That night, Yvonne opened the door and entered a room. The only light in the room came from a lamp lit on the nightstand next to the bed.Hearing sounds, Jane looked up to see Yvonne. She immediately squirmed and whimpered through the gag around her mouth, as if she were complaining.Yvonne went in closer and pulled a chair beside the bed. "As things stand, what else do you want to do? What could you do? Jane, if you're smart, you'll listen to me. I wasn't going to make things difficult for you, but it's too bad. Your behavior today has let me down."She added, "Keeping you will just be a problem in the future."The light shone on half of Yvonne's face. The other half of it was in the dark, yet the smirk and condescending expression on her face were as clear as day.Jane looked at her with eyes widened in bewilderment. Her face lost all its color. What did Yvonne mean by that? Was she going to kill her like she had killed Leonard and Claude? Was Yvonne mad?Jane let out muffl
"Sure," Yvonne happily agreed. She crossed her arms around her chest and scanned everyone with interest. "Tell me, what are your suggestions?"Clearly, no one had expected Yvonne to be so easy-going. They were stunned for a while before chiming in with their suggestions."You can give me Claude's casino in Astonia. I have long thought of expanding there.""The mine in Sellerstown could be mine. I just bid for another mine there last month. I could use it!"Yvonne listened to them in all seriousness and touched her chin while pondering. "From what I'm hearing, you all want the businesses that you have been involved in.""Yes, we can merge with the businesses we have to expand and develop our business. This way, it would be easier to manage it as well.""Yes, we can take the business that we are familiar with and have experience managing. Nothing will go wrong that way!"Everyone discussed it in excitement, as if this was going to go the way they thought it would.A gentle snic
After dealing with Claude's matters, Yvonne could finally take a breather.The night before she left, she got her men to pack up Claude's belongings. She realized that Claude's phone had always been off.She charged the phone. Soon, it lit up. Then, countless notifications bombarded the phone.Messages from Anthony of Well Spring Pharma caught her attention. She tapped into the notifications to see Anthony pleading sincerely with Claude."Claude, when you see this message, please give me a call. I have important things to discuss with you."There were 20 or more messages like that.The rest were Anthony's concerns about Claude, asking after him. But his intention was just to get Claude to contact him as soon as possible.Yvonne looked at the messages and couldn't help but snicker.Stephen, who was sitting next to her, looked over. "What is it?""Nothing. I just find it interesting." Yvonne showed him the phone. "Anthony's treating Claude as a lifesaver. If he were to find ou
At the same time, someone barged into Cory's building. His men were on guard. They stood in a row in front of him, glaring at Mark with caution.They could sense the air of hostility radiating from Mark. They didn't dare to go closer to him at all and only stood there on guard.Cory drank the remaining red wine in his glass before slowly getting up. He pushed his men aside and headed toward Mark."For the past few days, you—"The next second, a shiny gleam flashed across his eyes. A dagger was right on Cory's throat. A few drops of blood seeped out from where the blade had cut his flesh.Cory's men moved in closer in unison, but Cory raised his hand to signal them to stand down.He lowered his gaze to the dagger. "I know you're angry, but killing me will be useless.""Why?" Mark clutched the dagger tightly. He asked through gritted teeth, "Why didn't you attack that night?""For personal reasons." Cory didn't want to explain too much. He looked into Mark's eyes. "Consider thi
A snowstorm occurred early in the morning, covering the entire city in darkness.A group of men were secretly sneaking through the alleys of the city. Mark's leg hadn't recovered yet. Every step he took was excruciating, but he didn't slow down because of it.Even though it was cold, he was sweating profusely. His safety goggles fogged up from the heat, but his gaze remained determined.As long as he escaped, he would have the opportunity to gather men once more.He wasn't going to let any of them off the hook! Yvonne, Stephen, Kendrick—no one! No one could take what belonged to him!The ambition and hatred were raging in his heart, fueling him to quicken his steps. He no longer felt the pain.…After two hours of walking, the sky brightened a little.They were crossing the road by the periphery of the city when they heard someone from behind yelling, "Stop right there!"Benji was alarmed. He shoved Mark in front and instructed quickly, "Mr. Miller. Go right ahead. Run to th
After a few days of snow, Yvonne was still sound asleep one morning when she heard Britney calling out to her from outside her room. "Aunt Yvonne, rise and shine!" Yvonne rubbed her eyes and looked at the time on her phone. Only then did she remember that she had promised to take Britney shopping at 8:00 am that day.It was already 9:30 am.Yvonne immediately jolted awake. She quickly got up and shouted at the door. "Wait for me! I'll be done soon!"Then, she washed up in record time and got dressed.Downstairs, Stephen and the two children were already standing by the door, waiting. Seeing Yvonne coming down the stairs in a hurry, he said, "Take it slow. We're not in a rush.""It's almost ten o'clock."Yvonne went up to them and apologized to the children. "I'm sorry, I overslept. I promise I'll be punctual next time." Then, she looked at Stephen and grumbled softly, "You should have woken me up.""Dad didn't let us wake you up!" Britney explained, "He said you've been real
Stephen seemed to have noticed it. He looked at Yvonne. "What is it?"Yvonne looked away rather awkwardly. "N-Nothing."To cover up her panic, she immediately took a mouthful of pancakes. The second, she burned her tongue, and her face scrunched up in discomfort.Laughter rang out around her. Britney was the happiest. She laughed so hard that she fell on Stephen.Meanwhile, Elvin was trying to hold back his laughter. He tried to stay calm and passed Yvonne some tissues.Yvonne accepted the tissues and wiped her mouth. From the corner of her eye, she could still see Stephen smiling. She blushed.She was feeling a little wronged. It must be because she hadn't had enough sleep. If not, she wouldn't have made a fool of herself in front of Stephen.After breakfast, Yvonne held Elvin's hand and went ahead, leaving Stephen and Britney behind.Britney asked Stephen, "Dad, is Aunt Yvonne angry at me? Was I bad for laughing at her?""She's not angry at you." Stephen smiled and looked at
That night, after dinner, Britney pulled Elvin along to the garden to play with sparklers.The adults were worried about the children playing with fire, so they went along. They stood under the patio, watching them play.The sparklers twinkled brightly against the dark of the night.Soon after, Jade joined the children. Yvonne suddenly had the urge to join in the fun as well. She pulled Stpehen's hand. "Let's go. We'll go and play with the big guys."Before Stephen could react, Yvonne had already pulled him along to an empty spot of land. The big guys she had been talking about were fireworks. Those were indeed not child-friendly.She handed Stephen a lighter. "You do it."Stephen looked at the lighter and teased, "Ms. Y, you dare to open fire, yet you don't dare to light fireworks?""How is it the same time?" Yvonne looked a little troubled. "I've touched a gun since I was young, but I rarely played with fireworks. This thing looks much harder to control than a gun."Stephen