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.
The next second, Yvonne grabbed Heidi by the wrist and placed it behind the latter's back, pinning her straight on the table.It happened so quickly that Edith looked at this scene in bewilderment. Heidi was in so much pain that she exclaimed, "L-Let me go!""I suspect that your hands aren't too obedient; I'll help you fix them. You don't have to thank me." Yvonne smiled, but her tone was frosty.Heidi panicked. "D-Don't think that just because you're Otto's woman, you can do anything you like!"Yvonne snickered and added force to Heidi's back, making the latter grit her teeth in pain."It looks like not only your hands are faulty, but your ears too. Did you not hear a single word Mrs. Jenner said?""You…" Heidi was flustered. "You're mental! You can dream of marrying into the Carrington family. If you dare to hurt me, I'll—"Halfway through, Heidi yelped.Then, Yvonne fixed the dislocated wrist back.At that instant, Heidi screamed so loudly that everyone in the café looked
Heidi arrived at Carrington Mansion with a bandage wrapped around her wrist. The moment she got there, she went straight to Agatha. "Grandma, you have to seek justice for me!"Agatha furrowed her brows. "What happened?""I took Ella shopping just now when we bumped into Edith and the woman Otto is having an affair with—""What?" Agatha interrupted her abruptly and grabbed her wrist. "Take me to them right now! How dare that woman appear right in front of me?""Ouch!"When Agatha saw Heidi in pain, she realized that she was grabbing Heidi's wrist, which was wrapped in bandages. She immediately let go of it. "What happened to you?""That woman did this to me." Tears welled up in Heidi's eyes. She said aggrievedly, "I really don't understand why a good child like Otto would fall for such a woman. Not only is she unreasonable, but she is also disrespectful to her elderly."Edith didn't stop her either. I…" Heidi forced a tear out. "I can barely recognize Edith anymore. She's lik
As Agatha's birthday party approached, Edith started to back out."Ms. Miller, why don't we…" She tugged Yvonne's hand and said hesitantly, "Why don't we just don't go? I'll get someone to send the gift over.""You came all the way here because you wanted to attend the birthday party, right?" Yvonne saw the worry in Edith's eyes. "Are you backing out because of Heidi?""There are things that you don't know about." Edith sighed. "Heidi might seem friendly, but she's an evil woman. I'd endured her mockery all these years because I wanted to maintain peace within the family."Seeing how angry she was yesterday, she will surely complain to Grandma. I don't know how much she is going to exaggerate about the incident."Edith shook her head. "Forget about it. Let's just not go.""No." Yvonne held Edith's hand. "You should go exactly because she will talk nonsense in front of Mrs. Carrington Senior. "You did nothing wrong. Why are you letting others wrongfully accuse you? Mr. Carring
Yvonne was in a daze when Otto's car slowly stopped right in front of them."Ms. Miller, time to go." Before Yvonne could react, Edith pulled her along to the car. Otto noticed that Yvonne was a little distracted. He asked, "What is it?""Nothing," Yvonne replied subconsciously. "Let's go."As the car moved, Yvonne secretly replied to Calbert's message. "Alright, I'll find a chance to head over."Even if Yvonne had done it quickly, Otto still noticed. He swept a glance at Yvonne's hands. His gaze darkened a little.…When they arrived at Carrington Mansion, the sun was already setting.Edith got out of the car. She looked at the brightly lit mansion. Her heart pounded hard.Yvonne handed her the gifts she had prepared beforehand and said gently to her, "We're here."Edith nodded and smiled affectionately in response.Otto stood next to Edith, reaching his bent elbow out to her, signaling for her to hook his arm.Edith wanted to let Yvonne do it when Yvonne took her hand an