On the day of the gathering, Edith headed over to Yvonne's office early to wait for her to get off work.Yvonne wasn't used to having someone by her side when she worked. She had hinted a few times at Edith.But Edith thought Yvonne was worried about her being tired from sitting on the couch and embroidering for too long."It's fine. I'll sit here and wait. If I feel tired, I'll get up and walk around. I won't disturb you at all."Yvonne could only let her be.Although Edith seemed like she was embroidering, her focus was on Yvonne. She snuck glances at Yvonne from time to time. She really liked how Yvonne was focused on her work.All these years, she had helped her son pick out candidates to be his wife. They were mostly wealthy heiresses who had a good upbringing. They were all graceful and regal.Her best friends had always advised her that picking an obedient heiress like them was the best option. Once they married into the family, they would surely obey their mothers-in-law
Just as the chef was serving his signature dish, a figure appeared right outside the restaurant. Yvonne was captivated by the intricacy of the dish. The wait was worth it.Suddenly, a familiar voice rang out. "What do you mean by this?"Yvonne looked up. She was baffled. "Mr. Carrington, why are you here?""I'm here to pick my mom up." Otto looked at Edith, a little displeased. "What happened to your health? Why did you go to Hope Health Services?" Edith was surprised. "No, wait. A-Answer me this first. Do you know Ms. Miller?""Of course."Edith frowned a little. "Then, why didn't you tell me beforehand? If I knew you knew such an amazing woman, I wouldn't have needed to go through such a huge effort!"Yvonne was a little confused by the situation. She looked at Edith in disbelief. "Mrs. Jenner, you're Mr. Carrington's mother?""Yes!" Edith held Otto's hand and shoved him into the empty seat next to Yvonne. "Since you know each other, everything is much easier. Have a s
The next day, Otto personally brought gifts to Yvonne's office as an apology on his mother's behalf for disturbing her all this while.Yvonne put down her work at hand. She invited Otto to sit on the couch and said with a smile, "I never would have thought that Mrs. Jenner is your mother, much less that she was trying to set me up."After heading home, Yvonne had thought about the incident. She had found it absurd yet interesting. What a coincidence.She looked at Otto and teased him, "Who would have thought that a great man like you would have troubles such as being urged to get married? I'm sure Mrs. Jenner has arranged plenty of blind dates for you, right?""She's just bored at home. She wants a daughter-in-law to keep her company." Otto smiled bitterly and shook his head. "Perhaps she thought she could pass the time by worrying about my marital status."Yvonne chuckled. "This is the sweet burden of a mother's love."Otto was a little depressed. "You're clearly reveling in t
"I operated on Kendrick. I'm familiar with the scars on his body, but I just didn't pay attention to them in the past. "It wasn't until you asked me to treat his gunshot wound that I realized that no profession in this world would have one end up with gunshot wounds."Yvonne continued, "I initially thought that even if Kendrick isn't in this line of work, he still has something to do with it. "Besides, Kendrick Beck isn't his real name. I kept thinking that he didn't come up with this name randomly. It might have to do with his real name, but I couldn't find out anything."Yvonne paused for a while before saying. "Judging by your reaction now, it seems that my initial guess was wrong."Her back was facing the window. The sunlight seemed to suddenly shine on her brightly, illuminating her smile."Kendrick Beck is indeed not a random name, but it's related to an organization called Beck and Call. Beck and Call has roots in the arms business. Even now, no one knows who the head of
The next morning, under Otto's arrangement, Edith reluctantly got into the car. "Is Yvonne really not going to come and send us off?""Ms. Miller is busy. I told her not to come yesterday." Otto placed his hand on the car door and bent down. He said, "I won't be going back with you today. Something came up, and I have to deal with it. Be good and go home, alright?" Edith furrowed her brows. "Where are you going this time? You're asking me to go home alone. I would rather—""Don't you dare try to stay back," Otto interrupted her. "If you're bored at home, you could play poker with your friends. Or go to exhibitions with Aunt Lexi."All the things that had made Edith happy in the past sounded extremely boring to her at that moment.She sighed. "Forget about it. I'll just head home. I still haven't made the clothes that I promised Yvonne."Seeing her compromise, Otto said nothing more. He turned to instruct the chauffeur to take Edith to the airport safely.Otto stood in the s
Stephen's phone was knocked to the ground. The screen instantly turned black.Before Stephen could react, a wet and sticky hand covered his mouth. The person pushed him to the back of the door.The light on the backdoor instantly switched off.The man warned through gritted teeth, "If you want to live, you better be good."In the dark, one's senses were magnified. The blood was all Stephen could smell. He furrowed his brows.Soon, scurried footsteps could be heard outside the door.The man seemed to have perked his ears up to listen to the movements outside. His grip on Stephen loosened.Just when he was distracted, Stephen grabbed him by the wrist and tackled him, pinning him deadly on the wall."You …" The man wanted to curse, but at the thought that the people hunting him down were still outside, he could only glare at Stephen through reddened eyes."If you want me to save you, you better be good." Stephen mimicked what the man had said to him, but in a much colder tone.T
"You better deal with him quietly. Don't cause me any trouble."Their boss' instructions rang out in the leader's head. The leader furrowed his brows and hesitated for a while. He took two steps toward Stephen.He glared at Stephen and sized him up. "I'll remember your face."Stephen snickered. "What? You don't have the balls to go in and search?"The leader was provoked. He gritted his teeth. He could hardly hold back his anger. He wanted to choke Stephen badly.However, seeing Stephen's attitude, the leader didn't dare to do anything reckless. What if he couldn't find the man but instead caused his boss a huge trouble? He would be finished.At that thought, the leader clenched his fists tightly. He took a step back and warned through gritted teeth. "Don't worry. None of you can escape this."Then, he turned around and ordered his men to leave.Stephen saw them leaving, taking away the smell of blood in the air too. He turned around and headed back.There was no one in the ha
A night has passed, and Cory seemed to have vanished into thin air.Kendrick's men had even searched through the trash, but they couldn't find anything at all.While Kendrick was pissed off and lecturing his men, Otto opened the door and interrupted him.Kendrick was a little stunned. He furrowed his brows and asked, "How did you find me?"Otto had a grim expression. He walked over to Kendrick. "Sloan was doing business at the North Docks the day before yesterday. Last night, he went missing. Was this your doing?""Yes," Kendrick admitted openly. He looked at Otto intently. "Is there a problem? So Sloan can cause me trouble, but I can't hit back?""I have no objections to you hitting back, but you can't kill him off in one shot! Now, you're just alarming him!"Otto stopped right in front of Kendrick and grabbed him by his collar. "Now that Sloan is missing, you're out in the open while he's hiding in a corner somewhere. He could find an opportunity and get rid of you at any ti