Time stood still.

Stephen sneered. He deliberately lowered his voice, sounding dangerous. "It looks like you've chosen to ignore what I said before, Mr. Carrington."

Yvonne immediately tried to smooth things over. She reached out to grab Stephen while looking at Otto. "Mr. Carrington, you will have other chances to see the world. Maybe not this time."

Then, Yvonne signaled at Calbert, asking him to leave with Otto.

Calbert immediately understood. He wrapped his arm around Otto's shoulder. "We're done with the discussion. Let's head back."

Otto didn't want to cause Yvonne further trouble. He hesitated for a while before he left with Calbert.

Once they were gone, Yvonne looked at Stephen. "What were you saying to Mr. Carrington before?"

"Nothing." Stephen slowly looked at the closed door. Without giving any context, he said, "He won't give up that easily."

"Mr. Carrington and Calbert are good friends. If he really wants to go up on the cruise, we can't stop him."

Yvonne looked a