"I'm sorry," Cory apologized sincerely before pulling Jane away and leaving.Although others might not be able to see it, Jane could clearly sense that Cory was trying hard to keep his emotions at bay. His grip on her was so tight that her bones felt like they were about to be crushed.Jane was in so much pain that she furrowed her brows. She almost tripped a few times. Cory threw her in the car. He didn't even look at her as he turned around and left.Jane was infuriated. She yelled, "Cory Sloan, if you're so great, go and talk to them! What's the point of bullying me? I was the one standing up for you—"Benji frantically went over and covered her mouth. "Fuck! Stop talking! Are you trying to get me killed too? "Those people are Ashley's parents. Cory never speaks to them rudely. How dare you try to reason with them? They even misunderstood who you are."Benji was almost in tears. He utterly regretted bringing Jane there. "If I had known that this would happen, I wouldn't hav
"I'll have to hang up." Otto hung up and quickly headed over to his subordinate. "What's going on?"The subordinate pointed at the truck on the computer screen. "This is the truck. It headed north after coming out of the oil refinery. Then, it made rounds around the industrial area. In the end, it entered this abandoned factory."The industrial area had complex roads, not to mention the constant trucks going in and out. The trucks all looked the same too.It was really challenging to locate one specific truck and trace its movement. That was why they had worked through the entire night before they finally managed to locate their target.Otto patted the subordinate on the shoulder. "Great! You've done well. I'll make sure to reward you for this.""Thank you, Mr. Carrington!"Then, the subordinate cropped the clips and pieced them together to form a complete route for Otto. Once he got in the thumb drive, Otto immediately headed out to look for Yvonne. He had just opened the door
After Stephen left, Otto looked out of the window in thought for a long time. In the end, he still sent a message to Yvonne."We've found out where the oil is being transported to, but Mr. Anderson took the thumb drive away."After sending the message, he held his phone and sighed. He didn't know if what he had done was right or wrong.…Yvonne was sleeping lightly. When her phone vibrated, she woke up right away. She reached for her phone. She squinted her eyes, finding it hard to adjust to the sudden brightness.When she saw the message, she immediately sat up. She replied, "Stephen found out all about it?""Hmm. He even said not to tell you."When she received Otto's reply, she tugged her hair in disappointment. Sure enough, nothing got past Stephen. He was also probably thinking the same thing as her. He must have planned to take the risk alone. Yvonne smiled helplessly. How could she possibly agree to it?"Give me the address."Soon, Otto sent the address to Yvonne. H
That night, Yvonne tucked Elvin into bed. When she left his room, she bumped into Stephen, who had just opened the door to Britney's room.They looked at each other and gently shut the doors.Yvonne went in closer to Stephen. "I accidentally heated too much milk. There's still some left. Should we each have a glass?""Sure." Stephen followed Yvonne to the kitchen. He looked at her as she poured the milk into two different glasses.Yvonne handed him a glass. "We should head to bed after drinking this."Stephen accepted the glass. Somehow, he felt a little suspicious.Seeing his hesitance, Yvonne teased him, "What? Are you afraid I poisoned the milk?"Yvonne drank some milk and passed her glass to Stephen. "Drink mine, then?""No need," Stephen refused. He lowered his head and drank up, his suspicion gone.After drinking the milk, Stephen took Yvonne's glass and washed it with his. Yvonne leaned against the kitchen island and smiled. She looked at Stephen's back and said, "You'r
The only person who knew about Yvonne's plan that night was Otto.This entire thing was such a heavy burden on his shoulders that he couldn't fall asleep at all.The lights in his study were still on. He sat at his desk in front of his computer, repeatedly going through the video of the truck's journey.He picked up his mug and tried to take a sip when he realized that there was no longer coffee in it.He furrowed his brows. He was inexplicably annoyed. He needed to vent his emotions, yet he couldn't pinpoint where all his emotions were coming from. He rubbed his temple hard, trying to calm his anxious heart.After calming down a little, he looked at the time. It was already 1:30 am, yet he wasn't sleepy at all.He got up and made himself another mug of coffee before returning to his desk. He blew on his mug and took a few small sips.He hadn't added sugar or milk to his coffee. The bitterness and aroma of the coffee slowly spread on his tongue.He drank half a mug, his gaze
"Afraid of you?" Yvonne sneered. She signaled for the men behind her to stay in the same spot and took two steps forward."If I were afraid of you, I would have long died at your hands. How could I possibly stand here in front of you? Mark, I didn't back you up into a corner. You were the one who did it to me."Yvonne gritted her teeth. "Howard's life, Gwen's life—I'm going to make you pay for everything that you have done!"Before Mark could react, Yvonne attacked. She struck like the wind, pouncing at him.Mark reacted instinctively and avoided Yvonne's punch.The next second, Yvonne's attacks came hailing down on him like the rain. Since Yvonne had trained at Emerald Group's training camp, Mark was familiar with her moves.At first, he could still handle her easily. While avoiding her attacks, he could accurately counterattack, forcing Yvonne back a few times.However, slowly, Yvonne's eyes reddened, and she lost control of her emotions. All that was left was pure violence.
As she looked at Mark's pale face, Yvonne didn't get the thrill that she had expected. On the contrary, what she got was an endless, empty feeling.Now that Mark was left with nothing, the hatred in her heart seemed fake. She and Mark had ended up like this all because of this hatred. There had been so much bloodshed because of them, too.Even Jennifer couldn't have imagined that a lie would raise such a murderous monster!"Mark, you're the most pathetic and foolish person here." Yvonne snickered. "You deserved what you got. Taking your life like this is too kind for you. I want you to live in the pain of lies and hatred. I want you to remember all the terrible things you have done in the past. I want you to use the remainder of your insufferable life to compensate for your actions."Yvonne stood up and ordered her men. "Break his legs and send him to the training camp. He is no longer a Principal from today onward. He will be a training camp chaperone."Her men looked at each
Otto drove over quickly. A huge heat wave immediately washed over him. The entire abandoned factory was engulfed in flames.He got out of the car and ran straight to the entrance, but he was stopped by a few men."Mr. Carrington, it's dangerous! You can't go in!""Where's Yvonne?" Otto asked sternly. His eyes were red. "I told you to protect her. Where is she right now?"No one dared to meet his eyes. Everyone lowered their heads. "Ms. Y is still inside."Otto was furious. "You good-for-nothings! If you guys won't go and rescue her, I'll go!"At that moment, a sweaty subordinate ran over. "T-There's a small door behind that isn't closed!"Otto immediately pulled the subordinate along. "Take me there!"The distance from the front door to the back door was quite close, but Otto felt like it was extremely far away. He was afraid that if he was any slower, he wouldn't be able to see Yvonne ever again."It's just—" The subordinate opened the door. Before he could finish his sentenc