Later, Stephen carried Britney to bed and tucked her in before returning to Yvonne once more.Yvonne had already finished showering. She was standing by the floor-to-ceiling window, overlooking the city's skyline. She didn't notice Stephen approaching her."What are you looking at?" Stephen's voice rang from above her."It's snowing." Yvonne placed her hand on the window as if she were trying to touch a snowflake. "There will be a layer of snow tomorrow. We can take Britney and Elvin to have fun in the snow.""My flight is tomorrow."Yvonne was a little stunned. She felt empty inside. She looked at Stephen's reflection in the window and forced a smile. "I almost forgot that you still need to head back to Neil.""I'll be back by New Year's."Stephen went in closer and placed his hand on the back of Yvonne's hand. He said gently, "By then, the snow will be heavier. It'll be more fun.""Hmm." Yvonne leaned back into Stephen's chest, letting his woody scent and body warmth envelo
The sound of the door slamming was so loud that even Yvonne had a fright in the bedroom. She helped Britney into her clothes before rushing to the door. "El, who is it? Who came?""The cleaning lady," Elvin replied emotionlessly. "I told her we don't need housekeeping services for now."Yvonne didn't question him. She continued putting on a jacket for Britney.However, the doorbell rang once more.Yvonne sensed something wasn't right. She quickly dressed Britney up and left the bedroom. She noticed Elvin eating his breakfast, ignoring the doorbell.She furrowed her brows and went to open the door.Otto was standing right by the door, looking rather troubled."Mr. Carrington, why are you here?" Yvonne was surprised. She awkwardly explained, "M-Maybe Elvin thought you were a stranger and shut the door on you.""It's fine." Otto smiled. "It's good that the kid's cautious. He should be careful of strangers."Yvonne smiled. She turned to look at Elvin. "El, come and apologi
That day, Yvonne had a lot of fun with Britney in the snow, which somehow made her forget about Elvin's inexplicable hostility toward Otto.Later, no one brought Otto up again.…Yvonne was at Well Spring Pharma for a week before taking the children back to Hope Health Services.She had just left when a few executives went looking for Anthony."Mr. Leech, that woman has finally left. When are you planning to return?""Yes, Mr. Leech, are you really only returning after New Year's? I'm just worried someone might take over your position and that Ms. Miller won't want you back."Anthony's mind buzzed with all their comments."Just be quiet." He raised his hand to stop everyone from talking. "I've already applied for a long holiday. If I return now, people will talk."He continued, "One thing we have to be clear about is that Well Spring Pharma is no longer ours. When I'm not around, all of you have to be careful."The crowd interjected angrily when they heard what he said."W
"Under normal circumstances, those that come to Hope to do a check-up tend to care a lot about their health, but that woman is just very strange. "She didn't even ask about her health. The moment she sat down, all she did was ask about you."Jim furrowed his brows. "I asked if she knew you or not. She said she doesn't, but she's just really interested in you. "She said she would wait for you to return to Hope. Only then would she come over to stay and recuperate for some time."Yvonne found it odd. "Did you look into her? Who is she?""She's just a wealthy woman. Her information is rather simple. She doesn't seem like an evil person." Jim added seriously, "But don't worry. I didn't tell her much about you. I wanted to wait for you to return and talk to you about this. It's up to you if you want to see her or not.""I see." Yvonne thought for a while. "Let's leave it for now. I don't think it's an emergency. If she really wants to see me, she will come again."Jim nodded. "
Seeing Edith put the bracelet down and turn around, Yvonne came to her senses. She yelled, "Mrs. Jenner!""What is it?" Edith turned around. She looked at Yvonne as the latter picked up the bracelet and walked toward her. Yvonne directly stuffed the bracelet into her hand.Edith furrowed her brows. "You don't like it?""This is too expensive. I appreciate the thought, but I can't take this bribe—I mean, bracelet. Hope Health Services is a proper business. As its boss, I shouldn't be a bad example, right?"Yvonne smiled and continued, "Which is why you should take it back. Don't make it difficult for me.""Alright, then." Edith hesitantly took back the bracelet. Although she was a little disappointed that Yvonne hadn't accepted her gift, Yvonne's way of handling the situation impressed her a lot.She left the office and stood by the door for a while. The more she thought of Yvonne, the more she liked her.Her trip will surely not be in vain!She clutched the bracelet tightly a
Half an hour later, Curtis reported what he had seen to Yvonne.Yvonne furrowed her brows. "To me, it seems like that group of women were overthinking."Edith was just standing up for her. How did that make it seem like Edith wanted Yvonne to be her daughter-in-law? Could she not have been purely defending Yvonne?Curtis asked in hesitation, "Do you still want me to keep an eye on Mrs. Jenner?"Yvonne pondered for a while before waving her hands. "Forget about it. You go get busy. I'll find a chance to speak to her.""Okay." Curtis nodded and left the office.…At that same moment, Edith received a call from Alfred, her butler. "Ma'am, where have you been? When will you be returning? The young sir has brought a friend home to stay."Edith was delighted. "Friend? Is it a man or a woman?""A man. He looks rather scary and strange. I don't know—""If that's the case, I'm not going home." Edith interrupted Alfred. "It's one thing that he doesn't bring any women home, but now he
"If you want to meet her, I can arrange it for you!" Yvonne found it odd that Edith was so delighted. "You seem really eager for me and Ms. Doyle to meet.""No …" Edith subconsciously denied before she corrected herself, "I'm just happy that I could help you out."Under Yvonne's scrutinizing gaze, Edith felt a little sheepish. "I'm serious. I quite like you. I might be a little older than you, but I really want to be friends with you."Edith continued, "The first time I saw you, I immediately noticed how cautious you are. It will be hard for you to believe me in such a short while."She lowered her gaze and put the measuring tape aside. "If I help you meet Lexi, you'll be able to find out more about me from her. Perhaps then you'll let your guard down a little?"Edith was a gentle person to begin with. When she lowered her tone even more, she somehow sounded a little pitiful.In a split instant, Yvonne felt like she was the villain instead. "Mrs. Jenner, I'm not treating you li
Yvonne had only mentioned meeting Lexi casually. She hadn't been serious about it. She had never imagined that Edith would be extremely efficient in setting up a meeting. A week later, Edith went to look for Yvonne, saying that Lexi had just finished an exhibition and that she would stop by at Hope on her way. They could have dinner together."It's settled, then." Edith headed out of the office while saying that, not giving Yvonne a chance to say no.Coincidentally, Jim had come over to hand some documents to Yvonne. Jim and Edith nodded and greeted each other.As he watched Edith delightedly walk away, Jim entered the office and asked Yvonne, "Since when have you gotten so close to Mrs. Jenner?""We're not really close." Yvonne smiled helplessly. "I got Curtis to keep an eye on her for a while. Not only were there no problems, but Curtis even told me that she's a nice person."Jim smiled. "I heard about it too. Mrs. Jenner has been singing your praise all day long. There's a