she announced, "Now that Well Spring Pharma is in my hands, I will merge it with Hope Health Services in the future. If any of you have any objections to this plan, you may leave right away."Upon hearing that, everyone looked at each other. They had always known that with each new boss came a new way of worki
Edward's subordinate was stunned too. "How could it be Ms. Miller? Isn't she the boss of Hope Health Services?"They had jumped ship from Hopeful Faith, yet it turned out that Well Spring Pharma had been acquired by Hope Health Services.Was the universe playing a prank on them?"If it's really Ms. Miller …" Edward's subordinate gradually paled. "She will never forgive us. Mr. Kirby, are we done for?"Edward's mind blanked. He was at a loss for words. For the next hour, he sat in his seat in a daze, completely distracted.When he heard a commotion, he slowly came to his senses. He turned to look, only to see Yvonne and Stephen entering the door with a few other executives around them.It really was Yvonne!Edward's mind buzzed. He was finished.Yvonne turned to ask one of the executives. "Are the people who jumped ship from Hopeful Faith all here?""Yes," the executive replied awkwardly. "Are you going to reprimand them?""I just want to meet them."The executive immedia
Yvonne spent the entire afternoon roughly getting to know Well Spring Pharma's current operations with the help of the executives.At the end of the day, Yvonne got in the car and finally shed her new boss persona. She rubbed her ankles, gritting her teeth in pain."I'm really sacrificing too much just to show power. I've been walking around in heels for hours. This is torture!""Do you need a massage?" Stephen asked thoughtfully.Yvonne happily accepted it. She kicked off her heels and put her feet on Stephen's lap before leaning back.Stephen's warm palms rubbed against her calve. Every squeeze he made was just right.Yvonne's heart only beat faster for a while before she was completely immersed in his pleasurable massage.She squinted her eyes a little. "Luckily, you were there today. If not, everyone in the meeting room would have run off."At first, Stephen had been sitting outside the meeting room. When he had seen people coming out, he had gotten up and entered.When th
Leonard's heart sank, yet he pretended to feign ignorance. "What are you talking about? Wasn't Chuck's death an accident?""If it hadn't been for your men chasing after him, how would he have gotten himself in an accident?"Claude was so furious that he snorted. "Leonard, I'm here confronting you about it, so surely I've looked into it. You can drop the act. We've been friends for so many years. Can't I just get an honest answer from you?"Claude went in closer and looked Leonard in the eyes intently. "Tell me. Are you really working with Yvonne?"Leonard was silent for a while. He said slowly, "I'll explain Chuck's incident to you. You have the right to know.""I just want to know right now whether you—""Chuck set Jane up."That shut Claude's mouth up immediately. His eyes widened. "What do you mean?""Yvonne sent me an email before, exposing Chuck's true colors. He had been stirring the pot, inciting Howard to seek revenge on Jane. He was also the one who told Mark about h
Claude was perplexed. "What do you mean?""Don't you see?" Leonard rolled his eyes. "When you barged in here and tried to come after me, you were doing exactly what Mark wanted."Claude came to a realization. "Are you saying … Mark's real purpose is to see us turn on each other?""That's right." Leonard sighed. "Luckily, you were willing to let me explain. If not, Mark would have gotten what he wanted."Claude felt guilty. "I was too impulsive. If Mark ever seeks me out again, I'll let you know.""Hmm." Leonard got up and headed over to Claude. He said seriously, "You have to trust me. We have been friends for years. I would never harm you.""I know." Claude looked at Leonard, his eyes filled with trust."If you were someone who wanted to harm me, would we have been friends for so long? I was wrong this time. I'll send you a good bottle of wine as an apology."Leonard chuckled happily. "Sure! I want the oldest bottle in your wine cellar.""This is a robbery!" Claude laug
"What? So Mark can take advantage of me, but I can't take advantage of him?"Yvonne leaned back and smiled. "Since he’s trying to make Leonard and Claude turn against each other, I'll go along with the flow."Stephen soon understood what Yvonne meant. He smiled. "After being by your side for so long, I finally understand that saying."Yvonne raised an eyebrow. "What saying?""Don't ever offend a woman. You'll die a terrible death." Stephen added seriously, "That was something James often said."Yvonne was amused. She leaned in closer, lifted Stephen's chin, and smiled. "From today onward, you have to keep that in mind."Stephen grabbed her hand and smiled back dotingly. "I will."…In the following week, Yvonne was at Well Spring Pharma’s office all day long. She only returned to the hotel to sleep. Only after she had taken over Well Spring Pharma did she realize how vast the difference between Well Spring Pharma and Hope Health Services was.So she naturally needed more
Otto met Yvonne's gaze and smiled. "Ms. Miller, we meet again."Rory turned to look at Yvonne. "Is he really your friend?"Yvonne didn't reply to Rory. She merely looked at Otto and asked, "What are you doing here?""Of course, I'm looking for you." Otto went past Rory and walked over to Yvonne. "Why does it seem like I'm not welcome here?"Yvonne gave Rory a look, signaling for him to leave the room. Once the door was closed, she looked at Otto once more and said calmly, "It's not that you're not welcome here. I just don't like people showing up uninvited."Otto nodded understandingly. "It was indeed a little rude of me to come over just like that. I'll inform you in the future."Then, he took his phone and tapped on it for a while. Soon, Yvonne's phone rang.Otto smiled. "This is my personal phone number. It's different from the one you used to contact me with before. You can save it, in case the next time I look for you, you think I'm a scam caller."It seemed like he want