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
"I'll head to my room," Yvonne said to Otto before walking past Ella and heading up to the stairs.Ella's voice rang out from behind her. "Dr. Miller, come and watch me play tomorrow!"Yvonne couldn't be bothered with Ella. She headed upstairs without looking back.Ella was immediately annoyed. "Otto, look at how rude Dr. Miller is!""Is that so?" Otto retracted his gaze and said calmly, "I think what she said made sense. Even I, as a man, learned a lot from her."Ella was stunned. She looked at Otto in disbelief.For as long as she had known Otto, he had always been aloof, even though he looked polite and gentle. He would never easily praise someone or stand up for another person. He always maintained a distance from everyone.But now Yvonne had actually become an exception!…Yvonne reached her room. Just as she was about to enter, Zoe popped her head out from the room next door. She asked softly, "Ms. Miller, where were you just now?"Yvonne looked at her. "What happened
Yvonne noticed how disappointed Edith looked. Her gaze landed on the box. "Are these the clothes you prepared for me to wear to the family dinner?"Edith nodded. "I initially thought of trying to persuade you once more, but—""I can attend as Otto's friend."Edith was surprised. "Really? You'll go? That's great! Don't worry. I won't say anything stupid in front of the rest of the family. You're just Otto's friend!"Edith was delighted. She immediately presented Yvonne with the box. "Go on, try it on to see if it fits. I made another gown for you based on the previous measurements."Yvonne accepted the box and smiled. "I trust your skills."She placed the box down and pretended to suddenly think of something. "By the way, I heard my assistant tell me yesterday that the third daughter-in-law of the Carrington family sent someone to look for me. I was wondering why she was looking for me."Edith's gaze darkened. "You can ignore her. She isn't any good. You better stay far away from
"Am I wrong?"Edith puffed her chest and said boldly, "You don't have a son. Why are you so worried about other people's daughters-in-law? "If you have what it takes, you have a son, and see! Perhaps you'll be much more diligent than anyone else in finding a daughter-in-law!""You …" Edith had struck a nerve. Heidi heaved angrily, yet she couldn't come up with a retort.The other women looked at Edith strangely.Heidi always liked to take jabs at Edith the most. She deemed Edith easy to bully among the other housewives since Edith's husband was no longer around. On top of that, Edith was also soft-spoken. No one would have thought that Edith would toughen up that night."Also, Dr. Miller is not my daughter-in-law. She's Otto's friend." Edith scanned everyone's face sternly and warned them, "If you ever affect their friendship in any way because of your gossip, I won't let any of you off the hook."With that said, she pulled Yvonne along and left while muttering, "We shouldn