Yvonne walked for an hour before finally managing to catch a taxi, cursing Stephen the entire way home.

Yvonne continued to be annoyed with Stephen for the rest of the week, often going an entire day without saying more than three sentences to him.

That morning, Yvonne received a phone call and had to leave the house. When she passed Stephen in the living room, she didn’t even give him a second glance.

As the sound of her footsteps grew fainter, Stephen furrowed his brows in frustration. It seemed like she planned to stand by Xavier’s side to the bitter end.

Yvonne went to a hotel in the suburbs rather than her company. There were two pillars at the entrance of the hotel, and two burly men were leaning against them, smoking and making small talk. When they noticed Yvonne approaching, they hurriedly snuffed out their cigarettes and threw them away.

Standing up straight, both men nodded respectfully to Yvonne. "Ms. Y."

Yesterday, Gwen had instructed them to deliver a man to Ms. Y in