Late at night, a conspicuous black sedan parked by the side of the road, blending perfectly with the dark night.The car's windows faced a mansion. Stephen looked out of his window to see that the lights in a room on the mansion's third floor were still on. A figure was pacing around behind the white curtains.Stephen gently placed his hand on the steering wheel with a cigarette between his fingers. The night breeze that blew into the car helped dissipate the smoke. The cigarette ember glowed like a distant star.The night breeze smelled of menthol and ashes.When the cigarette burned out completely, Stephen slowly came to his senses. It was time to go.For the past half a year, he had often looked at Yvonne from a distance. Each time, he only gave himself the time it took for a cigarette to finish burning.Half a year wasn't a long time, but it wasn't short either. Watching her from afar could calm his yearning for her, and it wouldn't attract her attention either.However, aft
Yvonne accepted the document and went through it. Nicole went in closer to her."This is…" Nicole looked at the document carefully. "Information about those jewel suppliers?""Hmm." Yvonne glanced through the list and circled a few familiar names on the list. "Invite them over in your name."Yvonne handed the information to Nicole before lazily sinking into the couch. "We'll see them tomorrow afternoon. I'll talk to them."Nicole was stunned. Yvonne was way too efficient! "Ms. Miller," Tricia called out politely. "The people who were tracking you for the past few days have stopped. They said that Cory Sloan put out word that he wasn't going to be petty with a woman.""What?" Yvonne raised an eyebrow. "How is he so forgiving?""I don't know the details yet, but this is good for us." Tricia had been concerned about this the whole time. She had been worried that Cory's men would knock on their door one day. From the way they did things, murder and theft were nothing out of th
"Who goes there?" Wilbur "Willoughby" O'Malley looked at the screen and asked fiercely, "Who dares to call me by my nickname?""When you were Howard's lapdog, you liked being called Willoughby, right? You've been a lapdog for so long that it seems you have forgotten how to be human." The woman sounded condescending.Wilbur looked a little alarmed. "Y-You knew Howard?"The woman snickered. "Of course. Shall I entertain everyone with stories of your lapdog days?"Everyone looked at Wilbur as though they were enjoying the show.Wilbur was infuriated. He sprang up and headed straight for the screen. "I dare you to come out! Stop hiding behind the screen. I'm not afraid of a woman like you."When he was close to the screen, Doodoo appeared from behind the screen and bared its fangs.Wilbur was so frightened that he stumbled backward and fell to the ground."I-It's… a wolf!"When the others saw Doodoo, they stood up and looked at it in fear. They were prepared to dash out of the roo
The jewel suppliers looked at each other. Nicole had clearly seen through them."I'd been wondering whether it was just malicious competition from my peers or whether you suppliers had collaborated to increase the prices. Now it seems that it's both."Nicole looked at all of them. "Someone must have been in touch with that mysterious buyer and struck a deal. That person must have instigated the other jewel suppliers to raise their prices. "Once you all have stopped all other collaborations..."She paused before continuing, "After they have purchased once from all of you at a high price, what's next? I'm sure you don't need me to spell it out for you."Hearing that, everyone subconsciously glanced at Wilbur.Wilbur immediately became sheepish. "Why are all of you looking at me like that? I have nothing to do with some mystery buyer! I just want everyone to profit together!"No one really believed him, but Nicole stood up for him."I believe Mr. O'Malley isn't the type of pers
After leaving the private club, Wilbur got his driver to take him to a mansion. He got out of the car and said to the guards by the gate, "I need to see Ms. Ford. Tell her that Wilbur O'Malley is looking for her urgently."The guard didn't budge at all. "No need. Ms. Ford isn't seeing guests at this moment. Please leave.""Please pass the message on to her. She will surely see me. This is really urgent!" Wilbur was about to barge in, but he was no match for the guards. He was soon shoved away.Wilbur yelled at the third-floor window. "Ms. Ford, it's Wilbur! I don't think we can go on with our deal. Let me talk to you in person!"In her room, Jane heard Wilbur's voice. She had just gotten up when Benji pressed her back down. He warned her, "Boss forbade you from seeing anyone. You better be good now. If you make him angry again, there's a possibility that you won't be able to leave the mines alive.""But…" Jane wanted to say something else when she heard Wilbur yelp and wail. S
"Yvonne!"Yvonne was alarmed when she heard someone call her. Before she could react, Calbert was already in front of her.Doodoo went up and barked at Calbert.Calbert jumped and retreated two steps backward. He continued to look at Yvonne in disbelief. "W-Why are you here?""Doodoo, heel," Yvonne commanded. Seeing Doodoo return to Yvonne's side, Calbert frowned and pointed at Doodoo. "This monster is called 'Doodoo'?"Yvonne said openly, "What? Does it not sound nice?"Calbert looked conflicted. "It's not that it doesn't sound nice. It's just that this majestic-looking creature has such a cute name. Don't you think it doesn't match his personality?""It likes it a lot." Yvonne looked at Doodoo. "Isn't that so, Doodoo?"Doodoo barked in agreement.Calbert smiled. This little puppy looked nothing like the vicious dog that had barked at him a moment ago.He looked at Yvonne once more. "You still haven't answered my first question."Yvonne replied with a question, "You tell
Then, Calbert filled Yvonne in on the current situation with his search for Mark. He didn't know that Otto had already told Yvonne about it a long time ago.At that moment, Yvonne could only pretend like she was hearing it for the first time. She listened to Calbert intently.Finally, the food was served. Yvonne stopped Calbert to get him to eat first.When Calbert saw the food, he realized how hungry he was. He quickly picked up his cutlery and had a few mouthfuls of food before saying, "You know, Otto is getting married in the middle of next month."Yvonne was surprised. "He's getting married?""Yes, with Ella." Calbert chewed and muttered, "Apparently, he had been having an affair, so Mrs. Carrington Senior called him home. He was locked up in his room the second he reached home."Yvonne fell silent.She had heard Otto mention the affair thing before. It was a complete misunderstanding. She had initially thought that all Otto needed to do was explain himself. She had neve
Otto was silent for a while.Yvonne continued, "Mr. Carrington, you're a smart man. You haven't secured your position as your family's heir yet. How could you agree to the marriage? "You've worked so hard for so many years, and it's all being destroyed by a woman. Are you really okay with it?""Ms. Miller." Otto finally said, "I have my difficulties. I'm sorry. I let you down. Let's call off our initial deal."He couldn't even have any say in his marriage. How could he let Yvonne believe that he could possibly become the Carringtons' heir?The more highly Yvonne regarded him, the guiltier he felt toward her.Ever since he had given in and agreed to the marriage, he hadn't known how to face Yvonne."Alright." Otto didn't give Yvonne a chance to speak. He chuckled bitterly. "I'll see you around." He hung up.Yvonne felt a little down. What was going on with Otto? He had never been so pessimistic before!…Otto put his phone down. He looked up to see the Ferguson family enter