"If you really want to go back, you can."Edith's eyes brightened. "You think I should go back?""No." Yvonne smiled helplessly. "Of course, I think you shouldn't go back to such a heartless family, but that's just what I think. It isn't what you think."You'd lived with the Carrington family for so many years. It will be hard to cut off all ties with them smoothly. I can understand that you might be missing them."Seeing how Edith looked a little swayed, Yvonne knew that her words had hit the nail on the head."If you really want to go, I can go with you," Yvonne suggested."What?" Edith was a little surprised. "You want to come with me?""What else can I do? Mr. Carrington gave me your responsibility. I must take good care of you. How could I let you go back to the Carrington family alone?"Yvonne pretended to look stern and clenched her fists. "If the Carrington family dares to bully you, I can protect you too."Edith looked at Yvonne for a long time. Tears welled up in her
Agatha was constantly distracted during the next few days after the call.That day, Heidi was giving Agatha an update on the birthday party's preparations. She had asked for Agatha's opinion a few times but received no response.Heidi finally waved her hand in front of Agatha. "Grandma, were you listening to what I said?"Agatha came to her senses. She glared at Heidi unhappily and shoved her hand away. "How rude. I'm listening!"Heidi was unhappy that she had been reproached for no reason. Yet she had no choice but to endure it. She smiled and said, "I was just unsure because you don't seem to have an opinion on this.""I don't have any opinion. Just arrange it." Agatha looked at the guest list on the table. "Just don't invite too many outsiders this year."Heidi looked a little conflicted. She picked the guest list up and handed it to Agatha. "Why don't you have a proper look? These are all close friends of our family. We invite them every year. If we don't invite them this y
Yvonne had just brought a set of jewelry to Edith when she saw Edith looking at her phone in confusion."What is it?" Yvonne asked."Heidi just called me, but she hung up without saying a single word." Edith kept her phone aside and muttered to herself, "Perhaps it was a mistake.""It's possible." Yvonne passed the jewelry to Edith. "What do you think of this set of rubies? It matches the red gown you made very well."Edith looked amazed. "It is not bad, but it should be quite expensive, right?"Edith hesitated and pushed it away. "I can't take Otto's money right now. I left the Carrington family in a hurry. I don't have much money with me—""This is on me." Yvonne handed the jewelry set and her card to the sales staff. "We'll take this set."The saleslady moved swiftly to the cashier, not giving Edith a chance to say no.Yvonne held Edith's hand and said with a smile, "It's going to be different when you see the Carringtons this time. You need something to show off. "Besides
A week before Agatha's birthday party, Yvonne arranged for a feeding service for Doodoo before leaving Northerna City with Edith.On the private plane, Yvonne was still on a video call with Nicole, discussing the details of the jewelry exhibition.Edith handed a cup of coffee to Yvonne and went in closer to look at her laptop. "Is this the stage for the jewelry exhibition?""Hmm. We haven't decided on the final effect."Yvonne took a sip of coffee and looked at the screen pensively. "No matter how we adjust it, it isn't like how I thought it would be. It feels like it's lacking something." Edith nodded. "It does have that feeling."She had been working with the Miller Jewels team recently, so she understood Yvonne's jewelry exhibition quite well.Yvonne wanted something elegant and grandiose. The current stage design seemed luxurious, but it was only at the surface.Edith looked at the screen for a long time, an idea slowly coming to her.Yvonne shut the laptop, unintentional
Yvonne was taken aback. "What happened?""When I found out where Mark was, I took some men over to his place, but I was still too late."Calbert was standing by the window, so the wind kept blowing on him. He looked at the wall covered in photos and post-it notes. It was all related to the Carrington family."Mark has also found out that the Carringtons dug graves." Calbert furrowed his brows. His tone was a little lower. "I'm guessing he's on his way to the Carrington family, or perhaps he's already there."Yvonne was silent. She listened to the wind rustling in her ear. Her heart sank. Things had turned out in such a way that they had spiraled out of their control. She had initially thought that only Agatha was looking into this. At that moment, it seemed like Mark was trying to get close to the Carrington family too. He might appear in front of Agatha at any moment.If Mark were truly the Carringtons' missing child, the entire Carrington family would be in chaos because of
Yvonne leaned against the bar counter and smiled. "You're right. I never thought this would be the case either."She looked at Otto as she supported her head against her hand lazily. The way he made cocktails was an exciting performance. She could never get bored of it.Soon, a pink cocktail was presented in front of her."Thank you." Yvonne picked up the glass and downed it in one go."You…" Otto couldn't stop her in time. He smiled helplessly. "You're wasting my efforts if you drink like this.""I don't know how to appreciate alcohol." Yvonne placed the empty glass down. "Right now, alcohol is a form of painkiller for me. When you take painkillers, do you care about their taste or their ingredients?"Yvonne looked at Otto. Her eyes twinkled like a galaxy."I bet in your eyes, I'm no different than an alcoholic, right?"Otto's heart fluttered. He looked away. "Not really."As he made the second glass, he added slowly, "I'm just worried that if you continue drinking, you won't
Edith hatched a plan. After lunch, she asked Yvonne out to go shopping.Yvonne wasn't suspicious of her at all. She thought that it was a good chance to get to know her surroundings, so she happily agreed.In the car, while Yvonne was distracted, Edith secretly sent Otto a message. She told him to take the time to foot their bill.When Otto received the message, he was in the middle of a meeting. He lowered his gaze to look at his phone and smiled faintly. When would Edith give up?When Edith didn't receive his reply, she felt a little worried."Where are we going?" Yvonne had asked a few times but could not get an answer from Edith. She looked at Edith suspiciously. "Mrs. Jenner?"Edith looked over at her, a little lost. Then, she immediately came to her senses. "I'll send you an address. Just follow the navigation on your phone."Yvonne furrowed her brows a little. "Do you have something else going on?""No," Edith denied directly. "We're just going shopping."Seeing how E
After they had just shopped for a while, Heidi said her feet were killing her, so she took all of them to a café.When the server brought them afternoon tea, Heidi started the conversation by saying, "This place is my favorite. Their mousse cake is the best.""Hmm, I've heard of it too," Ella chimed in."Ella and I are such a great match." Heidi looked at Ella affectionately. "If I had a son, I would surely want her to be my daughter-in-law!"The atmosphere turned awkward instantly.Clearly, Heidi was bringing up things she should not be talking about. Heidi pretended to have come to a realization and covered her mouth. "Did I say something wrong? I'm such a klutz. I say things without thinking. But…"Heidi paused for a while and said in a pitiful tone, "Edith, I really feel sorry for you. At least Ella comes from a proper family."She did not say it explicitly, but every word she said was targeted at Yvonne.Heidi could see that the woman in front of her was nothing great.