The next day, Mark and his two subordinates left the building to head back.Gwen and Curtis followed them to the airport. They parked the car on the other side of the road and saw Mark entering the airport.Curtis was surprised. "Is Mark leaving already?""Hmm," Gwen responded in a low voice. She clutched the steering wheel tightly. This wasn't Mark's style at all. There had to be something she had missed.Or perhaps she had something wrong? She couldn't figure it out at all.Curtis noticed her expression. He reached out and put his hand on Gwen's shoulder. "Don't worry too much. Maybe this isn't as complicated as you think it is.""If you're Mark and you found out that Leonard had imprisoned Claude, would you just do nothing?" Gwen asked in retort coldly. "Not only did he not expose Leonard, but he didn't even confront him. Does that make sense at all?"Gwen continued, "I had worked by his side for so many years. From what I know about him, he's an extreme control freak. He w
The days passed by quickly. The snow got heavier and longer as each day went by.Yvonne had been busy dealing with the acquisition of Well Spring Pharma. She finally took some time out to do the home visit.Her flight that day was delayed for six hours due to the snowstorm. When she landed, it was already 1:00 am.When she reached the arrival terminal, she saw someone holding up a welcome sign with her name on it. She was a little surprised."You must be Dr. Miller." A cheery old man in a suit walked over to Yvonne. "I have instructions to have you safely picked up."Yvonne immediately guessed who he was. Only the wealthy would hire such an experienced butler. She felt a little sorry for making the old man wait for her. "Didn't my assistant, Zoe Lyons, send you a message? The flight was delayed. You didn't have to wait for us.""It's fine." Aldred smiled benevolently. "The madam said that you're a lady and that it wouldn't be safe for you alone at night."Yvonne smiled back. "
Yvonne turned around to see Edith smiling at her. She was immediately stunned and froze on the spot. Was she still dreaming? Why was Otto's mother here?Edith went up to her and affectionately held Yvonne's hand. "I don't know what you like to eat, so I got the chef to make more food. Just choose whatever you like. Don't worry about wasting."The touch on her hand immediately made Yvonne snap back to reality. "Mrs. Jenner, why are you—""Don't be surprised. The client you're seeing is Otto's great-grandmother," Edith explained while taking Yvonne to the dining hall. An old lady with gray hair was sitting at the far end of the table, smiling at them.Even though the lady seemed old and petite, her face was glowing. She still looked extremely spirited. Even her hair seemed soft and shiny."Dr. Miller, I heard from Edith that you have amazing medical skills even though you are young. I hope you don't blame me for inviting you over without telling you my true identity."Agatha Carr
The door opened, and Yvonne and Zoe walked out.Agatha yelled from behind them, "Edith, come in here!"Edith was a little baffled. She looked at Yvonne curiously. Why were they already out in less than 20 minutes?"Edith!" Agatha yelled impatiently once more.Edith immediately walked past Yvonne while saying to her, "Ms. Miller, go to your room and rest. I'll come and look for you later."Then, she turned to the household staff and instructed, "Take Ms. Miller to her room."Seeing Edith hurrying into the room, Yvonne sighed. Sure enough, they weren't going to let her go that easily.In the room, Edith walked over to Agatha and asked in concern, "Grandma, what happened? Was Yvonne careless? Did she hurt you?""No. It's her attitude and the way that she talks. I'm really unhappy about it." Agatha said sternly, "I only went along with you to get her here because you constantly sang praises about her. I even thought of inviting her to the family dinner after the physical. Now it
Edith could see that Yvonne wanted to run off. She merely smiled and handed Yvonne the plate of fruits."I know Grandma well. She's still angry and won't listen to a word right now. I'll talk to her when she cools down. I promise there won't be any problems anymore."Edith continued, "Ms. Miller, I've stayed at Hope Health Services for a while and heard many patients praise your medical skills."She smiled affectionately at Yvonne. "Grandma is old. She needs a high-caliber doctor like you to check up on her. I won't worry if you're the one doing it."Yvonne was speechless. She was just about to retort when there was a rap on the door.The household staff reported, "Ma'am, Mr. Carrington and Ms. Ferguson have arrived."Edith furrowed her brows. "Alright."Then, she placed the plate of fruits down and asked gently, "Ms. Miller, will you come along with me?"Hearing that Otto had arrived, Yvonne didn't want to pass on such an opportunity. After all, only Otto could help her leave.
After Ella left, Otto looked at Edith and asked sternly, "What are you up to again when I'm not around?""How could you say that? I was just getting a doctor to check on Grandma.""There are so many doctors in the world. Why does it have to be Ms. Miller? Don't treat me like a three-year-old and think that I will simply be convinced by a lie," Otto berated.Edith looked aggrieved. She had put in so much effort into arranging all of this. But what had she gotten in return? Agatha had yelled at her, and Otto was accusing her now. As Edith thought about it, she couldn't hold her feelings back anymore.She let out everything that was on her mind. "Do you think I want to do this? I'm doing this for your future! I like that Ms. Miller is such an exceptional child. With her abilities, she will surely be able to help you a lot!"Edith continued, "Our family has a huge business. You can't even be the appointed heir because you still don't have what it takes. Trust me. As long as you're
Otto led Yvonne to the back garden, passed a fake hill, and headed to the pavilion in the middle of the lake.The lake was frozen and had dead lilies under the ice. It was quite a sight.Yvonne shivered in the cold breeze. She rubbed her palms together. "Mr. Carrington, is this the only way we can talk? While freezing our asses off?""Hmm. There's no one here." Otto suppressed the urge to take off his jacket for her. He turned to look at her. "What do you want to talk to me about?""Where is Kendrick?" Yvonne wanted to leave the pavilion as soon as possible. She cut to the chase right away. "You didn't reply to me the other day. Was that because Kendrick did not agree to my request?"Otto only hummed in response, saying nothing else.Yvonne pressed on. "Is his plan dangerous?"Otto remained silent.Yvonne thought about settling this quickly. She shared the thoughts that she had put together a while ago."Leonard handed me Claude's shares to Well Spring Pharma so eagerly. D
"By the way." Yvonne suddenly thought of what Edith said a moment ago. She narrowed her eyes a little. "Mr. Carrington, if you really need any help in the future, you can just let me know.""There's no need for that. You really didn't need to think about what my mother said just now.""We're friends. You don't have to be so polite with me."Yvonne swept her gaze across the garden. "I can understand Mrs. Jenner's frustration. She's doing this for you."Back then, when Kendrick had first introduced Otto to her, he had merely said that the Carrington family was as rich as some countries.Now that she had seen it for herself, she finally truly understood what it meant to have generations of wealth.If she could truly help Otto inherit such a huge fortune, she would be able to share in his riches too."Since Mrs. Jenner brought it up, tell me about your family's situation," Yvonne said casually. She thought to herself that if the situation was too complex, she wouldn't be bothere