The next day, Otto dropped Yvonne and Edith off at the airport.Otto had been worried all this while. He tugged at Edith while Yvonne was distracted. "Do you still remember what I said?""Of course, I do." Edith felt helpless. "I'm not so old that I have trouble remembering things yet. You, on the other hand, nag like an old man."Edith pried Otto's hand off her. "I have to catch up with Yvonne. She'll be worried."Otto had a bad feeling as Edith quickly went up to Yvonne. He furrowed his brows. It seemed like he needed to find time to keep an eye on Edith.…When the plane landed at Northerna City Airport, it was already the evening of the following day.Yvonne was once again back in Northerna City after being away for more than a year. It felt like a whole other lifetime to her."Is this the place where you were born?" Edith asked.Yvonne came to her senses and hummed in assent."If you have some free time, can you take me around?" Edith asked eagerly.Yvonne looked a li
The next morning, Yvonne smelled the aroma of food the moment she headed downstairs."Come and have breakfast." When she heard Edith call out to her, Yvonne walked over to the dining room. A feast had been laid out on the table.Yvonne was stunned. "D-Did you make all of this?""Yes!" Edith wiped her hands on the apron and said with a smile, "When I was with the Carringtons, I often asked the chef for tips and learned from him. "I don't know if you would like any of the food I make, so I made a variety of them.""You've made too much food." Yvonne walked over to the table and asked curiously, "You were one of the Carringtons' daughters-in-law. Why would you need to make your own food?""Grandma is a picky eater. I don't know why, but she liked my cooking, so I used to cook quite often," Edith explained with a smile.Yvonne furrowed her brows. Agatha must have just done it to make things difficult for Edith. Edith's family was quite wealthy too. When she had married Otto's
Yvonne led Edith into Galarinx Hotel. Once they entered the private room, Yvonne and Nicole greeted each other.Nicole looked at Edith and asked Yvonne hesitantly, "This is the designer you told me about?"Edith immediately recognized Nicole's voice as the same one she had heard over the call the other day. She immediately felt awkward. "Uh… Ms. Princeton, right? I'm really sorry for calling you a scammer when you called me before.""It's fine." Nicole chuckled. "Perhaps the way I said it caused a misunderstanding."Edith immediately waved her hand. "No. I just didn't believe that anyone would want to work with me, let alone a huge company like Miller Jewels. How would I dare to?""Have you not done this before?" Nicole was slightly surprised.Edith said honestly, "No. I used to be a housewife. How would I have had the chance to do such a thing?""A housewife?" Nicole was baffled. She immediately realized how hurtful her tone was and corrected herself. "It's not that I have
A week later, Edith signed a collaboration agreement with Miller Jewels. Her hand wouldn't stop trembling slightly as she signed the papers. By the time she was done, her palms were already sweaty."Mrs. Jenner, congratulations on your collaboration with Miller Jewels." Nicole reached her hand out to Edith.Edith frantically wiped her hand on herself before shaking Nicole's hand. "Ms. Princeton, thank you for giving me a chance. I'll do my best.""You're being way too polite." Nicole smiled. "If the jewelry exhibition weren't still a secret, we would have at least sent out an announcement about our collaboration with you.""It's fine." Edith waved her hands. "I'm not a famous person. It's better to keep it low-profile. If we were to promote this so much at the beginning, it would just make me feel more pressure.""Let's keep it low-profile, so that we can surprise everyone once everything is ready," Yvonne chimed in. "I believe Mrs. Jenner will surprise us in more ways tha
Stephen had long caught wind of the news that Yvonne was at Miller Villa.Although he still went to work and continued life as usual, he was always thinking about Yvonne. Even Julian could see that he was a little distracted.At the meeting that day, Stephen listened to the presentation while looking at his phone. His mind accidentally drifted…Back then, he had made a deal with Otto at Hope Health Services. They had agreed that Otto would provide him with Yvonne's whereabouts, while he promised not to disturb Yvonne. He could only watch her from afar.Even when Yvonne had been suffering the most, Stephen had been just outside the hospital.He had always been an atheist, but during that period, he had often prayed to God, hoping that He would protect Yvonne and let her suffer less.Perhaps his prayers had been heard; all of Yvonne's surgeries had been a success.And now, she had finally returned.Stephen thought that the days of watching her from afar would be over. Yvonne sh
When the plane landed, it was already midnight.Stephen carried Britney in his arms and walked ahead. Behind him, Linda walked next to Elvin. She tried to chat with him."I saw a lot of news about you online. You're really smart. Will a child like you be able to talk to children your age? You're really like Stephen. Your looks, your brains—""You're really noisy," Stephen and Elvin blurted almost in unison.Linda said in surprise, "Like father, like son!"Elvin cast Stephen an unhappy glance before quickening his steps and walking ahead of them.As she looked at that tiny figure in front, Linda went up to Stephen and said softly, "Stephen, you've been with Elvin for such a long time, yet you still can't get close to him?"Stephen looked at Elvin's back quietly.Elvin had always been a proud lone wolf. Ever since Yvonne's accident, he had closed himself up even more.Stephen wasn't great at communicating with children. On top of that, he had been extremely busy with work. For t
"I-I…" The lady braced herself and handed a business card with both hands. "I really didn't mean to do it. Why don't you take my business card? If any of you need anything…"Stephen didn't bother to spare her another glance. The atmosphere immediately became awkward.Linda looked at the lady and said, "Be careful next time. If you play soccer in a tourist area, anyone could easily get hurt.""I know. I'll be more careful." The lady realized that Linda was more friendly to talk to, so she stuffed her business card in Linda's hand. "Contact me if you need anything. I'll bear the responsibility."Then, the lady left without giving Linda the opportunity to refuse.Linda looked at the card and furrowed her brows a little. "Naomi Chevy. Her name sounds rather familiar. I think I saw her somewhere before." The next second, Stephen snatched the business card away, crumpled it into a ball, and threw it into the bin.Linda was perplexed. "Stephen, she was apologizing sincerely. You l
When they returned to the room, Stephen had a last-minute online meeting.Linda had initially wanted to take the children to the pool by the balcony, yet Elvin offered to take Britney out."I don't think it'll be alright for you children to go alone, right? I…""Aunt Linda, it's fine! Elvin is really amazing!" Britney was Elvin's number-one fan. In her eyes, Elvin was omnipotent, second only to Stephen.Seeing how trusting Britney was, Linda didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She turned to look at Elvin and said seriously, "Then, you have to call me on your smartwatch if anything happens, you understand?""Okay," Elvin responded. He then took Britney's hand and left the room.Linda looked at them leaving. She felt a little sentimental. If she had grown up with Stephen, perhaps they would have been like Britney and Elvin.She was sure that her eyes would only be filled with Stephen, and she would be happy to stick around him.She never thought that she would be able to catch